Civil Collection

Two British Airways Concorde aircraft seen here at Liverpool Speke Airport. 9th April 1988

This Blackburn Kangaroo biplane - a former WW1 bomber - which was purchased by explorer Captain Wilkins in 1919, later Sir Hubert Wilkins

Aircraft Vickers VC10 in BOAC colours July 1962 rolls on to the runway for its maiden flight at Vickers in Weybridge, Surrey LFEY003 Flight100

The first parking meter in England. The first parking meters are introduced in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London on 10th July 1958. A lady pays her parking fee

Celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, on 11th November 1918, after World War One was declared over and a victory to the allies

Police have been trying to rid Wood End, Coventry, of its off-road motorcycling craze for at least 10 years. The latest crackdown led to riots with youths battling police

The Siege of Reading, 1643, Tilehurst. English Civil War, re-enactment, performed by The Sealed Knot, an educational charity, Reading, June 1980

Antonov 124 Cargo aircraft comes in to land at Farnborough Aug 90 past two aircraft spotters SBAC Farnborough Air Show 1990

The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was designed with the unique feature of opening nose doors, which made it eminently suitable as a cargo aircraft

This Farman F-60 Goliath France, a former French WW1 bomber, with its box-like fuselage, was eminently suitable for conversion into a 12 or 14 seat passenger airliner

The Martinsyde Raymor biplane being assembled at the airfield at Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John s, Newfoundland, prior to the attempt by Frederick Raynham (pilot) and C.W.F

A Westland Whirlwind SRS. 1 helicopter G-APDY on the apron at the Battersea Heliport
A Westland Whirlwind SRS.1 helicopter G-APDY on the apron at the Battersea Heliport on the banks of the River Thames on the opening day of the facility. 23rd April 1959

The first parking meterin England. The first parking meters are introduced in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London on 10th July 1958

The Blackburn Segrave of the Humber Air Ferry service between Hull and Grimsby, operated by the North Sea Aerial & General Transport, Ltd, and East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd. Circa 1935

English Civil War, re-enactment, performed by The Sealed Knot, an educational charity, Reading, June 1980

Rescue of casualties by N. F.s and C. D on Buxton and Underwood St, E1
Rescue of casualties by N.F.S and C.D on Buxton and Underwood St, E1, after a hit by a V1 Flying bomb. 1st August 1944

Martin Luther King Arrived in London yesterday he gave a press conference at the Savoy September 1964

Aircraft McDonnell Douglas MD82 August 1988 of SAS Scandinavian Airline Services at Heathrow Airport

British Aerospace Jetream 31 on a demonstration flight at BAe Hatfield in Hertfordshire © Mirrorpix

Ringway Airport Manchester Satalite Aircraft Terminals May 89 Airline in airport, British Airways, Dan-Air, Monarch, Brittania, Air 2000, Air UK Leisure

Aircraft Airbus A310 Kuwait Airways Nov 1992 taking off at Heathrow Airport, London

This mammoth aircraft, with a wingspan of 230ft and fuselage length 177ft, was the largest land plane ever built in Britain

Aircraft Boeing 737-300 of BMA British Midland Airways Nov 92 taking off at Heathrow Airport, London

SBAC Farnborough Air Show1952 Aircraft The Vickers Viscount takes off for a demonstration flight in front of the press photographers © Mirrorpix

Aircraft British World Airways Vickers Viscount April 1996. The last Vickers Viscount aircraft to fly to and from Heathrow Airport

Aircraft British Aerospace BAe125 executive jet May 1987 demonstration flight at BAe Hatfield in Hertfordshire LFEY003 Flight100 © Mirrorpix

Aircraft British Aerospace BAe 146 300 May 1987 takes off on its maiden flight from Hatfield in Hertfordshire

Aircraft BAC 1-11 in the colours of British United Aug 1963 BAC 1-11 in the colours of British United landing at Hurn airport followed by a Jet Provost chase plane LFEY003 Flight100

Aircraft DeHavilland DH 121 Trident 1C September 1962 DeHavilland Trident 1C at Heathrow Airport in the colour scheme of BEA (British European Airways)

Air Aircraft Douglas DC3 Dakota Dbase

Aircraft DeHavilland Comet 4B Sept 1958 taxis at the DeHavilland factory at Hatfield in Hertfordshire LFEY003 Flight100

Aircraft The BAC TSR2 development aircraft Sept 1964 takes off from Boscombe Down on a test flight. The project was cancelled by the Labour government

DeHavilland Trident 1C at Heathrow Airport in the colour scheme of Aircraft DeHavilland DH 121 Trident 1C Sep 1962 BEA (British European Airways)

Aircraft BOAC Boeing 747 136 Aug 1970 First BOAC Boeing 747 Jumbo jet to land at Manchesters Ringway Airport

Aircraft BAC 1-11 in the colours of British United Aug 1963 at Hurn airport

Aircraft de Havilland DH106 Comet 4B Sept 1958 takes off from the de Havilland factory at Hatfield in Hertfordshire

Aircraft Hawker Siddeley HS125 3A business Jet November 1966 handed over at Hawker Siddeleys Chester factory to an American company LFEY003 Flight100

Aircraft Pan-Am Boeing 707 March 1965 Ground crew at Heathrow Airport de-ice the tail of a Pan Am Boeing 707 during a blizard LFEY003 Flight100

Aircraft British Aerospace BAe125 executive jet May 1987 demonstration flight at BAe Hatfield in Hertfordshire

Aircraft British Aerospace BAe 146 300 May 1987 British Aerospace BAe 146-300 is towed out of the hangar at Hatfield in Hertfordshire

The record breaking Vickers 142 Vivid was a two-set, general-purpose biplane with a 590hp engine. Initially flown as a seaplane before conversion to a landplane it is seen here with Captain Neville

Mad Major Christopher Draper with his Auster aircraft. May 1950

1932 De Havilland D. H. 84 Dragon fitted with two 130hp D. H
1932 De Havilland D.H.84 Dragon fitted with two 130hp D. H. Gipsy Major engines was conceived as a twin-engine equivalent of the Fox Moth

Aircraft Vickers Super VC10 at the Biggin Hill Air Show August 1964

This Airco DH-4 operated from Londons Croydon Airport to Paris. Instonel and Co were a shipping company that originally operated a private service from their base in Cardiff via London to Paris late

A De Havilland D. H. 4A of Air Transport & Travel Ltd, which made the first daily
A De Havilland D.H.4A of Air Transport & Travel Ltd, which made the first daily international air, service by a British airline when it flew from Hounslow, London and Le Bourget

Aircraft Jaguar October 1996 with Crew at Manchester Airport LFEY003 Flight100

Charity Aircraft Pull. A British Airways Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet is pulled along the tarmac tug-of-war style at London Heathrow Airport, 11th May 1988

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