Classic Aircraft

Black and white photos of various historical airplanes, emphasizing their design and the era of aviation they represent.

Paris International Air Show 1953. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
Paris International Air Show 1953. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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British jet fighter Date: circa 1950
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Battle of Britain 10 July-31 October 1940: Hawker Hurricane of Fighter Command, as first line of defence, on its way to engage German bombers as they crossed the south coast of England. First major battle fought and won in the air. World War II.
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Aircraft, Burma, India &Aircraft, TAKE-OFF,PIPER War
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"Diana" and "Hippomenes" in air on occasion of opening of Brisbane-Singapore Service. December 10, 1934.
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Anefo photo collection. Visit from Z. K. H. Prins Bernhard to Waddinxveen. March 28, 1961. Waddinxveen, South Holland
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London-New York and Back In 14½ Hours -- The records-making Canberra taxis across a London Airport runway last night on its return from New York. Navigator Moneypenny is nearest camera. A silver-painted English Electric Canberra Jet Bomber roared over London last night after a 14½-hour flight to New York and back, during which it established three speed records. The plane-piloted by Moustached John Hacktt and navigated Peter Moneypenny took off at 7.10 A.M. and arrived home again at 9.41 P.M.
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United States: 1937 Photographers taking photos of (L-R), Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Harry Manning, and Fred Noonan, all posed in front of Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E
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The Rigel Government Vessel (1931-1939) at full power. The folded stern golf comes on the stern on deck. The ship was furnished as an auxiliary lining and as a hunt for the Governor General in the Dutch East Indies. In October 1939 the ship was advanced by the Royal Navy and became as Hr.Ms. Rigel employed. On March 2, 1942, the Rigel to be sinked by the crew to be sinked as a block vessel. Lichted by the Japanese in March 1944 to recover. In 1945 Tandjong Prizound found in very poor condition and returned to the GM.
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Alarm message investigation and rescue service. At Terschelling, fire is on board the Swedish coastal Sandon (center). The Polish Trawler Barycz (below) and the Dutch Tug Holland (above), Van Rederij Doeksen --terschelling, provide assistance. A Neptune of airplane squadron 320 is on site.
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Arrival at and departure by helicopter from Bader Field, Atlantic City, New Jersey. President John F. Kennedy's helicopter taxis at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey; the President traveled to Atlantic City to attend the annual convention of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW). United States Army presidential helicopter pilot, Barney Hulett, sits in the cockpit.
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Coast Guard Helicopter. This image depicts a Coast Guard helicopter.
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Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Airplane over camp with DDT powder to prevent diseases. August 12, 1963. Greece
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An SR-71 aircraft flies over in honor of Brigadier General Jesse S. Hocker, former commander of the 14th Air Division, during his retirement ceremony. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Aircraft Saab's 17 in the air Aircraft Saab's 17 in the air, six aircraft in formation. Framed photography.
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A Curtiss P-40 Buzzing Chengkung Airbase In China Before Coming In For A Landing.
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Douglas DC-3 Airplane at Mitchel Field. ca. 1946, Long Island, New York, USA, C-47-Aeroplane, Mitchel Field, Long Island, N.Y.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting airport Djokja, arrival Catalina Republic, watching members committee of good services. Overview of the airport in Djokja from the 'Control Tower'. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Flying-Boats Take Off. An unusual effect was produced when two of the British flying-boats, which left to-day for Melbourne and home, passed each other on the Harbor. The one in the background has left the water. The other is throwing up spray preparatory to turning and following the others on the take-off. March 4, 1938.
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OS2U scout plane lowered to its cradle aboard the USS Missouri to be ready for another catapult launching 1944
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A U.S. Air Force jet fighter zooms into the air like a guided missile as it blasts off a newly developed zero-length launcher in tests at Edwards Air Force base, California. The plane, described as the first piloted craft to use the mobile launcher developed by Martin Aircraft, first "revs" its jet engines up to full take-off power and then shoots upward with the additional aid of the booster bottle (visible under the fuselage near the tail). The platform, mounted on a truck for mobility, is des
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2015.14.2.. Photograph Album: WWII Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory, Birmingham 1940-46. Manufacturers: Vickers Armstrong. From album containing approximately 50 black and white photographs. Including Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory, and other factories across the country, during the Second World War
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American Aircraft in Royal Air Force Service 1939-1945- Curtis Hawk 81a Tomahawk. Tomahawks of No. 26 Squadron RAF based at Gatwick, Sussex, in flight. AH893 RM-D and AH896 RM-Y are Mark IIAs, while AH791 RM-E is a Mark I. All Tomahawks based in the United Kingdom operated as low-level tactical reconnaissance aircraft with Army Co-operation Command, hence the oblique camera ports visible on the port fuselage side of these aircraft.
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Vintage Photograph. US Air Force Convair F-102 interceptor in flight. Frame 2
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A Republic P-47 Is Shown On A Transport Truck Which Was Used To Carry The Planes From The Docks To An Airbase Near London, England. The Planes Were Shipped Over On American Ships From The U.S. For Use In The Eto. 19 November 1943.
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U. S. Army's McDonnell XV-1 Convertiplane. - This revolutionary aircraft, shown as it made the world's first helicopter-to-airplane conversion, combines the vertical flight characteristics of the helicopter with the speed and range of a conventional fixed-wing airplane. For forward flight, the forn-place aircraft uses a pusher propeller in the rear plus 20 percent forward lift from the overhead rotor. December 22, 1955. (Photo by United States Information Center).
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Douglas C-47S Parked In Front Of Hangars At An Air Base Somewhere In 'Italy' Is Crossed Out And Replaced With 'Casablanca, Morocco'. 90Th Photo Reconn Wing.
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Airplane demonstration in the skies above Hendon, London, 1935, England, by Eric Lee-Johnson.
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Anefo photo collection. Reporting of boat trip with Karel Doorman. July 8, 1962
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Aeroplanes flying during the Belmont Park Air Show, New York, United States of America, photo from L'Illustration, No 3532, November 5, 1910.
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Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Helicopter, probably at the airstrip care and hope at Paramaribo. October 1, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname
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Catapult chair from the spacecraft Vostok.
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Anefo photo collection. Damaged Harvard pH-NIB on the beach at Julianadorp. The plane got a motor failure during shooting exercises above the Marsdiep between Den Helder and Texel. The pilot, B. de Geus from Voorschoten, made an emergency landing in the sea, but still finished on the beach. August 18, 1959. Julianadorp
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Italian hydroplanes by Italo Balbo flying over Chicago and then alight into Lake Michigan, 1933
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Anefo photo collection. Landing of helicopter in Jan van Galenstraat. July 8, 1954
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Nose of a Flying Fortress
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'The Hawker Hurricane', 1941. Creator: Unknown.
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Pilots and Agents Ralph Harris and Herman Bain, Yakutat, Southeast Alaska. Subjects: Work of the Service; Aircraft; Personnel; ARLIS; Alaska.
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The Model Jet -- John Richards, aged four, of Hatfield, Herts., and Susan Byron-Brown, eight, of Working, Surrey, examine one of the fascinating exhibits in the Model Engineer Exhibition, New Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London, today (Wednesday). It is a model of a Supersonic jet-propelled Naval attack fighter. August 22, 1951. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Second World War- Spitfire - cut out view Description: A poster, produced by the Central Office of Information, which was aimed at the workers who built these planes. Date: 1943-1949 rollsroyce, merlin, spitfire, americas, cutaway, battleofbritain, supermarine, supermarinespitfire, merlinengine, rollsroycemerlin, officialpublications, photographersworldbestfriends, rrmerlin
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Paris International Air Show 1953. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Close-up of a Sparkling Rocket Ship, 1930
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President Kennedy departs the White House for Atlantic City, New Jersey, 9:09AM. Two helicopters, one carrying President John F. Kennedy, depart from the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the President traveled to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Atlantic City, New Jersey.