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Vintage Air Travel

Historical photographs of passenger planes and airports, featuring notable aircraft models and flight operations from the mid-20th century.

Vintage Photograph. Looking up at United Air Lines Mainliner airplane in flight
Vintage Photograph. Looking up at United Air Lines Mainliner airplane in flight
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United Airlines Super DC-8 and DC-8 Jet Freighters in the production line at McDonnel Douglas Corporation, 1968
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DN-ST-89-11268. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Passengers disembarking from an airplane, Lockheed Electra, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Presidential Jet, United States Air Force (USAF) 86972. Presidential Jet, United States Air Force aircraft with tail number 86972, sits on runway in the background.
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1930s FIRST AIR EXPRESS SERVICE LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK LOCKHEED ORION AIRPLANE AT HANGAR FLOYD BENNETT FIELD BROOKLYN NY USA - q75045 CPC001 HARS PLANES HISTORY CELEBRATION CHANGE MODERN UNITED STATES COPY SPACE FULL-LENGTH INSPIRATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RISK KANSAS NY CONFIDENCE TRANSPORTATION B&W BROOKLYN NORTH AMERICA GOALS NORTH AMERICAN WIDE ANGLE DREAMS PILOTS ADVENTURE AIRPLANES CUSTOMER SERVICE COURAGE CHOICE EXCITEMENT EXTERIOR POWERFUL PROGRESS INNOVATION PRIDE AT OPPORTUNITY STREAMLINE TO AUTHORITY AVIATION BETWEEN CA NYC OCCUPATIONS CONNECTION EXPRESS CONCEPTUAL ENTERPRISE
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Aircraft Saab 37-1 Presented motif: The first prototype of aircraft Saab 37 Viggen, 37-1 presented at Saab's factory in Linköping, 1966. Invited guests and in the pulpit, the head of Saab, Tryggve Holm.
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torre di controllo, 1947
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The first Space Shuttle External Tank, the Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA), rolls off the assembly line September 9, 1977 at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The MPTA was then transported to the National Space Technology Laboratories in southern Mississippi where it was used in the first static firing of the three main engines. Marshall Space Flight Center had management responsibility for Space Shuttle propulsion elements, including the External Tank. Martin Marietta was the prime contractor who designed and assembled the tanks at Michoud.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Emergency landing of a Curtiss P40 near solo. Recently a Curtiss P-40 fighter plane had to make an emergency landing on the edge of solo. Since there was no possibility to repair the device on site and it was also impossible to take off on the swimy field, the aircraft was dragged to elsewhere by soldiers to become dismantled. Dragging the plane to the road. April 13, 1949. Bondowoso, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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An air-to-air, three quarter front view of a McDonnell Douglas-built C-9A Nightingale aircraft, with a Beech Aircraft built C-12F and a Lear Jet built C-21A flying off the left wing of the C-9. All aircraft are from the 375th Airlift Wing, Air Mobility Command. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The concorde in flight. 1968
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Launched At Last -- The airship approaching the mooring tower in the light of draw. After waiting a week for favourable weather, Britain's new wonder airship R 101, was brought out of her hanger at Cardington and successfully attached to the mooring tower half a mile away. October 29, 1930. (Photo by Central News).
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.5 from the English Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at Schiphol.
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Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Buildings, airports, aircraft. undated
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1950s ANONYMOUS PASSENGERS AND CARGO ON TARMAC BOARDING TRANS WORLD AIRLINES TWA PLANE LAGUARDIA AIRPORT NEW YORK USA
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An Alkan Airlines propeller airplane circa 1983.
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A medium shot of runway 027. There is also a turn around at both ends of the runway. The runway and parking ramp appear to be in good condition. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)
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Arizona - Parker, Aerial Photograph.
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Brabazon Makes First Taxi-ing TestsThe Brabazon I, Britain's 130 ton airliner - biggest in the world - made its first tax-ing tests at Filton Airport, Gloucestershire, England, 3 September. A 3,000 yard runway, 100 yards wide, was specially constructed for the aircraft. The plane has a wingspan of 230 feet, a fuselage 177 feet long and the top of its rudder is 50 feet from the ground. It is powered by eight 2,500 horsepower centaurus piston engines. The civil aviation Ministry have told pilots of all aircraft that they must not fly within a radius of 3 miles of Filton airport or at an altitude lower than 5,000 feet during the next 14 days. September 20, 1949.
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B-52s
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NASA ER-2 # 809 and its DC-8 shown in Arena Arctica before the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE). The two airborne science platforms were based north of the Arctic Circle in Kiruna, Sweden, during the winter of 2000 to study ozone depletion as part of SOLVE. A large hangar built especially for research, "Arena Arctica" housed the instrumented aircraft and the scientists. Scientists have observed unusually low levels of ozone over the Arctic during recent winters, raising concerns that ozone depletion there could become more widespread as in the Antarctic ozone hole. The NASA-sponsored international mission took place between November 1999 and March 2000 and was divided into three phases. The DC-8 was involved in all three phases returning to Dryden between each phase. The ER-2 flew sample collection flights between January and March, remaining in Sweden from Jan. 9 through March 16. "The collaborative campaign will provide an immense new body of information about th
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Concorde Supersonic Jet flying in the sky
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Exposition in milan. airplanes. 1935.
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Fokker F27-300M Troopships maintenance at Schreiner Aircraft Maintenance at Maastricht Airport. At the front the breeder with registration C-11 in U.N. Colors of the 334 Squadron. Central and left two troops in camouflage and white respectively. In the hangar the smock of the breeder C-6 in U.N. colors.
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Trip to Europe: Italy, Naples: President Kennedy's departure, 6:30PM. President John F. Kennedy waves to a crowd after boarding Air Force One at Capodichino Airport in Naples, Italy; President Kennedy delivered remarks at the airport before departing for the United States.
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Anefo photo collection. "Breeder memory" in Haarlem. Hunter on the Grote Markt. August 31, 1961. Haarlem
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Flight over Auckland, 1937-1938, Auckland, by Gordon Burt, Gordon H. Burt Ltd.
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Poll photo collection. Corporate identity and emblems KLM. The name lettering of the four-engine KLM DC-4 passenger plane 'Groningen' registration number PH-DBL at Schiphol airport. August 1951. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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S77-28139 (13 Sept 1977) --- The Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" is seen riding "piggy-back" atope the NASA 747 carrier aircraft during the second free flight of the Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) conducted on September 13, 1977, at the Dryden Flight Research Center in Southern California. Moments later the Orbiter 101 separated from the 747 and made a five-minute, 28-second unpowered flight before landing. Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot, were the crew of the "Enterprise." two T-38 chase planes are seen in the background. The ALT free flights are designed to verify orbiter subsonic airworthiness, integrated systems operations and pilot-guided approach andlanding capability and satisfy prerequisites to automatic flight control and navigation mode. Astronaut Vance D. Brand took this picture while riding in T-38 chase plane number five. He used a 70mm Hasselblad camera with an 80mm lens.
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10/31/1993. Spanair plane.
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Elsevier photo collection. breeder plane "Southern Cross" a Fokker F.VIIB-3M flew 13 days Australia London commitment portraits crew Kingsford-Smith, Ulm, Hal Lichfield McWilliams. device Schiphol airport. July 1929. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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Anefo photo collection. Wounded Iranian soldiers arrived Schiphol. middle wounded. February 20, 1986. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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