Flight Collection (page 9)

Louis Bleriot seen here arriving for his flight across the Channel. Bleriot is seen here using sticks after badly burning his foot when a gasoline line broke during one of his test flights. July 1909

History back in the air... the last serving Royal Air Force Lancaster bomber makes its first flight since being grounded nearly two years ago for a major overhaul

Actress Audrey Hepburn arriving in London from Zurich for the Royal Charity Premiere of her latest film " My Fair Lady", taking place at the Warner Theatre. 19th January 1965

Actress Audrey Hepburn pictured with her husband Mel ferrer arriving in London from Zuruch for the Royal Charity Premiere of her latest film " My Fair Lady"

Freddie Laker in jubilant mood at the start of his Skytrain service from Gatwick to New York - 5th Dec 1977

Birdman wings - Geo Ford November 1951

A B26 Marauder of the US 9th Air Force returns to England after a successful attack on the E Boat pens at Ijmuiden on the Dutch coast. The aircraft was one of 350 bombers on the raid

Shorts Sunderland Flying Boat of the RAF Coastal Command patrols above an Atlantic convoy 500 miles South West of Ireland. WW2 1945

Boeing B17 Flying Fortress aircraft of the USAF Eighth Air Force 3rd Bombardment Division drop their bombs on 2000 freight trucks carrying military supplies at Frankfurt marshalling yards. WW2 1946

A flight of Consolidated Catalina flying boats of the US Navy flying in formation as used in WW2. 1938

Air Aircraft Republic P47 Thunderbolt USAF fighter plane of WW2 WW2 displaying at an airshow at Wroughton in Wiltshire circa 1980

Air Aircraft Chance Vought F4U Corsair WW2 USAF aircraft carrier based plane now privately owned and displayed at shows circa 1980

Air Aircraft Grumman Avenger WW2 USN United States Navy aircraft carrier based aircraft now privately owned and Displayed at airshows circa 1985

Sanders Roe Princess Flying Boat Aug 1952 is launched down the slipway from it factory at Cowes on the Isle of Wight TransportX

Aircraft Gloster Meteor of the Royal Air Force Oct 1945 The first jet aircraft to enter service with the RAF Group Captain HJ Wilson walks from the aircraft in which he hopes to break the air speed

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

Aircraft Grumman Avenger August 1993 flying at the Wroughton Airshow

Aircraft Messershmitt ME108 August 1993 flying at the Wroughton Airshow

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

Aircraft Yak 52 Trainer August 1993 flying at the Wroughton Airshow

An RAF Mitchell B25 bombs the steel works in Caen Normandy. Smoke is seen rising from the works after direct hits. WW2 1944

Supermarine Walrus aircraft from RAF Coastal Command Air Sea Rescue flies low over the sea during WW2 1941 LFEY003 Flight100

WW2 USaF B24 Liberators unload their bombs on Tours, France. The white smoke is from marker signals dropped to outline the target. 1944

WW2 - March 1943 Messerschmitt ME 323 latest and largest of the power gliders which can carry 130 troops

Wroughton Air Show August 1993 A Boeing B17 Sally B flys low and banks over the airfield

Aircraft Sopwith flying at the Wroughton Airshow August 1993

Squadron Leader Neville Duke September 1953 the chief test pilot for Hawker aircraft waving to the awaiting crowd after breaking the sound barrier in a modified Hawker Hunter aircraft

Aircraft Consolidated PYB Catalina August 1993 Amphibian aircraft flying at the Wroughton Airshow

Aircraft Bristol Blenheim flying at the Wroughton Airshow Aug 93

British Aerospace ATP (Advanced Turbo Prop) May 1987 development aircraft demonstration flight at BAe Hatfield in Hertfordshire © Mirrorpix

Aircraft Helicopters Westland Whirlwind January 1966 Fleet Air Arm air sea rescue practice. A diver jumps from the helicopter during a Royal Navy practice resue exercise in the harbour ©

Anniversary 13th May 1949 The first British produced jet bomber, the Canberra, makes its first test flight. OPS: Aircraft English Electric Canberra Atlantic Crossing Record Aug 52 English Electric

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

Aircraft deHavilland Vampire and Venom August 1993 taking off in formation at the Wroughton Airshow

The De Havilland D. H. 87b Hornet Moth side-by-side, two-seat cabin bi-plane with a D. H
The De Havilland D.H.87b Hornet Moth side-by-side, two-seat cabin bi-plane with a D.H. Gipsy Major engine became a popular touring aeroplane

NATO Exercise Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier March 1965 is followed by the rest of the NATO fleet in convoy. The convoy is seen through the twin tail boom of a de Havilland Sea Vixen TransportX ©

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

Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious August 1959 A Fleet Air Arm Supermarine Scimitar aircraft waits for launch from the flight deck as another takes to the air after using the steam catapult

Fleet Air Arm Aircraft Blackburn Buccaneer July 1962 A formation of 3 Bucaneers from 801 Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland fly in formation along the Scottish coast

Aircraft Shorts Sunderland flying boat April 1961 on its last flight and AVRO Shackleton aircraft of the RAF Coastal Command flying in formation © Mirrorpix

The De Havilland D. H. 88 Comet with two D. H. Gipsy Six engines was conceived as a racing
The De Havilland D.H.88 Comet with two D. H. Gipsy Six engines was conceived as a racing aircraft. In 1933 the Victorian Centenary air race from England to Melbourne

Samuel Cody flying at Aldershot September 1910 RThis was one of the first flights in the UK

Aircraft Consolidated PYB Catalina Amphibian aircraft Aug 1993 flying at the Wroughton Airshow

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 AVRO 698 Vulcan VX770 prototype bomber 1952 AVRO 698 Vulcan prototype flying at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show 1958 LFEY003 Flight100

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