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A small propeller plane flying over a field. Cemair beech 1900 plane airplane.

A small propeller plane flying over a field. Cemair beech 1900 plane a...

Copyright-free airplane pictures. Free to use images of airplanes.

The Langley Aerodrome, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 1903.

The Langley Aerodrome, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 1903.

Just nine days before the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, Samuel P. Langley, the third director and secretary of the Smithsonian had failed to prove that his man-carrying aerodrome could fly first when it c... More

Flyer on the Big Kill Devil Hill, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 1903.

Flyer on the Big Kill Devil Hill, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 1...

The first flight took place on December 17, 1903 even though Wilbur and Orville tried to fly a few days earlier on the 14th. However, the wind was calm and the brothers knew they would never get off of the grou... More

The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade field. This series of test flights resulted in the Army purchasing its first aircraft. In the first flight, Sept. 9, 1908, Orville Wright kept the plane aloft 71 seconds. The second flight resulted in a crash that left Wright severely cut and bruised and his passenger, Army LT. Thomas Selfridge dead -- the first powered-aviation fatality. (Exact date shot UNKNOWN)

The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade fiel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

[Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 115 Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in LO... More

Airplanes - Flight - Lieut. Charles B. Austing, A.S., in remodeled De Haviland 4- plane which he is piloting from France Field, Canal Zone to Washington, D.C

Airplanes - Flight - Lieut. Charles B. Austing, A.S., in remodeled De ...

Airplanes - Flight Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lt. Stein, flight commander of the "Wolfchen" and pilot Vobek. This plane performed excellent reconnaissance service during the cruise of the "Wolf"

Lt. Stein, flight commander of the "Wolfchen" and pilot Vobek. This pl...

German Military Activities and Personnel Public domain photograph - German army, military forces during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Accidents - Wild aeroplane crashes thru building's roof. A cadet in trial flight at Texas Aviation School lost control of his machine and plane crashed partly thru the roof of one of the buildings

Airplanes - Accidents - Wild aeroplane crashes thru building's roof. A...

Date Taken: 4/5/1919 Photographer: Underwood & Underwood Airplanes - Accidents Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Flight - Liberty Engine in experimental plane flown from Dayton to Detroit and return. Taken in fairgrounds in Detroit, Mich

Airplanes - Flight - Liberty Engine in experimental plane flown from D...

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Airplanes - Flight - An American Scout Plane. The N.Y. Times

Airplanes - Flight - An American Scout Plane. The N.Y. Times

Photographer: Times Photo Service Airplanes - Flight Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Engines - Liberty Airplane Engine Test. Plane with Liberty engine in test flight from Dayton, Ohio to Detroit, Michigan. The photograph was taken at the arrival of the plane at the Detroit Fair Grounds. The plane made the flight back to Daytona

Airplanes - Engines - Liberty Airplane Engine Test. Plane with Liberty...

Photographer: Liberty Motor Co. Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Inspection - The inspectors at Wilbur Wright Field giving the plane a thorough inspection before her trial flight, Dayton, O. C.P.I

Airplanes - Inspection - The inspectors at Wilbur Wright Field giving ...

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Airplanes - Flight - Curtiss plane in formation, photographed from Caproni

Airplanes - Flight - Curtiss plane in formation, photographed from Cap...

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Airplanes - Types - Plane which will probably make cross-Atlantic flight. Twin-motored 800 H.P. Martin Bomber now on exhibition at Aeronautic show at Madison Square Garden and which, it is intended is to make flight across Atlantic. According to reports Capt. Roy Francis is to guide plane upon its cross-Atlantic trip

Airplanes - Types - Plane which will probably make cross-Atlantic flig...

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Airplanes - Wings - Wings of new type De Haviland Plane. Planes of this type created a favorable impression with their flight over enemy territory. Inter. Film Ser

Airplanes - Wings - Wings of new type De Haviland Plane. Planes of thi...

Photographer: International Film Service Airplanes - Wings Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Flight - Speedy scout plane known on the Marine records as No. 38231 but to the aviators at Miami, Fla. as "Betsy". Rec'd from Recruiting Publicity Bureau of U.S.M.C

Airplanes - Flight - Speedy scout plane known on the Marine records as...

Date Taken: 1918 Photographer: Rec'd from Recruiting Publicity Bureau of U.S.M.C. Airplanes - Flight

Airplanes - Flight - Launching of the "Langley," first Handley Page Bombing plane built in the U.S. The "Langley" was built by the Standard Aircraft Corp. Elizabeth, N.J. and was launched on the flying field of the company. Leaving the ground

Airplanes - Flight - Launching of the "Langley," first Handley Page Bo...

Date Taken: 7/6/1918 Photographer: Standard Aircraft Corp. Airplanes - Flight

Airplanes - Engines - Liberty Airplane Engine Test. Plane with Liberty engine in test flight from Dayton, Ohio to Detroit, Michigan. The photograph was taken at the arrival of the plane at the Detroit Fair Grounds. The plane made the flight back to Daytona

Airplanes - Engines - Liberty Airplane Engine Test. Plane with Liberty...

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Airplanes - Flight - First photograph to be released of the first Liberty Motor to fly. Now that the censorship has been released this photo shows the first aeroplane to be equipped with a Liberty Motor in flight. The late Col. Roosevelt made a flight in this machine. It was on August 21, 1917 that this plane with a Liberty Motor climbed 7,000 feet in 10 minutes and reached its maximum altitude of 19,000 feet in forty-one minutes. The speed developed was faster than that of the Nieuport Scout, on eof the leading European planes at that time

Airplanes - Flight - First photograph to be released of the first Libe...

Date Taken: 8/21/1917 Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Airplanes - Flight

Airplanes - Flight - Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, L.I. Caproni bombing plane on its trial flight

Airplanes - Flight - Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, L.I. Caproni bombing p...

Photographer: Orren Jack Turner Airplanes - Flight Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Historical - New tandem plane makes initial flight at Mineola. The new plane is one of the style of the regular twin motor pusher with an additional set of wings attached to the end of the fuselage

Airplanes - Historical - New tandem plane makes initial flight at Mine...

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Airplanes - Flight - The scout plane has become a favorite at U.S. Marine Aviation Field, Miami, Fla. Shows three of them going on a flight. From C.P.I

Airplanes - Flight - The scout plane has become a favorite at U.S. Mar...

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Airplanes - Historical - Fuselage of Hugh Seaplane being built by the Witteman-Lewis Aircraft Co., New Jersey, and is to be piloted by Captain Hugo Sunstedt the Swedish Aviator, for a transatlantic flight for the 50,000 dollar Lorth Northcliffe prize. Plane when rigged will have a wingspan of 100 feet and boat length of 72 feet, and capacity of 700 gals. of gasoline. The boat is to be enclosed to protect against the cold and will carry three passengers besides the pilot. The speed is 80 miles per hour and the plane is of the pusher type, the propellers being in the rear

Airplanes - Historical - Fuselage of Hugh Seaplane being built by the ...

Photographer: Western Newspaper Union. Airplanes - Historical Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Flight - Airplane that took part in mimic battle over Baltimore, June 24, 1918. The start after the "hostile" plane

Airplanes - Flight - Airplane that took part in mimic battle over Balt...

Date Taken: 6/24/1918 Photographer: W.L. Mann Airplanes - Flight Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Historical - Launching of the "Langley" First Handley Page Bombing Plane built in the U.S. The "Langley" was built by the Standard Aircraft Corp., Elizabeth, N.J. and was launched on the flying field of the company. Col. Semphill telling of his experiences after flight

Airplanes - Historical - Launching of the "Langley" First Handley Page...

Date Taken: 6/6/1918 Photographer: Standard Aircraft Corp. Airplanes - Historical

Airplanes - Flight - Airplane that took part in mimic battle over Baltimore, June 24, 1918. The start after the "hostile" plane

Airplanes - Flight - Airplane that took part in mimic battle over Balt...

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Airplanes - Historical - Trans-Atlantic plane being built at Bayonne, N.J. A hugh seaplane being built by the Witteman-Lewis Aircraft Co. to be piloted by Capt. Hugo Sunstedt the Sweedish Aviator (directly underneath the plane), for a transatlantic flight for the $50,000 Lord Northcliff price. Plane when rigged will have a wingspan of 100 feet and boat length of 72 feet. The boat is to be enclosed to protect against the cold and will carry three passengers besides the pilot. Its speed is 80 miles per hour and is of the pusher type, the propellers being in the rear of the plane. She will carry 700 gallons of gasoline

Airplanes - Historical - Trans-Atlantic plane being built at Bayonne, ...

Photographer: Western Newspaper Union. Airplanes - Historical Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Australian S.E.5A fighter aeroplanes of No. 6 (Training) Squadron

Australian S.E.5A fighter aeroplanes of No. 6 (Training) Squadron

ID Number: D00435 .Maker: Unknown .Place made: United Kingdom: England, Minchinhampton .Date made: March 1919 . .Australian S.E.5A fighter aeroplanes (serials B127; D351 and F9075) of No. 6 (Training) ... More

McReady and Kelly who took plane from coast-to-coast on non-stop flight

McReady and Kelly who took plane from coast-to-coast on non-stop fligh...

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Plane that had non-stop flight in 1923 from coast to coast

Plane that had non-stop flight in 1923 from coast to coast

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Coolidge inspecting world flight plane at Bowling [i.e., Bolling] Field, [Washington, D.C.], 9/9/24

Coolidge inspecting world flight plane at Bowling [i.e., Bolling] Fiel...

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Major F.L. Martin, who left Wash. as Commander of the Army's round-the-world flight and who nearly lost his life when his plane smashed into a mountain of Aleutian Range, reported June 3rd to General Mason M. Patrick, chief of the Army Air Service. Following the meeting they both called on Secy. of War Weeks, center. Left to rt.: Maj. Martin, Secy. Weeks, and General Patrick

Major F.L. Martin, who left Wash. as Commander of the Army's round-the...

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Coolidge inspecting world flight plane at Bowling [i.e., Bolling] Field, [Washington, D.C.], 9/9/24

Coolidge inspecting world flight plane at Bowling [i.e., Bolling] Fiel...

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Coolidge inspecting world flight plane at Bowling Field [i.e., Bolling Field, Washington, D.C], 9/9/24

Coolidge inspecting world flight plane at Bowling Field [i.e., Bolling...

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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Douglas Robinson, inspected the new training being given the Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md on Friday August 7th. Under the new regulations each midshipmen must take a course in aviation and learn to pilot a plane. The [...] Year Men now at the Academy are the first ones to recieve training. This picture shows Mr. Robinson (center) ready [...]ake a flight with Midshipman C.O. Larson, right. Admiral N[...] Superintendent of the Academy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Douglas Robinson, inspected t...

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President Coolidge greets Commander Francesco De Pinedo, Italian aviator. Commander Francesco de Pinedo, the daring Italian flyer whose flight around the world was interrupted with accidental burning [...]plane at Roosevelt Dam, Arizona, was greeted by President [...]ge at the White House today. He was presented to the [...]xecutive by the Italian ambassador, Nobile Giacomo de [...], center. On the right is Commander Silvio Scaroni, [...] he at the Italian Embassy

President Coolidge greets Commander Francesco De Pinedo, Italian aviat...

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Amelia Earhart, NASA history collection

Amelia Earhart, NASA history collection

(Unknown) Amelia Earhart standing in front of the Lockheed Electra in which she disappeared in July 1937. Born in Atchison, Kansas in 1897, Amelia Earhart did not begin flying until after her move to California... More

"The good old days of aviation." Commander H.C. Richardson, crack U.S. Navy flyer, at the controls of a 1915 model Curtiss seaplane which he took on its maiden flight today on the Potomac at Washington. The old plane was discovered in storage at the Washington Navy Yard where it has been for over 12 years. Commander Richardson is testing the old boat to compare its behavior to that of craft of modern construction

"The good old days of aviation." Commander H.C. Richardson, crack U.S....

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President Coolidge is invited to fly over Washington. Russ Halley, banker and aviator of Rapid City, North Dakota, where President Coolidge spent last summer's vacation, arrived in Washington today in his 15-passenger plane. He immediately went to the White House to invite the President for a flight over the National Capital which offer was refused with thanks by the Chief executive. Senator Peter Norbeck of North Dakota is on the left

President Coolidge is invited to fly over Washington. Russ Halley, ban...

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Goodbye and Good Luck. After christening the seaplane in which Lieut. Benjamin Mendes, of Colombia, will attempt a nonstop flight from Far Rockaway, N.Y., to Colombia, Miss Maria Olaya, daughter of the minister from Colombia to the United States, bid the flyer bon voyage. The plane was christened Ricaurte in honor of one of Colombia's famous generals

Goodbye and Good Luck. After christening the seaplane in which Lieut. ...

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London celebrate Amelia Earhart, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 2014.

London celebrate Amelia Earhart, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 20...

Exact photo date unknown. On June 18, 1928, at Burry Port, Wales in the United Kingdom, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean! She covered over 2,000 miles in 20 hours and 40 mi... More

F6 Karlsborg. Flygplan B6. Säkerhetsföreskrifter vid flyg med B6 eller J9: "intill dess betryggande åtgärder vidtagits för att förhindra att koloxid intränger i förarrummet på flygplan B6 och J9, skola dessa typer som regel flygas med huven något öppen. Endast när flygningens art (t.ex. vid dykningar eller annars när hög fart uppnås) så kräver, får huven tillfälligtvis stängas. Förare som märker eller tror sig märka koloxidförgiftning, skall under alla förhållanden omedelbart öppna huven så mycket som erfodras för att luften åter skall bliva frisk i förarrummet.)" Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg. Flygplan B6. Säkerhetsföreskrifter vid flyg med B6 eller...

F6 Karlsborg. Flygplan B6. Säkerhetsföreskrifter vid flyg med B6 eller J9: "intill dess betryggande åtgärder vidtagits för att förhindra att koloxid intränger i förarrummet på flygplan B6 och J9, skola dessa ty... More

F6 Karlsborg. Flygplan J9. Säkerhetsföreskrifter vid flyg med B6 eller J9: "Intill dess betryggande åtgärder vidtagits för att förhindra att koloxid intränger i förarrummet på flygplan B6 och J9, skola dessa typer som regel flygas med huven något öppen. Endast när flygningens art (t.ex. vid dykningar eller annars när hög fart uppnås) så kräver, får huven tillfälligtvis stängas. Förare som märker eller tror sig märka koloxidförgiftning, skall under alla förhållanden omedelbart öppna huven så mycket som erfodras för att luften skall bliva frisk i förarrummet.)" Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg. Flygplan J9. Säkerhetsföreskrifter vid flyg med B6 eller...

F6 Karlsborg. Flygplan J9. Säkerhetsföreskrifter vid flyg med B6 eller J9: "Intill dess betryggande åtgärder vidtagits för att förhindra att koloxid intränger i förarrummet på flygplan B6 och J9, skola dessa ty... More

Widow of noted flyer receive medal. 12/13/30, Mrs. Florence Shaw Page receives the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded posthumously to the late Capt. Arthur H. Page, U.S. Marines, for this "pioneering" scientific [...] and successful accomplishment in the art of blind flying." The particular flight for which he received the medal was from Omaha to Anacostia, D.C., the distance of 1,000 miles having been made by flying blind the entire distance in one day. Capt. Page was also noted for having won the Curtiss Marine Trophy Race last spring, flying the 100-mile course at an average of 164 miles an hour. He died from injuries received when his plane crashed during the Thompson Trophy Race at Chicago last September. In the photograph, left to right: Maj. General Ben H. Fuller, Commandant of the Marine Corps.; Mrs. Page and Ernest Lee Jahncke, Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Widow of noted flyer receive medal. 12/13/30, Mrs. Florence Shaw Page ...

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Amelia Earhart at Derry. Northern Ireland

Amelia Earhart at Derry. Northern Ireland

On Saturday, 21 May 1932, Amelia Earhart was on her second Atlantic crossing when she was forced to land in a field near Derry (Londonderry) in her "Little Red Bus"...Ireland of the Welcomes was to the fore in ... More

Widal inspects engine in new Flivver plane. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. A new Flivver plane, powered with a Ford V-8 Motor and capable of a cruising speed of 95 miles an hour, was demonstrated to Eugene Vidal, Director of the Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Commerce, today. The plane has a wing spread of 36 feet. A low gas mileage is claimed for the ship, 16 miles to the gallon, on its flight from St. Louis to Chicago in 2 hours, 33 minutes. Director Vidal is shown inspecting the motor with Hayden Campbell, of St. Joseph, Mo., who flew the plane here

Widal inspects engine in new Flivver plane. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15....

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Before he clipped a wing [...] Aviator Clyde Pangborn, world famous flyer, photoed at Wash., D.C., with Asst. Sec. of War, Harry Woodring, just a few moments before the ship, in taxing down the runway, clipped wings with another plane on the field as Fangborn prepared to given Congressmen and notables a ride in the big two motored plane which he may attempt a round-the-world flight with later. 7/26/35

Before he clipped a wing [...] Aviator Clyde Pangborn, world famous fl...

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Going to roost. The Winnie Mae, famous globe circling plane with carried the late Wiley Post around the world solo, and before that carried Harold Gatty and Post on the first such flight, is unloaded at Bolling field, Washington, under the direction of Smithsonian Institution. Paul Garber, of the Smithsonian Engineering division, supervising the unloading the famous plane. It will be stored in the Institution along side the Lindbergh plane, Spirit of St. Louis, 12/2/35

Going to roost. The Winnie Mae, famous globe circling plane with carri...

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Tanganyika. Ngorongoro Crater. Lake Gilgil from plane on homeward flight

Tanganyika. Ngorongoro Crater. Lake Gilgil from plane on homeward flig...

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U.S. Flyers win Mackay Award. Washington, D.C., May 8. Nine officers and enlisted men of the U.S. Air Corps were today presented with the Mackay trophy for 1936 as a reward for the heroic flight under unfavorable weather conditions from Langley Field, Virginia, to Allecan, Mich., last August. The trophy, which is awarded annually for the most meritorious air plane flight of the year, was presented to the flyers at Bolling Field, D.C., by Maj. General Malin Craig, U.S. Chief of Staff. In the photograph, left to right: Sergt. Frank B. Connor; Capt. Richard D. Nugent; Lieut. Edwin G. Simenson; Charles F. Horner, President of the National Aeronautic Association; Maj. General Malin Craig; Lieut. Burton W. Armstrong; Lieut. Herbert Morgan, Jr.; and Lieut. William P. Ragsdale, 5/8/1937

U.S. Flyers win Mackay Award. Washington, D.C., May 8. Nine officers a...

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Model for silver anniversary of commercial aviation. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. New Years Day will mark the 25th anniversary of commercial aviation. The first passenger air line was established between St. Petersburg, and Tampa, Fla. with Tony Jannus, a Washington, D.C., boy, piloting the plane. Paul E. Garber of the U.S. National Museum has secured this model of the original Benoist plane, which was used on the first flight, for the national Aircraft Collection of which he has charge. The model will be formally presented to the museum by officials of the state of Florida at the Annual Convention of the National Aeronautic Association Jan. 15-17 at ST. Louis, the city where the original plane was manufacture red, 12/29/38

Model for silver anniversary of commercial aviation. Washington, D.C.,...

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Inauguration of Tel-Aviv landing ground. Palestine Airways. The plane taking off on first flight of service showing asphalt runway between the sand

Inauguration of Tel-Aviv landing ground. Palestine Airways. The plane ...

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Smithsonian gets model of first German plane to fly Atlantic. Washington, D.C., Oct. 26. A 20" scale model of the Bremen which made the first westward non-stop flight across the North Atlantic in 1928 has been received by the Smithsonian Institution from Germany. Miss Katherine Onsgard of Arlington, Virginia, a private flyer, is pictured holding the model of the plane which was flown from Germany by Capt. Hermann Koehl, Baron Zuenther Von Huenefeld, and Col. James Fitzmaurice. They made a forced landing on Greenly Island off the coast of Newfoundland, 10-26-38

Smithsonian gets model of first German plane to fly Atlantic. Washingt...

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Navy's new longe-range bomber gets underway. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. The U.S. Navy's new million-dollar longe-range bomber races down the Potomac today on a tail spin. The plane, which has been inspected by President Roosevelt, recently arrived at the Naval Air Station here after a non-stop flight from the Pacific Coast, 11/8/38

Navy's new longe-range bomber gets underway. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8....

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Wings over Palestine-Certificates of Flying School, April 21, 1939. A plane about to take off for a test flight [Lydda Air Port]

Wings over Palestine-Certificates of Flying School, April 21, 1939. A ...

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A black and white photo of a propeller plane. Plane aircraft war plane.

A black and white photo of a propeller plane. Plane aircraft war plane...

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Wings over Palestine-Certificates of Flying School, April 21, 1939. A plane about to take off for a test flight (closer up) [Lydda Air Port]

Wings over Palestine-Certificates of Flying School, April 21, 1939. A ...

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Transport plane takes off on test flight, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

Transport plane takes off on test flight, Consolidated Aircraft Corp.,...

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Convoy. A scout plane from the aircraft carrier USS Ranger returns from a patrol flight of the area of the sea through which a convoy is passing. The efficient work of planes like this accounts in large measure for the relatively few ships that are successfully attacked by submarine wolf packs

Convoy. A scout plane from the aircraft carrier USS Ranger returns fro...

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F6 Karlsborg 1940. 30 st franska Morane-Sauliner M.S 406 som gåva till Finland, anländer till Malmö packade i lådor och uppmonterades på Bulltofta av 5 franska mekaniker. Finska piloter flög planen via Västerås till Finland. Man hade tillstånd att mellanlanda på F6, men bara 2 flygplan använde sig av tillståndet. Flygplanstypen hade en kanon, troligen 20 mm, som sköt genom Propell-navet, samt en finkalibrig kulspruta i vardera vingen, kaliber troligen mindre än 8 mm. Bilden visar MS311. Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson, Karlsborg. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg 1940. 30 st franska Morane-Sauliner M.S 406 som gåva till...

F6 Karlsborg 1940. 30 st franska Morane-Sauliner M.S 406 som gåva till Finland, anländer till Malmö packade i lådor och uppmonterades på Bulltofta av 5 franska mekaniker. Finska piloter flög planen via Västerås... More

Left side front view medium shot of a Spitfire, a World War II era fighter plane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Royal Air Force Coningsby, as it was on display at R.A.F. Lakenheath, United Kingdom, during the Battle of Britain ceremony. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

Left side front view medium shot of a Spitfire, a World War II era fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

F6 Karlsborg vintern 1940-1941. B4:or görs klara för flygning. Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson, Karlsborg. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg vintern 1940-1941. B4:or görs klara för flygning. Albumet...

F6 Karlsborg vintern 1940-1941. B4:or görs klara för flygning. Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson, Karlsborg. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg februari 1940. Italienska flygplanet Fiat G50 i F6 tygverkstad. Alla planen, ca 30 st utom de 2 första mellanlandade på F6 för skottställning och prov med vapeninstallation vilket utfördes av den italienske mekanikern Passeri. De flygplan som hämtades i Trollhättan (ca 16 st), flögs till Karlsborg samt vidare till Västerås för överlämning till finska förare, utfördes av förare ur F6: Fanj. Gottfrid Lundberg, Fanj. Nils Ellenfors och serg. Henry Pehrson. Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson, Karlsborg. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg februari 1940. Italienska flygplanet Fiat G50 i F6 tygver...

F6 Karlsborg februari 1940. Italienska flygplanet Fiat G50 i F6 tygverkstad. Alla planen, ca 30 st utom de 2 första mellanlandade på F6 för skottställning och prov med vapeninstallation vilket utfördes av den i... More

A large silver airplane sitting on top of an airport tarmac. Air show bomber aircraft plane.

A large silver airplane sitting on top of an airport tarmac. Air show ...

Copyright-free airplane pictures. Free to use images of airplanes.

F6 Karlsborg. Vinterövning i Luleå 1941 6/3. Efter 35 minuters flygning från Rättvik fick denna B4 motorstopp varvid föraren, fänrik Berg tvingades nödlanda på en liten sjö och gled in i skogen. Fänrik Berg skadades lindrigt medan passageraren flygsignalist kapten Holmer klarade sig oskadd. Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson, Karlsborg. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg. Vinterövning i Luleå 1941 6/3. Efter 35 minuters flygnin...

F6 Karlsborg. Vinterövning i Luleå 1941 6/3. Efter 35 minuters flygning från Rättvik fick denna B4 motorstopp varvid föraren, fänrik Berg tvingades nödlanda på en liten sjö och gled in i skogen. Fänrik Berg ska... More

F6 Karlsborg. Vinterövning i Luleå 1941 6/3. Efter 35 minuters flygning från Rättvik fick denna B4 motorstopp varvid föraren, fänrik Berg tvingades nödlanda på en liten sjö och gled in i skogen. Fänrik Berg skadades lindrigt medan passageraren flygsignalist kapten Holmen klarade sig oskadd. Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson, Karlsborg. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg. Vinterövning i Luleå 1941 6/3. Efter 35 minuters flygnin...

F6 Karlsborg. Vinterövning i Luleå 1941 6/3. Efter 35 minuters flygning från Rättvik fick denna B4 motorstopp varvid föraren, fänrik Berg tvingades nödlanda på en liten sjö och gled in i skogen. Fänrik Berg ska... More

F6 Karlsborg 9/6 1941. Haveri med B4 på F6-fältet. Vid landning kolliderade planet med ett träd omedelbart utanför fältgränsen, varvid planet tappade farten, vek sig och havererade. Flygning skedde via instrument under huv. Flygförare var reservoff.aspirant Björnhagen. Som säkerhetsförare off.aspirant Forsell. Besättningen skadades inte allvarligt. Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson, Karlsborg. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg 9/6 1941. Haveri med B4 på F6-fältet. Vid landning kollid...

F6 Karlsborg 9/6 1941. Haveri med B4 på F6-fältet. Vid landning kolliderade planet med ett träd omedelbart utanför fältgränsen, varvid planet tappade farten, vek sig och havererade. Flygning skedde via instrume... More

Cadet mounting plane prior to training flight. Craig Field, Southeastern Air Training Center, Selma, Alabama

Cadet mounting plane prior to training flight. Craig Field, Southeaste...

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F6 Karlsborg 28/1 1941. Flottiljens B4:or på Bottensjöns is. Flögs över för montering av skidor och iordningsställdes för resan till Norrland (vinterövning). Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hansson, Karlsborg. Förteckning över hela donationen finns i albumet samt som Word-dokument.

F6 Karlsborg 28/1 1941. Flottiljens B4:or på Bottensjöns is. Flögs öve...

F6 Karlsborg 28/1 1941. Flottiljens B4:or på Bottensjöns is. Flögs över för montering av skidor och iordningsställdes för resan till Norrland (vinterövning). Albumet är en del av en donation från Karl-Axel Hans... More

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting system in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider plane in flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider plane in flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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A North American P-51 fighter receives final inspection on the flight ramp before its first test flight

A North American P-51 fighter receives final inspection on the flight ...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. A Negro employee at the flight ramp of North American's Inglewood, California, plant, tows a B-25 bomber into place. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. A Negro employee at the fli...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Another B-25 rolls out the doors from the assembly line of the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California. On the flight ramp it will join its sister ships which are undergoing final check-ups, painting and flight tests. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Another B-25 rolls out the ...

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Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Navy N2S, primary land plane, ready for afternoon flight trips at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas. These ships are completely reconditioned after fulfilling their service schedules by civil service employees at the base

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Navy N2S, primary land plane, r...

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Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers lined up at North American Aviation, Inc., almost ready for their first test flight

Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers lined up at North American Aviation,...

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Camp Lee, Virginia. A P-40 airplane out of control crashed so near these musicians on the parade ground as to endanger their lives. Flight officer Clayton W. Huntsman lost his life when he jumped, but only after he had maneuvered his plane so that it would not hit them

Camp Lee, Virginia. A P-40 airplane out of control crashed so near the...

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Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Signing out before taking off. Before each flight, at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas, cadets must sign a yellow flight sheet record. The ship shown here is an N2S primary land plane

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Signing out before taking off. ...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Wooden wheels are attached to a P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane so it may be moved around the ramp at the Inglewood, California plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. When it is ready for flight tests, regular landing wheels with rubber tires will be substituted. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Wooden wheels are attached ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Just off the assembly line of a western plane, a new consolidated transport makes its maiden flight. The landing wheels are being retracted as the plane soars. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Just off the assembly li...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. Student ready for flight in glider plane

Parris Island, South Carolina. Student ready for flight in glider plan...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Employees of the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation gather on the flight ramp during lunch period to watch the performance of ships they help to build. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Employees of the Inglewood,...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. Student ready for flight in glider plane

Parris Island, South Carolina. Student ready for flight in glider plan...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of American mass production. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant, gets a final checkup preparatory to a test flight. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of American mass production. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant, gets a final checkup preparatory to a test flight. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting system in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider plane in flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of American mass production. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant, gets a final checkup preparatory to a test flight. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Navy N2S primary land plane, ready for afternoon flight trips at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas. These ships are completely reconditioned, after fulfilling their service schedules by civil service employees at the base

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Navy N2S primary land plane, r...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A girl clerk on the flight ramp of North American's Inglewood, California, aircraft plant, carries dispatches over large areas quickly with a bicycle. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A girl clerk on the flight ...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider plane in flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Flight's over--an N3N training plane is safe on the dollie and pilot and instructor go back to the hangar. After fulfilling their service schedules, planes at the Corpus Christi, Texas, naval air base are completely reconditioned by civil service mechanics attached to the base

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Flight's over--an N3N training ...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. When it comes to fighting methods, the Marines have all the answers. Student pilot of a glider and the pilot of a tow plane look things over before the start of a flight from Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. When it comes to fighting methods...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Army Air Force test pilots prepare to make a routine test flight in a B-25 bomber prior to acceptance by the Army. The test is made at North American's Inglewood, California, plant. In addition to the battle tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Army Air Force test pilots ...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. A new war tool for the leathernecks. A glider plane leaves a hanger at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina where the Marine Corps is teaching its young gyrene pilots how to get the motorless planes into the air, keep them up a long time, take them over a complicated flight path and land them on a spot

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. A new war tool for the leathernec...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Final installations on North American B-25 bombers are made on the flight ramp of the Inglewood, California, plant, before they move to the flight test line. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Final installations on Nort...

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Motors on a North American B-25 bomber are warmed up before the plane takes off on its initial flight test

Motors on a North American B-25 bomber are warmed up before the plane ...

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Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Navy N2S, primary land plane, ready for afternoon flight trips at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas. These ships are completely reconditioned after fulfilling their service schedules by civil service employees at the base

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Navy N2S, primary land plane, r...

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