Golden Age of Aviation

Historic aircrafts in black and white at airports, illustrating the evolution of air travel and the grandeur of early commercial aviation.

First Aid For Damaged Comet Airliner -- ***** as it came to rest after running ***** runway.A British comet jet airliner ran off the runway at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, July 24, damaging the starboard wing and its bogie under carriage.Experts fitted a deflated gasbag under the damaged wing and righted the leaning plane by inflating the bag.The plane was then removed to the shelter of a ***** for repair work to be carried. August 12, 1953. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

B.O.A.C. Breatford. February 08, 1951.

Poll photo collection. Report Schiphol. Schiphol platform with two aircraft. In the foreground the breeder f.xx 20 "silver gull" pH-aiz. In the background the breeder Fokker f.xxxvi "Arend" pH-aja. 1934. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

London Sees World's Largest Airliner People dwarfed by the huge bulk of the Stratocruiser at London Airport today. The world's largest and fastest commercial landplane, the Pan American World Airways America-Class Clipper 'Flying Cloud ' arrived at London Airport today (Monday) after her maiden crossing of the Atlantic. One of the Boeing Stratocruisers to enter the New York London service, the double-decked 71-ton aircraft accommodates 75 passengers. It is 110 feet 4 inches long, has a wingspan

Anefo photo collection. HAPING OF THE KLM Boeing Mississippi. A DC 8 leaves for Malta to pick up the released passengers. November 27, 1973. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Pan American Airways skymasters arrives at Mascot-final ***** flight.The skymaster on the tormac. November 11, 1946. (Photo by Frank Albert Charles Burke/Fairfax Media).

Draper's Departure from Orly. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. The Julianavliegveld on Sint-Maarten. 1947. Netherlands Antilles, Sint-Maarten

"Southern Constellation". VH-EAG. Quantas 1st Super Council.A Qantas Constellation. April 15, 1954.

AV. Qantas - Aircraft. January 1, 1954. (Photo by Qantas Photograph).

First Aid For Damaged Comet Airliner -- ***** as it came to rest after running ***** runway.A British comet jet airliner ran off the runway at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, July 24, damaging the starboard wing and its bogie under carriage.Experts fitted a deflated gasbag under the damaged wing and righted the leaning plane by inflating the bag.The plane was then removed to the shelter of a ***** for repair work to be carried. August 12, 1953. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Vintage Photograph. International Arrivals Building and Control Tower at New York International Airport with plane at gate. Frame 2

Close-up of an airplane at an airport

Qantas Super Constellation VH-EAG. May 15, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Weapons smuggling affair, the plane the North Star at Schiphol. 17 February 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Photograph of the Enola Gay plane, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, which was used to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan. Dated 20th Century

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0853. 1956

Anefo photo collection. Arrival of mission bishop Mgr. L. Arkfeld at Schipho. September 9, 1959. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Ship of Air Fleet Named By Lord Pakenham London Airport Ceremony -- The airliner 'Hannibal' flagship of ***** new fleet of Handley Page Hermes aircraft, ***** it had been named in a ceremony which took place London Airport. Lord Pakenham, Minister of Civil *****, performed the christening.***** Hermes IV pressurised aircraft, of which twenty-five are on order for the Company, will operate between the U.K. and South Africa and on services to West Africa, Egypt and the Persian Gulf. Powered by four Bristol Hercules engines, and with a maximum cruising speed of 275 miles per hour, the airliner has accommodation for 40 passengers and all airliner has accommodation for 40 passengers and all the latest aids to make air travel comfortable. July 11, 1950.

Vintage Photograph. A crew working on a plane at LaGuardia airport.

Comet Off To Australian Base For Canada Line -- Seen taking off from London Airport today (Sunday) is the airliner 'Empress of Hawaii, leaving for Beirut en route for Sydney.The first Comet for use in Australia, it will go loto regular service on April 28 for the Canadian Pacific Airlines to inaugurate their Sydney to Honolulu route. Canadian Pacific were the first overseas buyers of the Comet. Their order was placed in December 1949 for two Comets. The Sydney to Honolulu service is part of the Canadian Pacific's trans-Pacific Service, which operates to Cancouver by way of Fiji, Canton, Honolulu, San Francisco. March 01, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

"John Eyre". TAA Skymaster. November 19, 1946.

Outward Bound -- An Air Base in Japan-Another heavy load of high priority combat material is on its way to a Korean airfield as this huge C-54 Skymaster of the 374th Troop Carrier Wing breaks from runway at a base in Japan. The giant transport will return carrying medical evacuees and UN personnel scheduled for rest and relation leaves in Japan. June 13, 1951. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Photo). ;Outward Bound -- An Air Base in Japan-Another heavy load of high priority combat material is on its way

Louis Breguet, Ateliers d'Aviation. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Poll photo collection. Airport Schiphol. A KLM DC-3 is parked at Schiphol Airport while travelers walk to the waiting buses. 1936. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The royal plane arrives at Flamingo airport on Bonaire. October 23, 1955. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

First Jet Air Liner Breaks Record -- The Vickers Viking about to take off for the record-breaking flight at London Airport today.The world's first jet-powered airliner, a Vickers Viking, yesterday flew from London to Paris in 34 minutes 7 seconds, a record. Against a stiff-head-wind, the Viking returned to London Airport in 36½ minutes. The machine made the world's first international passenger jet flight. It was piloted by 44-year-old Captain J. Summers, chief test pilot of Vickers-Armstrong Ltd. who piloted the first Spitfire ever built. The Viking is of the type used by British European Airways, Royce Nene jets which at full thrust can develop some 20, 000 hp. July 25, 1948. (Photo by Fox Photo).

Vintage photograph. Lockheed's Constellation in flight.

Anefo photo collection. Airplane accident at Schiphol. May 14, 1948

Anefo photo collection. Airplane accident with a KLM Douglas Dakota DC3 above Leeuwarden. Device got a church tower with a wing above Leeuwarden. December 28, 1947. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Anefo photo collection. Sweden. April 20, 1946. Sweden

Anefo photo collection. Visit French president and Mrs. Coty to Amsterdam, first day, arrival Schiphol. July 21, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Assignments Vatenfabriek via Sabena Schiphol. November 17, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Secret Ocean Flight Succeeds -- The machine before the start from the Berlin Aerodrome. Berlin to New York. A German Air Liner, which left Berlin secretly on a ***** Transatlantic flight, landed at the Floyd Bennet Aerodrome ***** New York last night. It was the first direct flight between Berlin and New York, and the time taken was 24 hours and 56 minutes. The machine is a 26 passenger seater "Focke-Wulf Condor" Monoplane belonging to the Lufthansa Company and carried a crow of four, headed by

Britain's Jet Airliner 'Hope' Will Do 500 Miles An Hour -- The De Havilland Aircraft Company's "Comet" jet-propelled airliner - in which there is hope of retrieving the leeway lost in the war when Britain concentrated ***** aircraft - is wheeled out of the factory ***** the first time.This latest ***** in aviation history - the "Comet" being the ***** jet airliner in the world - is powered by four De Havilland "Ghost" jet engines, and it is expected ***** at almost 500 miles an hour - the London - Sydney ***** , for instance, will take about 36 hours. The ***** carrying 36 passengers and a crew of four, will fly ***** height of 40,000 feet. July 27, 1949.

North American F-100 C airplane used in sonic boom investigation at Wallops, October 7, 1958. Photograph published in: A New Dimension Wallops Island Flight Test Range: The First Fifteen Years by Joseph Shortal. A NASA publication. Page 672. -- Aircraft number: NACA 42024. Side view, 3/4 view from front, 3/4 view from rear, rear view, and two front views.

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Dutch Guinea: Visit Australian Foreign Minister Casey. stay Hollandia, Australian Foreign Minister left R. Casey Dakota Australian civil aviation Australian Guinea. plane briefly start. 1958. Hollandia, Guinea

Lackrana. June 17, 1953. ;Lackrana.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Royal visit to the West. Visit to the Bonaire and Aruba Islands. Arrival at Bonaire airport. Greeting by the mayor of Kralendijk. 1955. Bonaire, Nederlandese Antilles

Anefo photo collection. First plane Suriname Airways. October 30, 1975

in crains austalia little popular plane parking in the airport

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Haagse Courant. Plane transavia. August 15, 1967

The New Canadair Four, Empress of Vancouver silhouetted against clouds which kept her circling above Essendon for 40 minutes today. September 23, 1949.

Vintage Photograph. International Arrivals Building and Control Tower at New York International Airport with plane at gate. Frame 8

Anefo photo collection. The Airbus A-300 B, an airplane for around 300 passengers at Schiphol. The plane for the traffic tower. November 7, 1973. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Hijzelingsdrama Schiphol; The Boeing 707 during the transfer of hostages. September 17, 1974

This Tasman Empire Airways DC6 will cross the Tasman Sea on October 28 thus completing the 10,000 flight made by the airline across the 1342 miles of ocean since its first flight 15 years ago. Flight time has been out down to 5 hours compared with 11 hours by the old time flying boats. October 01, 1955.

Maritime Patrol Flop Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune 086 (EX S 21) (1953-1962)

Butler's new plane Heron October 20, 1952.

***** Meanwhile, on the aerodrome, planes are lined up. January 17, 1949.

American Airline's all-cargo Astrojet Freighter, 1949

Family day, also open day for the staff of the Leeuwarden airbase.The spectators at a Lockheed F-104G Starfighter.

Poll photo collection. Corporate identity and emblems KLM. Name lettering. August 1951. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Paris International Air Show 1953. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

An RF-84 airplane named 'Sioux City Sue,' a part of the Iowa Air National Guard.

Jet Air Liner Breaks Record: England To Rome And Back In Four Hours -- Back from the Rome record trip. The Comet jet airliner is welcomed back at Harfield after the half-day trip to Rome.It was demonstrated yesterday that it is now possible to make a half-day trip from England to Rome and back - 1,900 miles. Ground Captain John Cunningham, the war-time night fighter who is now a De Havilland Test Pilot, broke the record for the flight.Piloting a 36-seater Comet Jet airliner, he made the journey from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, to Rome and back in 4 hours 6 minutes. July 03, 1950. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).

Poll photo collection. Report Schiphol. Cargo plane at Schiphol. 1933. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. New aircraft type at Schiphol, the Boeing 727 in the context of world tour. October 22, 1963

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A four-engine plane from Skyway has landed and is on the platform of an airport. Flags are stabbed from the cockpit. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Doping KLM device Ellehammer in Copenhagen. September 11, 1957. Denmark, Copenhagen

Airplane on runway, Cessna Executive Plane

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,MISCELLANEOUS War

High angle view of airplanes at an airport

The single tail of the Navy's Lockhead Constitution world's largest transport airplane, towers 50 feet above the ground. March 27, 1947. ;The single tail of the Navy's Lockhead Constitution world's largest transport airplane, towers 50 feet above the ground.

Anefo photo collection. First Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 from Pan am Landt at Schiphol. The Boeing 747 during landing. July 2, 1970. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Arrival first KLM DC8 at Schiphol, the great interest on the platform. March 25, 1960. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Douglas C-54 "Flying Cross" In Flight Near Kunming, China. 5 June 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Hijzelingsdrama The Hague, increased preparedness on ship armored cars on landing track at C-Pier. September 17, 1974. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Vintage Photograph. Lockheed Constellation - Military Air Transport Service in flight over mountainous terrain

Anefo photo collection. Landing of a KLM DC 10 at Schiphol. 7 June 1979. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. "As a third wheel on the car", new system of engine lodge transport on long distances (the leftmost is new). December 7, 1964

Vintage photograph. Crewmembers on wing of DC4

Bell X-1A ejection seat test setup

Paris International Air Show 1953. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Vintage Photograph. Pan-American Boeing 707 taking off for flight.

DN-SN-89-09162. Base: Unknown

Breguet Atlatic SP-13A In use at Squadron 321 Registration number series 250 - 258 in use from 1969 to 1985

Anefo photo collection. Schiphol. Aircraft to the piers at Schiphol. 28 June 1969. Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland

A right front view of a P-3 Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron 69 (VP-69) prior to taking off on a Naval Air Training and Operating Standardization (NATOPS) evaluation flight. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Nose landing gear of the Navy's Lockheed Constitution, world's largest transport airplane. The wheels are 44 inches in diameter. When the Constitution is in service, there will be a passenger entrance through the nose landing gear wheel well. May 26, 1947. ;Nose landing gear of the Navy's Lockheed Constitution, world's largest transport airplane. The wheels are 44 inches in diameter. When the Constitution is in service, there will be a passenger entrance through the nose landing gear wheel well.

Helicopter Hovers Over Biggest Airliner -- Hovering around just like a bird a helicopter flies over the Bristol Brabazon, biggest air liner in the world, at Farnborough, Hampshire, England, where the Society of British Aircraft Constructors' display is being held. September 6, 1950.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Airplane to the Spanish firm tass chain. September 20, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

New Luxury Service To U.S.: Pan American World Airways "Strato" Clipper, called the world's "fastest and most luxurious" commercial passenger plane. These giant airliners will be used on Pan American's new luxury air service to the United States. The doubledecked "Strato" Clippers carry 56 passengers with individual Sleeperette seats or single-occupancy berths for each. A club lounge on the lower deck, reached by a spiral staircase within the plane, offers complete bar service. The huge Clippers

Anefo photo collection. New DC 9 for KLM at Schiphol. November 21, 1967. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. American flyers of Soesterberg airbase won the Bong Trophy. American fighter aircraft at the Soesterberg military airbase. October 15, 1965. Soesterberg, Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Volendammers admire KLM convary liner. December 2, 1948. Schiphol

A right rear underside view of a Soviet II-38 May anti-submarine/maritime patrol aircraft in flight. (Substandard image). Country: Unknown

British Jet Air-Lines Above The Clouds -- A fine serial photograph showing two "Comets" - Britain's famous De Havilland jet air-liners - flying together above the clouds.The aircraft on right bears the British Overseas Airways Corporation markings but the other has not yet been handed over. December 21, 1950. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

New Police plane at *****. NSW police plane. May 08, 1946.

Loading baggage on a plane at the municipal airport in Washington, DC, July 1941

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Airplane probably at the Airstrip with care and hope (Paramaribo). October 1, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname

New Boeing Stratoliners has Successful Test. - The only two of her 11000 horsepower engines Turning Over, The new Boeing Stratoliner was put through a successful test at Boeing field on January 21. The Huge ship carried a maximum capacity load of 45,000 pounds and climbed to well over 10, 000 feet. The ship is designed to cruise at 245 miles per hour. January 23, 1939. (Photo by Wide World Photo).

Anefo photo collection. National Aviation Day on Soesterberg. April 1, 1959. Soesterberg

Refueling aerial footage on aircraft J 29 Tanking of aerial footage in back tank on aircraft J 29 Related F 12 Kalmar. Nearly aircraft number 29 284. In the background, a start carriage is visible.

Inauguration of Tel-Aviv landing ground Palestine Airways The Palestine Airways plane ready to take off on the first trip of the new service. 1938, Israel, Tel Aviv

A left rear view of a 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing C-9 Nightingale aircraft on the flight line with staircase and loading ramp in position. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1950S Group Of Passengers Boarding Commercial Propeller Airplane Washington Dc

Comet Back Early -- The Comet comes in to land at London airport today.The Boac Comet which opened the world's first jet airliner service with a trip to Johannesburg on May 2 returned to London airport seven minutes ahead of schedule today May 6. It carried a full load of 36 passengers, together with mail.She leaves London again on May 9 on her second trip to Johannesburg.Boac hope to run a nine-hour comet service to New York before long. May 06, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

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