Mid-20th Century Aircraft

Classic aircraft images capturing passengers, airlines, and vintage designs, illustrating the evolution of mid-century aviation.

High angle view of passengers disembarking from an airplane

A left side view of a Soviet Tu-16 Badger bomber aircraft in flight. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Holland to Michigan flight of KLM. August 11, 1947. Holland, Michigan

Melrose Plans New Record Trip To Australia. - The 'Heston Phoenix', that Melrose will fly, on his record breaking trip.Mr. C. J. Melrose, the young Australian airman, has announced his plans, for a third flight from England to Australia. He will fly a 'Heston Phoenix', and hopes to break the existing record, and arrive in South Australia, during the centenary celebrations. April 27, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. First Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 from Pan am Landt at Schiphol. The Boeing 747 starts the fall to a runway of Schiphol. July 2, 1970. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

American Aircraft Used by European Airlines Air France Constellation. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Vintage Photograph. Boeing 707 Commercial Airplane in flight. Frame 3

Anefo photo collection. Official commissioning Rotterdam airport Zestienhoven. October 1, 1956. Rotterdam, South Holland

Queen And Duke Begin Their Tour In Floodlight:The Royal plane, the BOAC Stratocruiser Canopus, in the glare of the floodlights at London airport to-night (Monday) as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were about to take off from Bermuda at the Start of their six-months Commonwealth tour.Amid the bustle of the Royal departure were Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.Also at the airport to wish the Queen and her husband 'God Speed' were Sir Winston Churchill and other meters of the Government. November 23, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

An aerial right side view of an Air Force E-4A Advanced Airborne Command Post (AABNCP) aircraft parked on the apron. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage photograph. Capital and American Airlines planes on tarmac at La Guardia Airport

A right side view of a Soviet Tu-126 Moss airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft in flight. (Substandard image). Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Transfer 1st Fokker-50 DLT (West Germany); Fokker-50. August 6, 1987. B.R.D., Germany

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Arrival twin pioneers Moker airport Biak. August 1957. Biak, Guinea

Vintage photograph. Lockheed Constitution over the top of Catalina Island

Vintage Photograph. Freight loading on board a Constellation aircraft (B.O.A.C.)

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,ENGINES War

Vintage Photograph. Workers fueling jet plane.

Anefo photo collection. DC 8 painted with inscriptions viasa. March 28, 1961

Vintage photograph. US Air Force martin XP - 513 - jet bomber

Anefo photo collection. CSA Galaxy brings first F16 at Schiphol; The Galaxy (s world largest cargo plane) on the platform. September 13, 1978. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Britain's New Giant Plane -- First pictures of the new giant Hermes/Hastings four-engined aeroplane taken at a demonstration of the Air-craft at Handley page's aerodrome at Radlett today. The aircraft can either be a luxury air liner with a cruising speed of 300 m.p.h. and carrying between 34. and 50 passengers in a pressurised cabin, or a military multi-purpose machine. June 3, 1946. (Photo by United Kingdom Information Office).

Low angle view of an airplane flying in the sky

View of STS Atlantis

Vintage photograph. The Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress just after touching down at Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington

Vintage photograph. Airplanes at Bendix Air Terminal

Left side view of a EB-57A Canberra aircraft parked on the flight line. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

High angle view of a military airplane in flight, B-52C Stratofortress

Anefo photo collection. Airport Schiphol. January 17, 1966. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

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.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Recreation sites, airports E.D., Expansions TaxIbans, Prefabgoing elements, TD 3070. October 1963. Rotterdam, South Holland

A left side view of a Soviet Tu-16 Badger bomber aircraft in flight. (Substandard image). Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Boeing vertol 107 demonstration. At Schiphol. July 6, 1961. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

F5D Skylancer NASA 212 modified as the X-20 Dyna-Soar vision field simulator.

Anefo photo collection. Monitoring at El Al Alapse at Schiphol: Overview Schiphol, while passengers are taken by bus from plane. September 8, 1969

in crains austalia little popular plane parking in the airport

Anefo photo collection. Schiphol airport overviews. December 15, 1962. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Description: American Airlines, Palisadoes Aerodrome, Kingston Location: Kingston, Jamaica Date: 1950-1959 jamaica, caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

DN-SN-05-10459. Country: Unknown

Vintage Photograph. Newark Airport truck loading freight plane at Newark New Jersey.

A view of a C-9 Nightingale aircraft before flight. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Schiphol Airport De Aalsmeerbaan on the 36r Silk with on the right side of the photo Schiphol Oost with the Oostbaan (22). This aerial photo is classified as a NATO-Secret

Vintage Photograph. North American X-15 seen in flight.

Anefo photo collection. Explosion in motor from DC 9 plane from KLM after departure; Damaged DC 9 in Hangar, Schiphol. January 13, 1971. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Vintage photograph. Airplane at Bendix Air Terminal

DN-SN-89-10390. Base: Naval Air Station, Bermuda Country: Bermuda (BMU)

Left side ground view of the C-12 twin turboprop aircraft. Country: Unknown

P2V Patrol Plane. April 1, 1951. (Photo by Commonwealth Of Australia).;P2V Patrol Plane.

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.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Crown Princess Martha and Crown Prince Olaf Schiphol. March 31, 1949. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Modern airplane on white

campini-caproni primo velivolo a reazione, 1954

Anefo photo collection. KLM builds "sound wall" around platform where trial is turned. January 24, 1972

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Avio Bridge at KLM in use. August 7, 1961

An-72 Coaler transport aircraft. (Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984, PHOTO No. 126, Page 110). Country: Unknown

Aircraft on the aircraft cemetery the side view of an old disused passenger aircraft in an aircraft cemetery.

Overall view at JSC lookin west from atop of Bldg. 1 showing rockets, parking lot and all threee stages of Saturn V. first stage of Saturn V exhibit in "Rocket Park" on west side of center little joe and mercury models are seen 1. JSC- Aerials

Hangar. jet plane CC2.

Anefo photo collection. At Schiphol, aircraft are treated against snow and ice deposits. December 27, 1968. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. 50 year old DC2, the onion 3 makes a pilot flight starting at Schiphol. November 16, 1983. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Rotterdam included in the Amsterdam London air line. November 2, 1959. Amsterdam, London, Rotterdam

XC-99 142 - 142 A Cargo. April 18, 1955.

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Rendani airport Manokwari. August 1957. Manokwari, Guinea

Vintage Photograph. Servicing jet at New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans Louisiana.

Aircrafts of the Imperial Airways Ltd., on the Sea of Galilee and at Semakh. Aircraft refuelling at Semakh. 1931, Biplanes, Fuel tanks, Middle East

Vintage Photograph. Fuel pumped into American Airlines 707 Jet Flagship.

Anefo photo collection. New car air service Rotterdam to Manchester. April 6, 1966. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. First flight of the Taiwanese airline China Airlines at Schiphol. Aircraft, airports, aviation. April 13, 1983. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Holland to Michigan flight of KLM. August 11, 1947. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

HFB (Hamburger Flugzeugbau) 320 Hansa Jet (a factory copy) on the platform of the airport at Eelde.

Flying boat from hillside opposite, 31 December 1951, by Leslie Adkin.

C-47s unloading at Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift, June-August 1948. In September 1948 they were replaced by larger and faster four-engine C-54s. - (BSLOC_2014_15_245)

Vintage photograph. Boeing B-47 Stratojet final assembly area at Wichita, Kansas

Anefo photo collection. First flight of the Taiwanese airline China Airlines at Schiphol. Aircraft, airports, aviation. April 13, 1983. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Vintage Photograph. DC-10 in flight.

High angle view of an airplane in flight

New Purpose ***** Will be as East as Sound. More speed, less fuel, from By-pass jets. ***** Model of the new military transport the Vickers 1000, a revolutionary British aircraft ***** than the ***** jet liner. The ***** has already been paid at Wayeridge. ***** it is expected to fly in the summer of ***** & civil version, the "V.C.7" will also in ***** the airliner is designed to-carry between ***** at spends not far below the *****. January 20, 1954. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Aircraft and Airports - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

A pick-up truck tows an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft past Building Number One. The jet, formerly on exhibit at the Navy-Marine Corps and Coast Guard Museum, has been donated to Encinal High School in Alameda, California. Base: Naval TECH Tc, Treasure Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Government information service. DIAS Madurodam continuous series of 18. Undated. The Hague, South Holland

A right side view of an F-4N Phantom II aircraft from Fighter Squadron 301 (VF-301) assigned to Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 (CVWR-30) preparing to land during the second annual reserve fighter derby. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

America's Greatest: Howard Hughes flying boat, biggest aircraft ever built, which should shortly be launched. November 25, 1946.

Anefo photo collection. First flight of the Taiwanese airline China Airlines at Schiphol. Aircraft, airports, aviation. April 13, 1983. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Photograph of a Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000. Dated 2010

Atlanta Municipal Airport. ca. 1940, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 136--Municipal Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ATLANTA, GA. The 'Hub of Southeastern Aviation'-where planes arrive every thirty minutes-and serving seven points of the compass.

Anefo photo collection. A campaigned by Arabs is landed at Schiphol and fired. The burned aircraft. March 4, 1974. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. A campaigned by Arabs is landed at Schiphol and fired. Hole in the roof of the burnt aircraft. March 4, 1974. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

(Deutsche Reichsbahn) Dr locomotive 05.001

Poll photo collection. Travel to Venezuela and the Eastern Caribbean. Venezuela Airport Maiquetia at Caracas. 1948. Caracas, Venezuela

Vintage Photograph. Jet plane in flight.

Municipal Airport (Owens Field), Columbia, S. C. , Airports, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Aeroplane flying over kamani indira nagar and kaju pada slum Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Flying Boat Moored on Thames. Moored at Tower Pier with the Tower of London in the background. The London Thames carried a different boat yesterday this 35-ton Short Solent, largest of Britain's commercial flying boats. The Solent, first flying boat to land in the London area for twenty-one years, touched down at Limehouse Reach and taxied up the river through the Tower Bridge. The bridge was raised to make sure the Solent's high tall did not foul it. She was finally moored near Tower Bridge. Ma

Colonial Airlines Plane. ca. 1942, COLONIAL AIRLINES

Eastern Airlines Plane Above New York. ca. 1936, New York, New York, USA, EASTERN AIR LINES' DOUGLAS AGAINST NEW YORK'S EVER-THRILLING SKYLINE. The Eastern Air Lines' Douglas and New York's skyline provide a moving picture of American industry, aground and aloft.

Anefo photo collection. Fly party on Terlet. A new KLM DC 8 came over for this occasion. September 9, 1967. Gelderland, Terlet

El Conquistador , Airplanes, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

of 2