World War I Aviation Scenes

Historic images of early 20th-century aircraft, including biplanes and seaplanes. Captures pilots, airfields, and aerial activities from World War I.

A motorcycle follows a descending plane in France during World War One to quickly retrieve bird's eye view photographs taken by American aerial observers. The plates are collected as soon as the plane lands and taken to a canvas darkroom for immediate development and printing.

A Nieuport 17, fighters squad (in the foreground) and Nieuport 11 (in the background) of the Italian Air Force at an airfield, World War I, Italy, 20th century.

Bomb dropping from a plane Kolomea, Galicia; photographer: Kriegsvermessung 7.

Photo collection First World War. With the British Navy in War Time. Seaplane preparing for a flight .. 1914-1918}

By storm destroyed aircraft D.49.Fl.Comp. .

The picture shows two double-decker aircraft to compare a small hunting aircraft with a large bombers. The aircraft must be a bowel. Original text: "The huge air exchange of the Germans: In the foreground a French Nieu portfolio, which only holds a person.Bakom an English great machine. Both machines in the undamaged condition fallen in the hands of the Germans and are now faced with their previous owners. As a result, the hammakers are provided with the German Nationality Tag. ". The picture shows two double-decker aircraft to compare a small hunting aircraft with a large bombers. The aircraft must be an incredial text: "The huge air exchange of the Germans: In the foreground, a French Nieu portfolio, which only holds a person.Bakom an English great machine. Both machines in the undamaged condition fallen in the Germans' hands and an-reversed to their last Owners. As a result, the havmakers are equipped with the German nationality mark.

A motorcycle follows a descending plane in France during World War One to quickly retrieve bird's eye view photographs taken by American aerial observers. The plates are collected as soon as the plane lands and taken to a canvas darkroom for immediate development and printing.

Helicopter , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Helicopters, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

George Scott - Stage & Screen Actor - Personality. June 22, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

05/21/1919. Madrid. At the Cuatro Vientos airfield. HM the King (X) during his visit yesterday to the Aviation Field. In a Circle, the Monarch (1), Congratulating the Chilean aviator Luis O'Page (2) for his Risky Flights.

Photograph of a Belgian military observation balloon used during the First World War. Dated 20th Century

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The naval airship Parseval being pulled into one of the airship sheds by a group of army and navy handlers. Note what appear to be temporary screens alongside the entrance to the airship shed, this could be to stop wind causing problems when airships are leaving the shed.

Caption: Major D'Annuncio leading a military raid on Austria during World War One in 1919. Photograph taken by an official military photographer and released by the U.S. government.

The pilots of an allied BE2 aircraft use handguns to attack a German Taube 1914

Photograph of a Messerschmitt Me 323, a German military transport aircraft of World War II. Dated 20th Century

CA 148 Newport News 19-NN-CA 148 Newport News-133666 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Visible: Polish American activist Adamkiewicz (2nd on the right), lieutenant pilot of the reserve from PLL 'Lot' Wodzimierz Klisz (3rd on the right), captain pilot from the 3rd Air Regiment Adam S. Kowalczyk (1st on the left)..

"Photograph of a Breese Penguin plane, taken by Edgar Van Sicklen in August 1918. The Breese Aircraft Company Inc. from Farmingdale, L. I., manufactured this plane for advanced training purposes for graduating officers. Although it has advanced training equipment, it is not meant for use at great heights. Recommended by the French Commission visiting the United States. Official Use Only: 026944."

DH2 6F2 of 29th Squadron, shot down over enemy lines. Pilot second lieutenant K. K. Turner captured. Date: 25th August 1916

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. The British Western front in France. The German Offensive. Pilots bringing in their reports as to the position of the enemy. 1914-1918}. Frankrijk, Mametz

Photo collection First World War. The Western Front. The Prime Minister or New Zealand Examining A British Machine .. 1914-1918}

Two planes at Signal Corps Aviation School in Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, were involved in a collision resulting in wreckage. The photograph was taken on June 6, 1918, and designated as Subject 54005. The photograph was received from the commanding officer and describes a sunset scene.

Smokejumpers: In Action - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Brig. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson makes his first flight at Love Field, Dallas, Texas. After a successful landing, he is seen accompanied by 1st Lt. William T. Campbell, the Officer in Charge of flying at Love Field. This image was taken on September 20, 1918. Photo ID: 111-SC-20861

Imaginary squadron of German bomb dropping air-ships attended by aeroplane scouts. Drawn by Norman Wilkinson from The Illustrated War News published 1914

Rear view of S.I.A. 54372 Aviation Experiment Station in Hampton, Va. The photograph was taken on January 15, 1919 by photographer 1-15-19 RECO. The image shows a Subaru (SUBIECT) from the S.I.A., with the serial number SIA-78, captured during an aviation experiment. Notes on the photo indicate the number 5796 MARI.

Lieut. Douglas Campbell

Albert I of Belgium, leaving by plane to visit the lines of the Yser, c1917. Artist: Unknown

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. With the British navy in war time. Airship starting off on patrol - they are always on the look-out for 'U' Boats & enemy aircraft. 1914-1918}

The Royal Aircraft Establishment's Golden Jubilee.In foreground - the experimental "Flying Bedatead" and overhead a barrage balloon from which models of newly designed aircraft are launched for testing. The Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, Hampshire, is celebrating its golden jubilee with a three-day exhibition covering the history of aviation. July 7, 1955. (Photo by Sports & General Press Agency Limited).

Aircraft of the German condor legion which fought along side General Francso's forces in the Spanish civil war. Dated 1936

Caproni airplane, circa 1917, displaying various features including central wing surfaces, flaps, rudders, elevators, details of construction, fuselage, engines, and brakes. This photograph was taken by the Signal Corps, U.S.A and is part of a collection of American military activities during World War One. The image is identified as 111-SC-1289 and was issued in November 1918.

Observer, 1st Lt. James B. Harvey, explains the mission and flight path to pilot, 1st Lt. Leland G. McCullough. The observer has the responsibility of carrying out the mission, while the pilot follows instructions. In the French army, the observer holds a commissioned officer rank, while the pilot is a noncommissioned officer. This photo was taken in Le Valdahon, Doubs, France during World War I.

DA-SD-05-00659. Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

WW1 - An illustration and birdseye view of an aerial fight. A British airman in action bringing down an enemy aircraft over Mametz Wood in France. Date: 1917

08/31/1909. The four crew members of the "Republique" who perished in the catastrophe: from left to right: Captain Marchal, Lieutenant Chauve and Adjutants Reaux and Vincent.

Lockheed P-38 of the 1st...

Photograph showing the aftermath of an airplane accident at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas. The accident occurred on September 27, 1918, at Grayson, Texas, when 2nd Lt. P.R. Meyer crashed while taking off and struck a tree. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported. This image, numbered 54106, was taken by D.M.A. photographer on December 21, 1918, and received by subject from Kelly Field Photo-Det A. 463.

Caproni Ca.2 biplane. ca. 1910

Balloon filling.

Celebration. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Aberdeen Area Office. Crow Creek Agency. 1949-1954. Photographs

03/15/1911. Military aviation in Carabanchel - the airfield at the time of taking flight before the commission of one of the apparatus.

French military airship Patrie departing with President Georges Clemenceau and General Georges Picquart on board, Meudon, July 22, 1907, France, photograph from L'Illustration, No 3361, July 27, 1907.

Lecornie kite of the specialised army brigade, Rome, Italy, photograph by Dante Paolocci, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXX, No 22, May 31, 1903.

This photograph shows a German Friedrichshafen bombing machine during World War One. The image was taken in December 1918 and obtained from the French Pictorial Service. It is labeled as "For Official Use Only" and was approved by the M.I.D. (Military Intelligence Department) censor, although the exact date of approval is not specified.

Poll photo collection. Royal House / General. undated

Caption: A photograph taken at Hangley Field depicting a J.R. J. airplane that has turned over. The accident occurred while Ride pilot, Sutgt. May Haslett, was on board. The image was captured by a photographer named Reed on April 10, 1958, and was released by W.C.D. with approval. Laboratory notes indicate it is image number 19584 from H 33 series.

Two pilots. Fédèle Azari (Italian, 1895 - 1930)

Airplane Hawker Hart Blue M Accompanying F 19 Motifs: Airplane Hawker Hart Blue M Accompanying F 19, the Swedish Volunteer General in Finland in the air. Two crew men.

Vietnams and French officers, with early reconnaissance aircraft, in a French Foreign legion post , Algeria 1912

Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, in aviator's clothes, standing beside a pursuit plane, 1920-25. (BSLOC_2016_7_22)

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Nieuport monoplane at the military trials at Lark Hill. Several soldiers are stood in front. Note the rough state of the ground, landing in a ploughed field was one of the tests that made up the military trials.

Rescue of Navy Sailor. This image depicts the rescue of a Navy sailor who was suffering from acute appendicitis by a Coast Guard rescue plane.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The army airship Beta on the ground with a large group of army handlers. A small group of civilian onlookers are stood nearby. Behind the airship part of a small camp can be seen.

The image shows an aircraft is captured by the light from a large headlight from an aircraft department. The picture shows an aircraft is captured by the light from a large headlight from an aircraft department.

On 18 April 1942 Airmen Of The Us Army Air Forces, Led By Lt. Colonel James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, Carried The Battle Of The Pacific To The Heart Of The Japaneseanese Empire With A Surprising And Daring Raid On Military Targets At Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nag

First World War (1918). Bombing by the French. Plane BrŽguet throwing 90 bombs . Illustration by Etienne Cournault (August, 1918). Drawing.

'With the Royal Air Force', 1937. Artist: Unknown.

Photo collection First World War. At the German battle boots. The observer of a starred plane does for the start of some test shots with the machine gun. Observer and driver wear steel helmets to protect against shrolls. 1914-1918}

Italian Farman Airplane with Bergsaglieri-Lieutenant as a pilot forced to landing at Malborgeth-Gugg for landing. The vehicle was then bombarded by Italian artillery violently. (15 U.21cm) m.g.and and engine completely intact. .

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Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Army airship Beta on the ground. The gondola is almost totally obscured by a large group of soldiers. The bottom of the gas bag is clearly visible.

Anti-aircraft - Military Guns. May 23, 1940.

Coast Guard Planes Smash German Weather Bases In Greenland. This image depicts two planes from Coast Guard Combat Cutters on the Greenland Patrol making reconnaissance flights over Northeast Greenland.

1936-1939. Spanish Civil War. A group of militiamen operating in the armored train, hailing their captain for the advance in one of the sectors.

A Finger Of Light To Find Enemy Planes -- Piercing the night for thousands of feet above New York City, this huge anti-aircraft searchlight has the power of 800,000 candles through its five foot lens to catch marauding enemy planes which might attempt to fly over the city. The unceasing vigil maintained by U.S. anti-aircraft defense prepared it for any eventually, and not even scheduled commercial planes are immune from examination by the alert searchlights. August 13, 1942. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.)

Photo collection Government information service. Meidagen 1940. German paratroopers over the Netherlands jump from Junkers JU-52. May 10, 1940

Walter Lee

Enemy Transport And Equipment Wrecked In Western Desert - A Nazi DFS 230 glider, used for transporting troops and supplies to the Axis armies on the Western Desert front.It was caught in an Allied Air attack on a landing ground in the Daba area.Lorries and trucks, ammunition vehicles, motor wagons, and other equipment littered the roads leading westwards along which the enemy forces retreated before the 8th Army in North Africa. Some of the transport had been left undamaged at the side of the roads, other burned out or blown to pieces by Allied air attack. February 22, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Motor revision at a Glenn Martin 139-wh1 bomber in the mounting hall of the Andir airport.

The entire Soviet people as one person rose up under the leadership of the Communist Party to a holy, just war against the German fascist invaders who attacked our socialist homeland on June 22, 1941.

423 - Parachutes - General. October 09, 1947.

Royal Air Force Balloon Command, 1939-1945. WAAFs hauling in a kite balloon at a coastal site.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War- the work of Samuel Franklin Cody in Airship, Kite and Aircraft Aeronautics 1903 - 1913 Demonstration of a two man kite designed by S F Cody for use by the British Army Royal Engineers Balloon Section. Such kites were intended for use when high wind speeds (above twenty miles an hour) prevented the use of observation balloons. The kite could ascend to heights of 2,500 feet in the right conditions.

FOR PUBLIC RELEASE: A photo taken in 1917, depicting the testing of an incendiary rocket at a military aviation field in Mineola, L.I. The image captures the rocket leaving the firing tube. This photo is part of the Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One collection and was received in May 1918.

Returning from a night flight, simulated bombing, 1918, by Francois Flameng (1856-1923), watercolour. World War I, France, 20th century.

Dimbilders to aircraft, 1937 Dimbler to aircraft - description of parts.

Equestrian scene on royal wood fortress Het Loo: Uniformed rider takes obstacle. Part of Lord Brams Photo album, Chief Quarter of Queen Wilhelmina on Royal Hunting Het Loo.

The first plane piloted by Lieutenants Scavini and Bonalumi, departed from Rome on January 8 and arrived in Thessaloniki (Greece) on January 12 and in Antalya (Turkey) on January 13, Rome-Tokyo Raid, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XVLII, No 3, January 18, 1920.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . In order to be reproed. December 30, 1963

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Several soldiers of the Royal Engineers (balloon section) stood around the basket of an observation balloon whilst two more are sat on their horses watching. The balloon appears to have a female passenger.

WW1 - Pilot at an Airfield (unidentified) Date: circa 1915

1909 - The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade field.

Gymnastics in the air from the crew of a British plane over the German lines in 1917. Flying low, the plane was subjected to an exceptionally heavy cannonade until a shell, hitting the machine, caused it to side-slip and fall. The pilot strove to regain control and get the plane on an even keel but it looked likely that crash was inevitable. The situation was saved by the observer, who calmly climbed out of his seat on to one of the lower planes and walked upwards from strut to strut until hi

The Royal Air Force Patrols Arctic Waters. 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

Photo collection First World War. Military Zeppelin of central powers on the ground in a snowy landscape. 1915

British Tanks - Tanks - War File. July 02, 1945.

Helicopter Ambulance In Malaya -- The Royal Air Force helicopter air ambulances are rapidly nearing the end of their operational trails in Malaya. Here a Westland Sikorsky hoverfly 2 drops slowly to earth in a small jungle clearing hammed in by tall trees, its rotors barely clearing the jungle fringe.Clamped to the side is the stretcher bearing pannier which contains the wounded patient. Regular evacuation services are planned for the casualties suffered by the security forces in their anti-bandit fighting in the jungles of Malaya. July 18, 1950. (Photo by Associated Press Newsphoto).

Soldiers working under a canopy in the war zone, repairing most needed Red Cross ambulances. Date: 1916

Anefo photo collection. Central Band Raf at Valkenburg airport. October 21, 1949. Valkenburg, South Holland

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A carrier kite and attached basket around ten - twenty feet above a yard or small parade ground in front of a large house and some leafless trees. Several soldiers are stood with their backs to the camera watching the kite. The cables can just be seen coming down from the kite. According to Cody he was fascinated by kites from a young age, when he saw the Chinese cooks who worked on the cattle drives making and flying toy kites. Like many of Cody's tales of his early life, it is difficult to say whether this is true or not.. In friendly competition he and his sons used to build kites and fly them to great heights. They began building larger and larger versions until Cody decided to try and construct a man carrier. After many trials and the occasional accident Cody designed and built a system that could easily carry a man to a height of over 2500 feet and hold him suitably stable whilst he was in the air. His design was purchased by the war

Anefo photo collection. Glugerscentrum Terlet at Arnhem. April 4, 1950. Arnhem, Terlet

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