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Historic Military Aircraft

A series of black and white photographs depicting various military aircraft, including fighters and reconnaissance planes, capturing their majestic structure and flight.

Anefo photo collection. Three aircraft for new Guinea at Schiphol .. July 2, 1957. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

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Vintage photograph. Boeing XB-52 Stratofortress, powered by eight J-57 Pratt and Whitney jet engines

Royal Air Force- 1939-1945- Coastal Command No 210 Squadron Sunderland L 5798/DA-A, taxying on the water at Oban, August 1940.

First Of Empire Flying Boat Fleet -- View of the new flying boat on the slipway at Rochester. August 17, 1936.;First Of Empire Flying Boat Fleet -- View of the new flying boat on the slipway at Rochester.

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

Left side view of the front of a North American F-86E Sabre, "Mach Knocker" (s/n 50-260; c/n 170-52). The tail of another F-86E (s/n 51-2737; c/n 172-20) is also visible.. Left side view of the front of a North American F-86E Sabre, "Mach Knocker" (s/n 50-260; c/n 170-52). The tail of another F-86E (s/n 51-2737; c/n 172-20) is also visible..

DF-SN-86-12588. Country: France (FRA)

Martin XPBM-1 Mariner in flight, circa 1939

An air-to-air view of an I1-76 Candid long range jet transport aircraft. PHOTO courtesy of Soviet Military Power Magazine PHOTO No. 33, page 36 (top). Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Lockheed PV-2 harpoon at Valkenburg. September 6, 1951. Valkenburg, South Holland

Runway of field which was made from interlaced brick covered with gravel and mud. Planes in the picture are North American P-51, Consolidated B-24's and Douglas C-47. Nanning, China.

New Giant 40-Seater Aeroplane Makes Its First ***** -- The machine in the air for the first time. (1931). The new 40-seater Handley Page Air Liner "Heracles", which has been built for Imperial Airways traffic, made its trial flight successfully at Radlett Aerodrome, and is now ready for delivery for use on a regular service. The machine is the largest air liner in the world, and has very comfort for the passengers including a drawing room, smoking room and a cocktail bar. October 10, 1931. (Phot

Fire Control Research - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

The B18-A is a huge Douglas bomber , Military personnel, Bombers, Military facilities, Douglas B-18 Bomber, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Two Grumman S2F-1 (S-2A) Tracker submarine boot boots aircraft, including the 154 (1960-1971) with folded wings.

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

1960S B-58 Bomber In Ascent

Photograph of Man in Vehicle Towing Airplane.

Anefo photo collection. FF 104C Starfighter. September 20, 1961

California - San Francisco, Aerial Photograph.

British Overseas Airways Corporation and Qantas, 1940-1945. Short S.30 'C' Class Empire Flying Boat, G-AFCZ 'Clare' of BOAC, moored at Gibraltar after flying King George of Greece and Sir Stafford Cripps to the colony for a visit. On 12 October 1941, 'Clare' made BOAC's first flight to Cairo, routed through Lisbon, Gibraltar and Malta. She was destroyed by fire off Bathurst, West Africa, on 14 September 1942.

German Dornier Do-335.

Jet fighter , Fighter planes, Air shows. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

DN-SN-87-00474. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Exhibit 13. 1946-06-24T00:00:00. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print.

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Imperial Airways Empire - Flying Boats. February 15, 1937. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).

B-29s at Bell Bomber Plant. ca. 1944, Marietta, Georgia, USA, M-2--Bell-Built B-29 Superfortress Leaving the Factory Assembly Line, Bell Bomber Plant, Marietta, Ga. near Atlanta.

Anefo photo collection. Reporting of boat trip with Karel Doorman. July 8, 1962

An air-to-air right side view of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear aircraft about 42 miles off the Virginia coast. The Cuba-based Tu-95 aircraft just penetrated the U.S. air defense zone to aerially view sea trials of the new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier CARL VINSON (CVN-70). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

New Dual-Control Delta In Flight -- Here's the first in-flight picture of Britain's new dual-control, Avro (A.V. Roe) delta-wing 707C Research plane. The first flight was made July 1, from Waddington airfield at Lincoln near the A.V. Roe works. The 707C Powered by a Rolls Royce derwent engine, is designed to assist pilots in flight familiarization with with deltas, hence the dual control. At the controls for the first flight was squadron leader J.B. Wales, OBE, DFC, TD, AVRO test pilot. July 1,

Vintage Photograph. Navy "Cutlass" at Floyd Bennett Field. Frame 3.

SNCASE Aircraft Factory (Armagnac, Vampire, Grognarde, Helicopters, Mistral). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Airport Noemfoor. 1950. Guinea, Nemfoor

North American Mustang Mk I of the Air Fighting Development Unit at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, February 1942. Mustang Mark I, AG365, of the Air Fighting Development Unit, on the ground at Duxford, Cambridge. This aircraft subsequently saw much operational service with Nos. 613, 169, 26 and 239 Squadrons RAF, and then flew with No. 41 Operational Training Unit until 1947.

Flying-Boat Men Build A Glider - First Of Its Kind In The World -- The grace ful gull-winged 'Nimbus' as it circled Rochester Airport for 25 minutes at during the trail.The prototype of an entirely new glider, the short 'Nimbus', has been successfully tested at Rochester Airport (Kent). The glider was designed by members of the technical staff of Short Brothers (famed builders of giant flying-boats). ***** Rochester - the technicians formed themselves into a gliding club some time ago. The Nimbus has proved so it successful that it is to be put into commercial production it will be manufactured at. Belfast (Northern Ireland) and marketed at a cost of £750 , ex works. April 10, 1947.

An underside view of a Soviet Yak-28 Firebar fighter aircraft in flight. (Substandard image). Country: Unknown

OBLIQUE WING TRANSONIC TRANSPORT MODEL DR. R. T. JONES' CONCEPT-STRAIGHT WING CONFIGURATION

Observation car of a German Air Raider - This small car, with its one observer, is suspended from the Zeppelin which floats high above, often out of sight above the clouds. World War I Zeppelin

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Avro 683 Lancaster. Lancaster B Mark I, W4113 GP-J, of No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit based at Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire, in flight. W4113 was a veteran aircraft having flown on a number of raids with Nos. 49 and 156 Squadrons RAF in 1942 and 1943

Navy Nine Blimps inflated in Hangar, NAS Sunnyvale, CA

Acrobacias aéreas en el aeropuerto del Prat de Llobregat. Año 1953.

1930S Passengers Boarding American Airlines Condor Biplane Airplane For Commercial Flight From Newark New Jersey Usa Airport

Flying Display And Exhibition Opens Today At Farnborough Aerodrome, Hants -- One of the Avro type 707 Delta-wing research aircraft seen in flight during the Farnborough display. Large crowds to-day attended the 1953 Flying Display and Exhibition, showing the products of the members of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, which opened to-day at Farnborough Aerodrome, Hants. September 7, 1953. (Photo by Fox Photos).;Flying Display And Exhibition Opens Today At Farnborough Aerodrome, Hants

Black and white photograph of an aerial escort of fighter planes accompanying the British sovereigns on their yacht "Enchantress" as they arrive in Boulogne-sur-Mer in July 1938.

Royal Air Force Flying Training Command, 1940-1945. Aircraft of the Empire Air Armament School, lined up across a dispersal track at Manby, Lincolnshire. Front row (left to right); Miles Master Mark III, Miles Martinet TT Mark I, De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor, Percival Proctor Mark II, Miles Magister, Hawker Hurricane Mark IV and Supermarine Spitfire F Mark XII: back row (left to right); Avro Anson Mark I, Avro Lancaster B Mark III and Vickers Wellington Mark X. More Wellingtons can be seen parked in the 'frying pan' dispersals, and also in the distance by the 'C' Type hangars.

Britain In The Air At Farnborough -- Photograph at the Farnborough Display, the A.V. Roe Co's Type 707 delta-wing research aircraft, powered by one Rolls Royce Derwent turbo-jet engine. The latest developments in British aircraft design and construction are on show at the Society of British Aircraft Constructors display at present held at Farnborough. September 12, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).;Britain In The Air At Farnborough -- Photograph at the Farnborough Display, the A.V. Roe Co's Type 707

A right rear view of a TR-1 tacitcal reconnaissance aircraft, the first to join the new 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, on the runway after a non-stop flight from Beale Air Force Base, California. While on the runway the aircraft lost a wheel which stabilizes its 103-foot wingspan. A member of the ground crew stabilizes the aircraft by lying on the opposite wing. Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A Royal Air Force Lockheed Hudson Mark V (s/n AM853, 'OY-K') of No. 48 Squadron RAF based at Wick, Caithness (UK), in flight along the Scottish coastline.

Japaneseanese Plane With Tricycle Landing Gear (Fixed) With Elevators Mounted On Front Hut Which May Turn In Flight. Japanesean, Sept. 1945.

DN-SN-85-05686. Base: Naval Air Station, Whiting Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Wing walker standing on top of aircraft

"White" Hawk" Tested On Windermere - The jet-powered Hydrofoil speedboat "Wife Hawk" travels at about 90 miles an hour during trials on lake Windermere on October 9.The boat belongs to a Naval Architect, Mr. Frank Hanning-Lee, whose wife, Stella, record of 178.4 miles an hour in it. October 20, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Vintage photograph. High angle view of four fighter planes flying over an aircraft carrier, US Navy Banshees, USS Coral Sea (CV-43)

DF-SC-89-11412. Country: Unknown

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- Bristol Type 130 Bombay. Bombay Mark I, L5857 SH-C, of No. 216 Squadron RAF based at Heliopolis, Egypt, in flight over the Western Desert.

A Short Sunderland Mk I of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at Oban in Scotland, August 1940. Short Sunderland Mark I, P9604 'RB-J', of No. 10 Squadron RAAF Detachment based at Oban, Argyll, about to take off from Oban Bay.

A British Short "Sunderland" Flying Boat Patrolling the Sea Lanes. Country: UK Artist: Roland Davies. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Anefo photo collection. Saab 37 Viggen, the Swedish fighter plane that is eligible to replace the startfighter. September 26, 1974

Crewless aircraft, controlled from parent machines, which will probe the secrets of an atomic bomb explosion by means of television. Date: 1946

Statue de Ramsès II à Manphis, Couché sur le dos (Côté droit), 19th century, Pascal Sebah, Turkish, 1823 - 1886, 7 13/16 x 10 5/16 in. (19.84 x 26.19 cm) (image, sheet), Albumen print, Turkey, 19th century

An air-to-air left side view of the restored World War II B-17G Flying Fortress bomber aircraft known as Texas Raiders in flight during the annual open house and airshow. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Daimler MK1, 1947.

Front cover of The Sphere with a photograph of the first German plane, a bomber, which crash-landed over the East Lothian hills in October 1939. Two of the crew were killed and one wounded. The pilot, who had attempted to control the plane, taxi-ing through the heather in an effort to rise again, was unhurt. Date: 1939

B-17 Flying Fortress.

Demonstration of Fokker S-11 Instructor's of the "Fokker Four" foundation at the liberation flying party at Rotterdam-Zestienhoven.

Coming - 200 Ton Cargo Planes, Fighting Aircraft

Four famous British aeroplanes: the Hurricane (fighter), the Spitfire (fighter), the Defiant (night fighter), and the Blenheim (bomber fighter). Diagrams explaining the construction and operating details. circa 1939

Navy Plane in Flight. ca. 1941, San Diego, California, USA, 4550--Consolidated PB2-Y-2 Navy Plane in Flight, showing City Hall and Bay, San Diego, California

Bell Textron XV-15 Tilt Rotor Aircraft flight demo at airshow - Navy Blue Angles in forground) (Bell Helicopter Textron ref 05136)

An aerial view of some of the more than 2,500 aircraft from all services are stored at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center. Only a small percentage of the aircraft are scrapped, most being used for parts, returned to service, sold to foreign. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

North American Navion. April 24, 1947.

A Douglas Dakota of BOAC, silhouetted by night at Gibraltar by the batteries of searchlights on the Rock, as it is prepared for a flight to the United Kingdom between 1940 and 1945

An A-4 Skyhawk aircraft sits on display in front of the US Naval Aviation Museum. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Aviation week in Maastricht. Haw circuits with the St. Servaaskerk in the background. June 16, 1966. Maastricht

VIETNAV - CIRCA 1987: A stam printed in Vietnam shows amphibian ARK-3, circa 1987

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