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Flying Collection (page 33)

Background imageFlying Collection: Family Fun

Family Fun
circa 1905: Family flying a kite on Wimbledon Common. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Oscillator Machine

Oscillator Machine
17th August 1910: An oscillator machine for teaching flying at Brooklands (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Sopwith In Flight

Sopwith In Flight
1st November 1910: Thomas Sopwiths flight at Brooklands for the Michelin Cup. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Channel Flight

Channel Flight
21st May 1914: Aviator Princess Ludwig of Lowenstein-Wertheim in the skies above Hendon, during her flight across the English Channel. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Flying In Formation

Flying In Formation
June 1930: The RAFs 35th Squadron, flying in formation, during rehearsals for the Hendon Air Display. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: RAF In Egypt

RAF In Egypt
12th February 1925: A formation of RAF Vickers Vinny aeroplanes, flying low over the Pyramids in a demonstration to Egyptians. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Balloon Jumping

Balloon Jumping
circa 1927: Englands first tests of a new sport called balloon jumping. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Flying Boats

Flying Boats
circa 1925: A flying boat ride at a fair on Londons Hampstead Heath. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Capital Flying Visit

Capital Flying Visit
1st August 1928: The flying boat Calcutta, lands on the Thames, outside the Houses of Parliament, after its flight from Rochester to Westminster. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: HMS Hannibal

HMS Hannibal
July 1914: The battleship, the HMS Hannibal, ready for Fleet inspection by the King, flying the Union Jack. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Wash From Flying Boat

Wash From Flying Boat
9th June 1937: As she takes off in the Solent, near Southampton, the giant Empire flying boat Capella produces an enormous wash. As seen from a passenger seat

Background imageFlying Collection: Flying Low

Flying Low
12th February 1925: RAF aeroplanes making their presence felt in Egypt by flying low over farmland in Cairo. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Dayton Wright Plane

Dayton Wright Plane
September 1920: The Dayton-Wright flying machine entered into the Gordon Bennett air race of 1920. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Calcutta Flying Boat

Calcutta Flying Boat
circa 1928: The flying boat Calcutta manufactured by the Short Bros company in Rochester England. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Perry Flying Boat

Perry Flying Boat
16th March 1914: A Perry-Beadle flying boat on display at the Olympia Aero show, Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Farman Biplane

Farman Biplane
October 1909: Louis Paulman flying a Farman biplane at Blackpool. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Aircraft Exhibition

Aircraft Exhibition
16th March 1914: Penny Beadle flying boat at the Olympia aircraft show, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Viper Autogiro

Viper Autogiro
20th October 1927: A British C 8D Viper Autogiro at Hamble airfield in Hampshire. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Take Off

Take Off
March 1916: A bi-plane taking off from the airfield at Hendon Flying School. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Rolls Last Flight

Rolls Last Flight
Air pioneer Charles Stewart Rolls (1877 - 1910) of Rolls Royce in his French built Wright biplane which broke up in the air and crashed during Bournemouth Aviation Week

Background imageFlying Collection: Dunne Biplane

Dunne Biplane
The John William Dunne D8 biplane in flight during trials at Hendon. The aircraft flew from Eastchurch to Paris in 1913. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Stunt Flying

Stunt Flying
Irish aviator Francis McClean (1876 - 1955) flies his Short seaplane through Tower Bridge, over the River Thames, 10th August 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Chrysler Building

Chrysler Building
A flock of birds flying in front of the nearly-completed Chrysler Building in New York City. Designed by William Van Alen. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Filming Take-Off

Filming Take-Off
A US Army cinematographer filming a US Nieuport 28 biplane taking off during the summer counter-offensive. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Hydroplane

Hydroplane
Monsieur Henri Fabres hydroplane leaving the water. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Early Flight

Early Flight
Hubert Lathams attempt to cross the Channel in his Antoinette IV monoplane. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Grahame-White

Grahame-White
Claude Grahame-White, winner of the first International Air Race at Hendon, passing over waiting monoplanes at the meet. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Pescara Helicopter

Pescara Helicopter
Raoul Pescaras 16-bladed helicopter leaves the ground at Issy les Moulineaux, France, to attempt the world endurance record. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Overhead Plane

Overhead Plane
23rd September 1916: Visitors to a Zeppelin crash site in Essex watch a low flying aeroplane pass overhead. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: R33 Returns

R33 Returns
April 1925: A landing party follow the airship R33 into its hangar at Pulham, Norfolk after a successful flight from Cardington in Bedford

Background imageFlying Collection: Airship Test

Airship Test
April 1925: The R33 airship emerges from its hangar to begin a series of trial flights for research purposes. Its first voyage will be from Cardington in Bedford to Pulham in Norfolk

Background imageFlying Collection: Captured Subs

Captured Subs
November 1918: Captured German submarines flying the white ensign, the flag of the Royal Navy. (Photo by J. J. Lambe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Hangar Time

Hangar Time
March 1919: Airship R33 leaving its hangar for its first ever flight at an aerodrome in Barlow, Yorkshire. (Photo by R. Humphrey/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Triplane Nosedive

Triplane Nosedive
26th May 1919: The trial flight of the three-winged Tarrant Triplane ends in failure. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Flying Farman

Flying Farman
October 1909: French pioneer aviator and aircraft manufacturer Henri Farman (1874 - 1958) breaks an English record in his Farman Le Gypaete no 6 at Blackpool

Background imageFlying Collection: Boxkite Biplane

Boxkite Biplane
October 1909: Aviator Rougier flies close to the crowd in his boxkite biplane during Blackpool Flying Week. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Thames Flight

Thames Flight
10th August 1912: A modified Short S27 hydroplane flown by Irish aviator Francis McClean (1876 - 1955) returns from the River Thames

Background imageFlying Collection: Biplane To Take Off

Biplane To Take Off
April 1911: Crowds watching the aviator Gilmour about to take off in a biplane at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Transatlantic Flight

Transatlantic Flight
16th May 1919: The US Navy NC4 flying boat sets of on its first transatlantic flight. Alcock and Brown made first non stop crossing June 14-15 in 16 hours

Background imageFlying Collection: Crashed Triplane

Crashed Triplane
May 1919: The trial flight of the Tarrant Triplane ends in failure. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Flight Preparations

Flight Preparations
17th May 1911: Britains first airship later called The Mayfly being prepared for flight. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Camber Sands Launch

Camber Sands Launch
29th March 1910: Alex Ogilvies Wright flying machine perched on a slope ready for the launch at Camber Sands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Air Race

Air Race
25th September 1913: Claude Grahame White in the First International Air Race at Hendon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Air Race

Air Race
August 1910: Cattaneo in open competition at the Lanark Aviation Meeting. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Canine Aviator

Canine Aviator
circa 1920: A close-up of Mike, the worlds only canine aviator, wearing flying cap and goggles in Chicago. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Dornier DO X

Dornier DO X
24th May 1932: A Dornier DO.X flying boat (D-1929) at Southampton (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: British Air Heroes

British Air Heroes
circa 1926: The sea planes of Captain W H Pulford and his companions alighting at the Lee on Solent after flying 14, 000 miles from Cairo to the Cape. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFlying Collection: Sea Take Off

Sea Take Off
circa 1939: An Osprey plane taking off from an aircraft carrier. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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