Aviation In Britain Before The First World War

A pre-First World War demonstration of a two man kite designed by Samuel Franklin Cody for use by the British Army's Royal Engineers Balloon Section. Demonstration of a two man kite designed by S F Cody for us More

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Close up of Mr N Spratt sat in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Close up of Major Hereward de Havilland sat in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Close up of James Valentine sat in the cockpit of an aircraft. Valentine was an English pilot who flew aga More

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Close up of Geoffrey de Havilland sat in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Close up of W J Stutt sat in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Close up of W J Stutt getting out of the cockpit of an aircraft.

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Close up of E T Busk sat in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Three quarter length portrait of W J Stutt.

Aircraft and Balloons Used by Some of the Air Pioneers Who Were Contemporary With Samuel Franklin Cody. Lieutenant-Colonel Mervyn O'Gorman, aeronautical research designer and Superintendent of the Royal Aircraf More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A good view of the airship sheds at Farnborough.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A medium close up of the propellor and undercarriage of a BE 1 prototype.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Army Airship Gamma II in flight .

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Army Airship Gamma II in flight .

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Army Airship Gamma II in flight .

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Leabaudy airship in flight close to the ground with a cody aircraft in flight in the distance.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The wreck of the Lebaudy airship in Farnborough. Part of the gasbag hanging from some trees in front of a house. A large crowd is looking on. The photograph was pr More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The wreck of the Lebaudy airship in Farnborough. The engine and one of the propellors can be seen in the foreground behind them is part of the remnants of the envelope.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The wreck of the Lebaudy airship in Farnborough. Several soldiers are clambering on top of the remains of the gondola.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The wreck of the Lebaudy airship in Farnborough. Remains of the envelope can be seen hanging from the trees along with remains of the control surfaces on the road.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Lebaudy airship in flight during its journey from Paris to Farnborough.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Spencer airship near the ground in Croydon. A large crowd is watching below.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A BE 1 biplane fitted with experimental wirless equipment (not visible) on the ground, the aircraft sheds can be seen in the background.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A portrait photograph of Count Graf Zeppelin.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The airship Nulli Secundus I circling St Paul's cathedral during the record breaking flight from Farnborough to London made by Cody and Lieutenant Colonel Capper o More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Nulli Secundus II leaving the ground at the start of its maiden voyage, a large crowd is looking on and part of one of the airship sheds is visible in the backgrou More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Medium close up of Cody inside one of the airship sheds starting the 50hp Antoinette engine on the airship Nulli Secundus I. The rigging that attached the engine a More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Medium close of men working on a two seater Breguet Biplane. The balloon sheds can be seen in the background.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A good view of Cody aircraft mark IC (Cathedral - so named because of its size and the size of the hangar it required and the katahedral (lower at the wing tips) a More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The car of the Willows airship beneath the gasbag.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Gamma airship on the ground with a Farman biplane in the air in the forground. This could be a montage.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The naval airships Astra Torres and Willow II on the ground the large number of airship sheds and workshops at Farnborough can be seen in the background.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A De Havilland biplane on the ground with several onlookers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The car for the Astra Torres Airship with some Navy handlers. Note the passengers inside the car visible through the windows.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Army Airship Eta with a large group of army handlers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Army Airship Gamma II with a group of army and navy handlers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Astra Torris airship with a group of army and navy handlers. In the foreround is a RE 1 aircraft with FE 1 stood behind it.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Naval Airship Willow II on the ground next to a RE 1 aircraft. The balloon sheds and other workshops can be seen in the background.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Flanders monoplane on the ground.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A medium close up of Geoffrey de Havilland sat in the cockpit of his aircraft number 2. De Havilland like Cody designed and built his own aircraft (with the help o More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The car of the Lebaudy Airship with a large group of army handlers assisting with its landing.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Astra Torres airship attached to a portable mooring post.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Paulhan army biplane (numbered F 2) on the ground with two mounted cavalry men looking on.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Sopwith Scout aircraft biplane (numbered 326) on the ground.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Lebaudy airship in flight.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Maurice Farman biplane on the ground with a large group of spectators in the background.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Avro biplane on the ground with a small group of handlers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Maurice Farman biplane on the ground with a large group of spectators in the background.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Avro biplane on the ground with a small group of handlers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A panoramic view of the Royal Aircraft Factory showing the balloon sheds and workshops.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The army airship Beta about to land or just having taken off.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Burke army aeroplane flying low over the ground.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The airship Gamma about to fly over the airship sheds and the Royal Aircraft Factory.

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 More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War An unidentified airship in flight.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War An SE 1 army aircraft being towed along the ground by five men.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A row of seven army aircraft. The first aircraft is an Avro 500 (number 291) followed by six RE 1's (336, 349, 368 and 329 visible). Mechanics and possibly pilots More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Naval airship Willow II having just been pulled out of one of the airship sheds.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The army airship Beta II flying low over a group of handlers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Gamma airship being pulled out of one of the airship sheds..

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Bleriot monoplane on the ground.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Maurice Farman biplane on the ground with a large group of spectators in the background.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A BE 2 with a mechanic, working on the far side of the engine, being watched by a man in a suit.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Astra Torres airship flying over a large group of handlers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The army airship Delta flying over the Royal Aircraft Factory. The balloon sheds can be seen on the left hand side of the photograph.

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. A BE 2 is stood in the foreground with another unidenti More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Dunne biplane on the ground. Note the unsual vee-shaped swept back wings, this shape of wing meant that the aircraft was inherently stable (pilots could safely r More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The British army airship Gamma in the foreground being secured by a group handlers with probably Beta in flight in the distance.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Nieuport monoplane on the ground.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Bleriot monoplane on the ground in front of the balloon shed.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War British Army Airship Eta on the ground possibly in a quarry, this would offer protection against strong winds..

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Deflating the Gamma airship outside the balloon shed.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War British Army Airship Beta flying over the airship sheds.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War An good view of Cody aircraft mark IC (Cathedral - so named because of its size and the size of the hangar it required and the katahedral (lower at the wing tips) More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The army airship Delta flying over the Royal Aircraft Factory. The balloon sheds can be seen on the left hand side of the photograph.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The army airship Beta on the ground with a group of handlers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The army airships Delta (on the left) and Gamma (on the right) on the ground in front of the airship sheds.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War British Army Airship Beta flying over the airship sheds.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Lebaudy airship being manoeuvred on the ground by a large party of handlers. Note the Union Jack hanging from the airship.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The naval airship Parseval coming in to land, the airship shed can be seen in the background.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Bleriot monoplane about to be started, two men are sat in the cockpit. Not the soldiers holding the tail skid, presumably to stop the aircraft running away when More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The army airship Gamma in low flight approaching a group of handlers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Lebaudy airship landing with a large group of handlers and onlookers watching.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War De Havilland aircraft number 2 on the ground with onlookers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War HRE 2 on water. This is the same as a RE 2 but with floats added.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Gamma airship on the ground with a Farman biplane in the air in the forground. This could be a montage.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Lebaudy airship after it had crashed in Farnborough Road with a large group of onloookers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The Lebaudy airship in flight.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Cody aircraft mark IA in flight. This aircraft was the rebuilt version of the original aircraft in which Cody made his first flight. The main difference between th More

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. A BE 2 (number 235) is stood in the foreground with ano More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Caudron biplane on the ground (number 311).

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Bleriot monoplane (number 11) on the ground with a large crowd of onlookers.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Cody aircraft mark III outside the shed on Laffan's Plain with Cody working on it and a good number of civilian and army onlookers observing. Cody built this aircr More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Burke army biplane on the ground.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A good view of the Cody aircraft mark III with Cody working on the engine. There is a good number of civilian and army onlookers observing including two children. More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The navy airship Parseval taking off. The gondola and part of the gas bag are visible.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Cody aircraft mark IC (Cathedral - so named because of its size and the size of the hangar it required and the katahedral (lower at the wing tips) arrangement of t More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A Bleriot monoplane on the ground with a crowd of onlookers. Two small dogs are wandering around the aircraft.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Cody aircraft mark II as built, with a number of civilian and army bystanders stood around. Cody built this aircraft in 1910; the previous aircraft had been in sev More

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A good medium close up of Mr. Morton refuelling the Cody aircraft mark IC (Cathedral - so named because of its size and the size of the hangar it required and the More