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Historic aircraft from the early 20th century, featuring bi-planes and unique designs, reflecting the pioneers of flight.

Curtiss Golden Flyer or Curtiss No 1 biplane
Curtiss Golden Flyer or Curtiss No 1 biplane
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Martin Biplane, 1909, Biplanes
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The driver Alessandro Cagno (1883-1971), winner of the Brescia Circuit speed test, Italy, photograph by A Croce, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIV, No 36, September 8, 1907.
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Louis Paulhan in his plane during a flight (probably during the 1910 Los Angeles International Air) on which he broke the height record (1209 meters), c. 1910 photograph publisher: Los AngelesUnited States of America paper aircraft, aeroplane
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1920s CHARLES LINDBERGH AND LT. COL. FISHER STANDING BY SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPLANE ROOSEVELT FIELD MINEOLA LONG ISLAND NY USA
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Portrait of female aviator with plane (EV003503_H)
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Bessie Coleman, aviatrix; Snapped in Berlin, Germany.. Illustrations. 1925. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. African Americans , Chicago (Ill.)
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1908 First Air Guard Flight, Aviation
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Biplane Glider of Octave Chanute (1832-1910) French-born American engineer. Flight achieved by running downhill until airborne. Chanute and team began experimetns in 1896. From set of cards on aviation published 1910. Chromolithograph.
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Made in Germany, Finished in England. A German aircraft, the Messerschmitt ME109, on display in the UK, to help raise money for the local Spitfire fund. circa 1940
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Illustration depicting Jim Mollison and his Puss Moth plane. Jim Mollison (1905-1959) a Scottish pioneer aviator who, flying solo or with his wife, Amy Johnson (1903-1941), set many records during the rapid development of aviation in the 1930s. Dated 20th Century
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The British Olympic Equestrian Team boarding the Aeroplane, for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Lionel Edwards (1878-1966). Oil on canvas. Dated 1952. 61 x 91.5cm. Harry Llewellyn, who captained the Gold Medal Team, is depicted supervising the loading of his horse, 'Foxhunter' together with other members of the Team at Blackbushe Aerodrome.
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Swooping Down on the Enemy, Commercial Aviation
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This illustration of Wright's biplane (the rear section) dates to the early 1920s. Known as the Wright Flyer, it was the brainchild of the two Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who experimented with it on a desolate sandy plain at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The first actual flight was made in September of 1902. The plane stayed afloat for two minutes. They continued experimenting and on September 10, 1908, Orville Wright remained in the air for 62 minutes and 15 seconds at Fort Meyer, near Washington.
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Various biplanes: Alberto Santos-Dumonts Demoiselle, a Maurice Farman biplane, and a semi-biplane by Jacob Ellehammer. Liebig Trade Card c1910. Aviation Aeronatics Flying Machine
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This illustration of Langley's Aeroplane dates to the early 1920s. By definition an aeroplane is a flying machine that is heavier than air and sustained by aid of propulsion from a source of power and the lifting action of the air on moving planes. Interesting experiments in this field were made by Otto Lilienthal, Hiram S. Maxim, and Prof. S. Langley near the close of the ninetheenth century.
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Various biplanes: Alberto Santos-Dumont's 'Demoiselle', a Maurice Farman biplane, and a semi-biplane by Jacob Ellehammer. Liebig Trade Card c1910. Aviation Aeronatics Flying Machine
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This illustration of Langleys Aeroplane dates to the early 1920s. By definition an aeroplane is a flying machine that is heavier than air and sustained by aid of propulsion from a source of power and the lifting action of the air on moving planes. Interesting experiments in this field were made by Otto Lilienthal, Hiram S. Maxim, and Prof. S. Langley near the close of the ninetheenth century.
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