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Balloon Race25th May 1907: The balloon car just before the start of the Ballooning Ranelagh Race for the Harbord Cup. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Arctic BallooningJuly 1897: Inspecting Dr Salomon Andrees balloon on the occasion of his voyage to the North Pole from Spitzbergen. The Swedish engineer disappeared on the voyage
Vincennes Balloons1900: Hot air balloons taking off in the Parc de Vincennes seen from another balloon during an air race. Original Publication
Bi-Plane CrewA side view of the pilot and co-pilot in a Vickers F.B.5 Biplane which was dubbed the Gunbus when it was first used on the Western Front. The plane remained in service until 1916
Vickers FB5A close up of the observer in a Vickers F.B.5 Biplane who is armed with a.303 Lewis gun. The plane remained in service until 1916. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Vickers FB5A Vickers F.B.5 Biplane which was dubbed the Gunbus when it was first used on the Western Front. The plane remained in service until 1916. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hot Air Balloonscirca 1785: Illustration of Blanchards balloon, Garnerin descending, Montgolfiers balloon, the wings employed by Blanchard, the wings employed by Lunardi
Handley Page V / 1500The four-engined Handley Page V/1500, circa 1918. Designed to carry out bombing raids on German targets from bases in Britain, it was arguably the first practical strategic bomber
Fokker Dr. 1 Triplane ReplicaView of a modern replica (built in 1967 by Cole Palen) of a World War I-era German Fokker Dr.1 triplane as it sits on the grass at an airshow, Rhinebeck, New York, July 1975
Fokker Dr. 1 Triplane Replica In FlightView of a modern replica (built in 1967 by Cole Palen) of a World War I-era German Fokker Dr.1 triplane in flight at an airshow near Rhinebeck, New York, July 1975
Dogfight At AirshowA modern replica of a World War I-era German Fokker Dr.1 triplane (left) engages a British Avro 504K replica at an airshow near Rhinebeck, New York, July 1975
Curtiss Sociable TriplaneColorized photograph of Curtiss L-1 variant Speed Scout sociable triplane, 1916. The plane was developed for use in World War One but never saw combat
Masked OperatorA Chesterfield Borough Police telephone operator tests a gasmask with built in earpiece and microphone. The telephone service is considered one of the most important links in the coordination of ARP
Genoa To ChignoloAeronaut Dartois of the Paris Aero Club, taking-off from the velodrome of Andrea Doria, near Bisagno, Genoa, in his hot air balloon Gigante
Military BalloonA Serbian military balloon of unusual design ascends to take observations. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Balloon InflationA German observation balloon is filled with gas. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Arctic Research PlaneA United States Navy Douglas R4D in the Arctic, 1951. The plane is a flying laboratory used by scientists of the U.S. Navys Arctic Science Research Group to conduct oceanographic ice soundings
LaGuardia Airport TerminalA view of the original terminal building at New York Municipal Airport, renamed LaGuardia, New York city, circa 1940. (Photo by Atlas Photos/Getty Images)
Handley Page VictorThe Handley Page Victor, a four-jet crescent-wing bomber, makes an appearance at the Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1953. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Nieuport XXIII In FlightA French-built Nieuport XXIII reconnaissance plane, circa 1916. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Handley-Page BomberA British Handley-Page 0/400 bomber, circa 1918. The twin-engined aircraft entered service in 1918 and this example was one of several converted for use as passenger planes after World War I
Copper Ballooncirca 1850: Early developments in aeronautic machinery including (A) Balloon Julien, (B) Balloon de M M Sanson and an early copper Balloon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hydrogen Balloon3rd May 1785: The second balloon of Italian aeronaut Vicenzo Lunardi (1759 - 1806). Original Publication: From a drawing by J Dighton, (British artist)
Bell X-1The Bell X-1, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier, 1947. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
X-15 Ejector SeatAn ejector seat is tested using a high speed rocket sled at Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1959. The seat is being developed for use on the North American X-15, an experimental, high-speed
The Comet 2circa 1955: With four Rolls Royce Avon RA9 engines, the Comet 2 first flew in August 1953. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Balloon Launchcirca 1905: The launching of a hot air balloon from outside the exhibitions buildings in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Balloon PostA balloon leaves Paris by night, carrying mail out of the city during the siege by Prussian forces, December 1870. Original publication: Illustrated London News
Balloon At MontmartreA captive balloon at Montmartre, Paris during the Franco-Prussian War, circa 1871. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Balloon Rides4th October 1863: French caricaturist, writer, portrait photographer, balloonist and showman Gaspard Felix Tournachon Nadar (1820 - 1910) flies his giant balloon, Le Geant
Commune Balloons1871: Balloons in the Place St Pierre during the Paris Commune rising of 1871. M. Nadar snr used to make ascents from this place as reconnaisance photographer during the siege of Paris
Nadars BalloonNadars giant air balloon over Paris, 1863. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Akron Airship1933: The worlds largest airship the Akron, used by the US Navy, flying over Philadelphia. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Airship Ascends24th September 1852: The ascent of French engineer and inventor Henri Giffauds first steam airship. Collection of the Musee de l Aeromautique (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1916 Bi-PlaneJuly 1966: A 1916 seaplane bi-plane, the first model to be produced by the Boeing aircraft company is seen here flying again at Seattle Washington
