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ylz45b Pitts Special - post exterior detailing.mp427.6 MiB2022-Nov-04 13:30
uw9br4 AA DC-6 boarding and taxi, Tucson AZ around 1947.mp417.3 MiB2022-May-23 20:18
uw8ou1 More scanning - AA DC-3 arrival, fueling, boarding, start and taxi, Tucson AZ around 1947.mp417.1 MiB2022-May-23 19:50
10cvzb1 02 My grandfather's original training record as a fighter pilot in 1917. Trained in the Royal Flying Corps in Egypt, later flew Sopwith Camels in Palestine and Europe..jpg2.7 MiB2023-Jan-15 21:47
vxomlw Help ID this parachute, more in comments!.jpg2.7 MiB2022-Jul-12 23:22
xdo7nt From the May 9, 1929 "The Illustrated London News", a cutaway of the rigid airship R101. First flown in October 1929 it crashed on its maiden flight the year with 48 fatalities..jpg2.7 MiB2022-Sep-14 01:07
gfycat_WellinformedEasygoingJaguar_1989 Germany, pilot lands a plane on a field so it can be placed at the museum nearby. Its cheaper than transporting it for sure..mp42.5 MiB2022-Jun-12 19:39
ykgczr Coming Up Short and Out of Time: The 1983 PSA-Braniff Joint Venture, the "PSA Texas Division".jpg2.5 MiB2022-Nov-02 20:29
z92425 1968-1979: Howard Hughes' 1970 Acquisition of Air West to Form Hughes Airwest Attracted SEC Scrutiny and in 1975 Hughes and Several Others Were Indicted. Hughes' Estate Eventually Settled..jpg2.5 MiB2022-Nov-30 20:23
zc1llx Air America's Competitor in Southeast Asia: Continental Air Services 1965-1975.jpg2.4 MiB2022-Dec-04 05:32
zo0bnk The Grumman F8F Bearcat: When you distill a fighter down to its essentials.jpg2.4 MiB2022-Dec-17 06:46
xwakkm Air Afrique, the Pan-African Airline 1961-2002.jpg2.3 MiB2022-Oct-05 13:22
105g652 The Boeing 767 prototype was modified in 1984 as the Airborne Optical Adjunct to test and develop infrared_optical sensors for the Strategic Defense Initiative..jpg2.3 MiB2023-Jan-07 04:51
upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_5_55_North_American_Mustang_Mk.I_in_flight_over_California_(USA),_circa_1941_(fsac.1a35398).jpg2.3 MiB2020-Dec-21 17:17
ztj3qu Cut-away sketch of the trans-Pacific pioneer plane, the Pan American Clipper, 1935.jpg2.2 MiB2022-Dec-23 15:20
xh56zs Philippine Air Lines and the Douglas DC-6 "Route of the Orient Star".jpg2.2 MiB2022-Sep-18 02:54
zjma0c 1972: In the twilight of the Hawker Siddeley Trident's career, CAAC orders them as Soviet and American types were out of the question. CAAC's acquisition of the Trident spurs the modernization of the PRC's commercial avi.jpg2.2 MiB2022-Dec-12 04:00
yb4dyd Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) and the 1962 Christmas Legend of Half Moon Bay.jpg2.2 MiB2022-Oct-23 01:24
xpqz34 Air Wisconsin Expands Its Network in the 1980s with the BAe-146.jpg2.2 MiB2022-Sep-27 19:58
ylzrmm "Mad Dog": The Joint F3D Skyknight_F-86 Sabre Night Fighter Team in Korea.jpg2.2 MiB2022-Nov-04 13:55
z7e66n Hoosier Wings: Vercoa Air Service 1949-1975 (Became Britt Airways after 1975).jpg2.1 MiB2022-Nov-28 18:54
1187ycd 02 Photo's taken in July 1943 at the Consolidated Aircraft Co. Factory, San Diego, California, note the camouflage netting..png2.1 MiB2023-Feb-21 16:13
yhzthi 1978: Eastern Airlines Saves the Airbus A300 Program.jpg2.1 MiB2022-Oct-31 03:43
xg64ex Air Wisconsin, First to Inaugurate US BAe-146 Revenue Services.jpg2.1 MiB2022-Sep-16 23:16
uw9yor Last one - short moving shot of Martin PBM Mariner, San Francisco about 1947.mp42.1 MiB2022-May-23 20:47
zqozck 1944-1945: The first American combat use of precision guided munitions wasn't 1972 in Vietnam but in the Second World War using the VB-1 Azon radio-guided 1000 lb bomb. It had limited success in Europe but performed much.jpg2.0 MiB2022-Dec-20 13:47
xceoa6 Donald Nyrop and Northwest Orient's DC-10s.jpg2.0 MiB2022-Sep-12 14:44
xtcu5f Frontier Airlines (the first incarnation) Makes a Gutsy Gamble on Buying Boeing 727s.jpg2.0 MiB2022-Oct-02 02:13
xd9di8 1984: Winglets Flight Tested on the Saab-Fair***** SF340.jpg2.0 MiB2022-Sep-13 14:41
uq1qxv 02 May 15, 1941: The Gloster E.28_39 flew for the first time. It was the first British aircraft with a jet-engine and fourth jet power aircraft to fly. The test pilot was Gerry Sayer, who took off from RAF Cranwell and flew.jpg2.0 MiB2022-May-15 08:36
10fs9jj The Aviation Traders ATL.90 Accountant (1953-1960), one of three British turboprop transports vying to be a DC-3 replacement.jpg2.0 MiB2023-Jan-19 04:19
y2si2j 04 I inherited a 1971 1st Annual Cape May National Air Races program..jpg2.0 MiB2022-Oct-13 07:38
zdwswd 1956: The World's First *Sustained* Jet Passenger Services- Aeroflot and the Tupolev Tu-104.jpg2.0 MiB2022-Dec-03 04:15
yocvyg 1938: The First American Humanitarian Airlift and How It Set the Stage for the Air Transport Command of the Second World War.jpg1.9 MiB2022-Nov-07 04:40
zveox3 1932: Saving Lockheed for Christmas- Carl Squier, who ran the first incarnation of Lockheed Aircraft, used his personal savings and property to give each of the 110 employees of the company $10 a few days before Christma.jpg1.9 MiB2022-Dec-26 04:10
xm3lyz Avianca Colombia and the Boeing 707 and 720.jpg1.9 MiB2022-Sep-23 17:21
zfg0bx 05 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.9 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
zfg0bx 07 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.9 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
xx5m2v New York-based Mohawk Airlines and the BAC One-Eleven.jpg1.9 MiB2022-Oct-06 13:42
z26iqp 1939-1940: Searching for a light twin to serve as a crew trainer, the RAF almost buys Italian.jpg1.9 MiB2022-Nov-22 22:00
10dp3t6 Assembling a Royal Flying Corps fighter (S.E.5?) in the desert (Palestine) in 1917. Moved the parts by horse-drawn wagon. My grandfather's snapshots of the plane he flew..jpg1.9 MiB2023-Jan-16 19:35
zq1qyn 1982: The Collapse of Sir Freddie Laker's Skytrain- a victim of high energy prices, a recession, ambitious expansion and higher interest rates, Laker Skytrain was vulnerable to a vicious price war waged by Pan Am, TWA, a.jpg1.8 MiB2022-Dec-19 19:55
10i3gec When the Martin Model 156 lost out to the Boeing 314 as Pan Am's new trans-Pacific clipper, Martin was already in negotiations with the Soviet Union for license production of the Martin 156 and sold the prototype to the .jpg1.8 MiB2023-Jan-21 22:23
zknghb Douglas Aircraft Ascendant: The 1934 MacRobertson England to Australia Air Race and the KLM DC-2 that shocked the aviation world.jpg1.8 MiB2022-Dec-13 05:26
xlad68 A drawing of South Park characters Kenny & Butters riding in an airplane, from an episode of South Park aired in 2001..png1.8 MiB2022-Jul-12 03:05
zpz2mg Pan-American Airways route map from 1933.jpg1.8 MiB2022-Dec-19 18:16
xecv2y Ansett Australia and the Fokker 50.jpg1.8 MiB2022-Sep-14 20:45
xcisq9 16 Spitfires, 4 Hurricanes fly over former WW2 fighter base RAF Duxford.jpg1.8 MiB2022-Sep-12 17:27
v0q18a 03 B-36J Peacemaker Strategic Bomber 1947-1959, loaned to the Pima Air and Space Museum from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.jpg1.8 MiB2023-Jan-13 10:43
ysj04h 1974: The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Almost Carried the Shuttle Orbiter.jpg1.8 MiB2022-Nov-11 18:39
ztx2yg When Northwest pilot David Behncke and twenty-four other fellow pilots from other airlines founded ALPA (Air Line Pilots Association) in Chicago in 1931, it was the culmination of a good number of years Behncke spent rai.jpg1.7 MiB2022-Dec-24 00:28
10gn3f3 04 Does anyone have information on this painting? Reportedly from the 1950’s. Not sure what the writing on the back says either..jpg1.7 MiB2023-Jan-20 04:15
wonbqw Pilots of the Flying Tigers run to their Curtiss P-40 fighters as an air raid warning sounds at an airbase in China on November 2, 1943. Formerly known as the American Volunteer Group the unit was integrated into the U.S.jpg1.7 MiB2022-Dec-14 12:19
zfg0bx 10 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.7 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
zfg0bx 06 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.7 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
10cvzb1 01 My grandfather's original training record as a fighter pilot in 1917. Trained in the Royal Flying Corps in Egypt, later flew Sopwith Camels in Palestine and Europe..jpg1.7 MiB2023-Jan-15 21:47
uvk0xc Glenn Curtiss and Henry Ford standing beside a Curtiss flying boat in 1913 [3892 × 2684].jpg1.7 MiB2022-May-22 20:56
xmvgb9 The Grumman A-6 Intruder and Its Original Design for Vectored Thrust.jpg1.7 MiB2022-Sep-24 15:15
v0q18a 01 B-36J Peacemaker Strategic Bomber 1947-1959, loaned to the Pima Air and Space Museum from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.jpg1.7 MiB2023-Jan-13 10:43
xhir37 WHAT IF? Suppose the Martin AM-1 Mauler Flew in Vietnam?.jpg1.7 MiB2022-Sep-18 14:53
xo7s7k Empire Airlines of New York (1975-1985) and the Fokker F28.jpg1.7 MiB2022-Sep-26 03:25
zfg0bx 09 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.7 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
1187ycd 03 Photo's taken in July 1943 at the Consolidated Aircraft Co. Factory, San Diego, California, note the camouflage netting..png1.6 MiB2023-Feb-21 16:13
xfe4sf Garuda Indonesia, the Airbus A300, and the First Two-Crew Widebody Cockpits.jpg1.6 MiB2022-Sep-16 01:41
wuctdl 03 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png1.6 MiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
uyhygs Battle of Biggin Hill by Graham Turner.png1.6 MiB2022-Dec-14 11:12
10y2ras what should I do with this prop?.jpg1.6 MiB2023-Feb-09 18:54
xsmehr The Fokker F28 Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) Proposal from 1981.jpg1.6 MiB2022-Oct-01 04:49
wfidki 02 On August 3, 1945 the prototype of the Kyushu J7W Shinden flew for the first time. It was designed as a short-ranged, land based interceptor by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Only 2 prototypes were completed before the war .jpg1.6 MiB2022-Aug-03 21:18
wuctdl 04 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png1.6 MiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
102y41h 04 Devotion film inspired me to share my own photos taken July 2022. See comments for more info..jpg1.6 MiB2023-Jan-04 08:21
wuctdl 08 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png1.6 MiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
wuctdl 06 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png1.6 MiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
10gn3f3 02 Does anyone have information on this painting? Reportedly from the 1950’s. Not sure what the writing on the back says either..jpg1.6 MiB2023-Jan-20 04:15
xrgvpo Mexicana and the De Havilland Comet 4C.jpg1.6 MiB2022-Sep-29 19:34
10gn3f3 03 Does anyone have information on this painting? Reportedly from the 1950’s. Not sure what the writing on the back says either..jpg1.6 MiB2023-Jan-20 04:15
yjhx3z The Half-Scale Short Stirling Demonstrator: The S.31.jpg1.5 MiB2022-Nov-01 19:05
z42thg Outclassed by the Douglas DC-3: The Tupolev ANT-35.jpg1.5 MiB2022-Nov-25 03:20
wuctdl 07 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png1.5 MiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
x039ug 03 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png1.5 MiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
10a5c3p 06 MiG Helmet for sale.jpg1.5 MiB2023-Jan-12 17:31
y6wkjy Tactics Over Technology: The Thach Weave and the Battle of Midway Marked a Change in Air Combat Tactics.jpg1.4 MiB2022-Oct-18 04:19
102y41h 07 Devotion film inspired me to share my own photos taken July 2022. See comments for more info..jpg1.4 MiB2023-Jan-04 08:21
x039ug 02 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png1.4 MiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
v0q18a 02 B-36J Peacemaker Strategic Bomber 1947-1959, loaned to the Pima Air and Space Museum from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.jpg1.4 MiB2023-Jan-13 10:43
wuctdl 05 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png1.4 MiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
x039ug 05 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png1.4 MiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
10gfncj Pending the arrival of the Lockheed U-2 in Europe, the USAF used a small handful of RF-100A "Slick Chicks" which were Super Sabres modified for high altitude reconnaissance missions..jpg1.4 MiB2023-Jan-19 22:41
x039ug 01 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png1.4 MiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_d_d5_US_glider_reinforcements_arrive_on_D-Day_1944.jpg1.4 MiB2013-Oct-07 19:03
1187ycd 01 Photo's taken in July 1943 at the Consolidated Aircraft Co. Factory, San Diego, California, note the camouflage netting..png1.4 MiB2023-Feb-21 16:13
zqxjb3 09 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1.3 MiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
w6jcx4 01 New addition to my collection, it's a bit cracked and needs a bit of cleaning. is it rare?.jpg1.3 MiB2023-Jan-13 12:17
x039ug 09 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png1.3 MiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
wmlqv6 (Possibly) interesting document found from Grandfather's old CAA files.jpg1.3 MiB2022-Aug-12 13:49
xyabar Two unbuilt proposals for the PX-L Program, a Japanese program for a maritime patrol replacement for the P-2 Neptune..jpg1.3 MiB2022-Oct-07 21:08
102y41h 05 Devotion film inspired me to share my own photos taken July 2022. See comments for more info..jpg1.3 MiB2023-Jan-04 08:21
zfg0bx 04 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.3 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
zfg0bx 03 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.3 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
xixowx The Martin 162A "Tadpole Clipper", a 3_8 Scale Demonstrator of the PBM Mariner Flying Boat.jpg1.3 MiB2022-Sep-20 03:24
zfg0bx 08 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.3 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
zqxjb3 02 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1.2 MiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
imgur_WQNuQoD_Aviation Show, The Hague 1919, poster by Pieter Hofman.jpg1.2 MiB2022-Sep-06 12:12
wl4rnw 05 A 1:35 scale Lego Wright Flyer I designed and built. This is currently posted on Lego Ideas and if it gets 10K supporters, it has a chance of becoming an official set that you can buy. It would be amazing if you guys cou.jpg1.2 MiB2022-Aug-10 18:24
y2si2j 01 I inherited a 1971 1st Annual Cape May National Air Races program..jpg1.2 MiB2022-Oct-13 07:38
upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_e_e3_TBM-3W_at_NAS_Patuxent_River_c1946.jpg1.2 MiB2013-Nov-05 15:26
wuctdl 02 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png1.2 MiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
zqxjb3 08 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1.2 MiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
w6eujb Can I get an I.D. on this aircraft?.jpg1.2 MiB2022-Jul-23 21:37
xd1i95 02 Some details of the great airline poster from Air Canada and about former canadian airliners: Air Canada 75 Years of Innovation, issued in 2012, Fleet guides Eastern Provincial Airways and Pacific Western airlines - 75th.jpg1.2 MiB2023-Jan-13 15:29
yaxz5l Clock my brother made me. Why is the indicators dial face red_brown?.jpg1.1 MiB2022-Oct-22 20:37
x039ug 07 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png1.1 MiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
zqxjb3 01 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1.1 MiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
x039ug 06 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png1.1 MiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
w4lub2 On July 21, 1941, the McDonnell FH-1 Phantom became the first U.S. jet aircraft to take off from and land on an aircraft carrier and the first jet fighter to enter operational service with both the Navy and Marine Corps..jpg1.1 MiB2022-Jul-21 17:02
zqxjb3 05 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1.1 MiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
110r4z9 03 Aircraft Clock Art.jpg1.1 MiB2023-Feb-12 21:42
zqxjb3 04 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1.1 MiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
102y41h 01 Devotion film inspired me to share my own photos taken July 2022. See comments for more info..jpg1.1 MiB2023-Jan-04 08:21
zfg0bx 01 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg1.1 MiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
zqxjb3 03 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1.1 MiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
vxamv2 Richthofen's seventh victory.jpg1.0 MiB2022-Jul-12 12:59
zqxjb3 06 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1.0 MiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
ye3yss The BOAC Mosquito Run to Stockholm 1943-1944.jpg1.0 MiB2022-Oct-26 17:34
zqxjb3 07 An F-8 Crusader, piloted by LTJG Terry Kryway, crashes and slides off the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Caribbean Sea on October 21, 1961, Landed with a broken magnesium wheel strut, that bursts i.png1022.0 KiB2022-Dec-20 19:40
w6jcx4 02 New addition to my collection, it's a bit cracked and needs a bit of cleaning. is it rare?.jpg1012.5 KiB2023-Jan-13 12:17
wwsn5b The ninth in my series to depict all 80 Richthofen victories..jpg1007.9 KiB2022-Dec-14 12:42
xd1i95 01 Some details of the great airline poster from Air Canada and about former canadian airliners: Air Canada 75 Years of Innovation, issued in 2012, Fleet guides Eastern Provincial Airways and Pacific Western airlines - 75th.jpg992.2 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:29
uh77q5 01 Retouching _ coloring photo of Harriet Quimby for my dad.jpg979.3 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:36
1188knp James Richardson's Canadian Airways (1930-1942) was well placed to be the nucleus of a national airline, but the Canadian government instead established Trans-Canada Air Lines (which is now Air Canada). Canadian Airways .jpg972.0 KiB2023-Feb-21 16:27
102y41h 08 Devotion film inspired me to share my own photos taken July 2022. See comments for more info..jpg967.5 KiB2023-Jan-04 08:21
uh77q5 02 Retouching _ coloring photo of Harriet Quimby for my dad.jpg962.0 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:36
y2si2j 03 I inherited a 1971 1st Annual Cape May National Air Races program..jpg957.1 KiB2022-Oct-13 07:38
wuctdl 11 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png956.4 KiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
zfg0bx 02 Dornier Libelle II (Dragonfly) 117 1929 Flying Boat.jpg946.7 KiB2022-Dec-07 22:20
xbw4g4 Here's a newspaper advert for the Hindenburg's voyage that never happened, found inside a 1930s photo album I thrifted yesterday..jpg937.0 KiB2022-Sep-11 22:44
v6ex91 Blue Bird - Marcelo Vaz.jpg933.1 KiB2022-Dec-14 11:38
wuctdl 09 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png930.2 KiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
ym3xws Martin B-26 Marauder - colorized.jpg921.2 KiB2022-Nov-04 16:48
zkj2nb B-17G Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group are escorted by a P-51B of the 354th Fighter Squadron, Summer-Fall 1944 (3804x3003).jpg916.2 KiB2022-Dec-13 00:19
zgyns3 1981: Herb Kelleher's Creative Maneuvers to Get Slots to LAX.jpg908.1 KiB2022-Dec-07 19:35
102y41h 06 Devotion film inspired me to share my own photos taken July 2022. See comments for more info..jpg877.0 KiB2023-Jan-04 08:21
xlkum4 03 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg874.7 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
y2si2j 02 I inherited a 1971 1st Annual Cape May National Air Races program..jpg873.4 KiB2022-Oct-13 07:38
102y41h 02 Devotion film inspired me to share my own photos taken July 2022. See comments for more info..jpg871.3 KiB2023-Jan-04 08:21
wl4rnw 02 A 1:35 scale Lego Wright Flyer I designed and built. This is currently posted on Lego Ideas and if it gets 10K supporters, it has a chance of becoming an official set that you can buy. It would be amazing if you guys cou.jpg869.8 KiB2022-Aug-10 18:24
10gn3f3 01 Does anyone have information on this painting? Reportedly from the 1950’s. Not sure what the writing on the back says either..jpg867.4 KiB2023-Jan-20 04:15
1187ycd 04 Photo's taken in July 1943 at the Consolidated Aircraft Co. Factory, San Diego, California, note the camouflage netting..png860.4 KiB2023-Feb-21 16:13
imgur_a5S89a3_I'm scanning in some 1947-era 8mm films and discovered footage of this Martin PBM in San Francisco!.png842.3 KiB2022-May-23 16:12
x039ug 08 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png832.9 KiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
v1spn8 01 Please help me identify this aircraft.jpg824.1 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:31
yurhgr Giulio Gavotti, the first pilot to drop bombs from an aircraft in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War - 1911.jpg823.2 KiB2022-Apr-19 11:21
114xeu6 In 1972, the USS Guam (LPH-9) operated as an interim Sea Control Ship with a Harrier air wing, proving the "Harrier Carrier" concept that would influence USMC Aviation and the Royal Navy..jpg816.8 KiB2023-Feb-17 17:43
z65fuk Nakajima Kikka assembly (2400x1912).jpg815.1 KiB2022-Nov-27 16:23
zmstko This photo was taken in 1928 at Johnson Aviation Field in Dayton, Ohio. My father is on the far left. (More info in comments.).jpg809.2 KiB2022-Dec-15 18:51
wl4rnw 06 A 1:35 scale Lego Wright Flyer I designed and built. This is currently posted on Lego Ideas and if it gets 10K supporters, it has a chance of becoming an official set that you can buy. It would be amazing if you guys cou.jpg807.4 KiB2022-Aug-10 18:24
yfs3an Thanks But No Thanks: The Vought F7U Cutlass and the Blue Angels 1952 Show Season.jpg787.8 KiB2022-Oct-28 15:55
102y41h 03 Devotion film inspired me to share my own photos taken July 2022. See comments for more info..jpg783.5 KiB2023-Jan-04 08:21
xlkum4 04 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg780.0 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
ytrl9z A photo i took of “Connie” super constellation at wings over illawarra 2022. Its the last flying super constellation..jpg771.6 KiB2022-Nov-13 04:20
wuctdl 10 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png762.9 KiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
105f6kg 01 Jean Pierre-Blanchard and American John Jeffries make the first ever aerial flight over the English channel in 1785, from Dover to Calais in a gas ballon, that took around 2.5 hours..png761.8 KiB2023-Jan-07 04:01
wl4rnw 04 A 1:35 scale Lego Wright Flyer I designed and built. This is currently posted on Lego Ideas and if it gets 10K supporters, it has a chance of becoming an official set that you can buy. It would be amazing if you guys cou.jpg743.5 KiB2022-Aug-10 18:24
wl4rnw 03 A 1:35 scale Lego Wright Flyer I designed and built. This is currently posted on Lego Ideas and if it gets 10K supporters, it has a chance of becoming an official set that you can buy. It would be amazing if you guys cou.jpg733.8 KiB2022-Aug-10 18:24
xjvs7k 01 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, makes it's first flight in 1964, the fastest bomber during that time, and a state of the art cockpit. The introduction of Soviet surface-to-air missiles, and later the advent of ICBMs, .png726.5 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:16
xrsdzw 04 The iconic Boeing 747, is rolled out in 1968, from the Everett Plant in WA. The first ever Jumbo Jet, it could accomodate 360 odd passengers in 3 classes, as well as it's famous double deck, with a raised cockpit. First .png722.8 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:49
10gaiyy Anyone know what aircraft this panel came off of? The machined base says it was made in ‘63 and I bought it some years ago from Radar Electric’s surplus section in Seattle..jpg715.8 KiB2023-Jan-19 19:20
10rqsx6 In 1957, Swissair leased a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer to operate STOL passenger services to popular ski resorts in the Alps in what was called the "Swissair Ski Lift".jpg706.4 KiB2023-Jan-31 21:04
ugwond In 1932, Katherine Cheung became the first woman of Chinese descent to earn a pilot's license in the United States. She performed aerobatics at fairs and air shows in California and regularly entered competitive air race.jpg698.8 KiB2022-May-02 18:48
x039ug 10 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png694.1 KiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
xlkum4 05 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg690.4 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
y4nvka Southwest's inflight magazine cover honoring Herb Kelleher, March 2019.png686.2 KiB2022-Oct-15 13:22
xlkum4 06 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg682.1 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
x5t3mn On September 4, 1923, US Navy airship ZR-1 "Shenandoah," the first rigid airship made in the U.S. and the first to be inflated with helium, made its first flight..jpg671.8 KiB2022-Sep-04 17:51
wmuo74 The World areas covered by Commercial Air Routes, shown in black, in 1925.jpg663.9 KiB2022-Dec-14 12:13
vsu0g6 'The Battle of Habbaniya, May 1941' by Frank Wootton showing Hawker Audaxes and Airspeed Oxfords bombing Iraqi artillery positions during the 1941 Anglo-Iraq War in World War Two.png660.6 KiB2022-Jul-06 13:20
xlkum4 01 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg649.1 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_1_1e_Northrop_XBT-1_and_XBT-2_comparison.jpg645.3 KiB2013-Oct-04 12:21
zlyj8p 1928: The Birth of Delta Air Lines out of a crop dusting operation- while founder C.E. Woolman's impact on Delta's history is known, his personal assistant Catherine Fitzgerald also shaped Delta's early history. She was .jpg642.1 KiB2022-Dec-14 18:30
x039ug 04 Reproduction of the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. This is the museum's second Spirit of St. Louis reproduction, as the first one, known as Spirit II, was lost in a fire in 1978. Th.png602.3 KiB2023-Jan-13 13:54
xlkum4 08 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg598.7 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_7_75_B-36_F-84F_FICON_launch.jpg596.7 KiB2013-Oct-05 01:10
xlkum4 07 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg574.5 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
xrsdzw 01 The iconic Boeing 747, is rolled out in 1968, from the Everett Plant in WA. The first ever Jumbo Jet, it could accomodate 360 odd passengers in 3 classes, as well as it's famous double deck, with a raised cockpit. First .png571.4 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:49
wl4rnw 08 A 1:35 scale Lego Wright Flyer I designed and built. This is currently posted on Lego Ideas and if it gets 10K supporters, it has a chance of becoming an official set that you can buy. It would be amazing if you guys cou.jpg569.9 KiB2022-Aug-10 18:24
wytli0 02 The first flight of Heinkel He 178 , the world's first turbojet powered aircraft, takes place in 1939. It would also be the first practical jet flight. However it was not accepted the Luftwaffe, due to it's limited speed.png567.8 KiB2023-Jan-13 14:17
ubllmw 60 years ago, this beautiful lady took off, on a long a glorious life!!!.jpg564.7 KiB2022-Apr-25 13:49
110r4z9 04 Aircraft Clock Art.jpg562.4 KiB2023-Feb-12 21:42
zqdsfe 04 The Boeing 707 makes it's first flight in 1957, and is credited with begining the Jet Age. The 145' long aircraft was powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines. It's introduction led to upgrading of Air Traffic Co.png559.9 KiB2022-Dec-20 04:04
wl4rnw 07 A 1:35 scale Lego Wright Flyer I designed and built. This is currently posted on Lego Ideas and if it gets 10K supporters, it has a chance of becoming an official set that you can buy. It would be amazing if you guys cou.jpg559.2 KiB2022-Aug-10 18:24
xlkum4 02 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg544.1 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
xlkum4 09 The Old controls unit (Longreach history museum).jpg543.4 KiB2022-Sep-23 02:24
upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_0_07_SBN-1_VT-8_in_flight_1941.jpg542.6 KiB2013-Oct-04 15:15
vdvp8y Proposed Russian nuclear airship (1950s).jpg529.7 KiB2022-Jun-15 21:07
xrsdzw 02 The iconic Boeing 747, is rolled out in 1968, from the Everett Plant in WA. The first ever Jumbo Jet, it could accomodate 360 odd passengers in 3 classes, as well as it's famous double deck, with a raised cockpit. First .png510.6 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:49
vcynm9 [June 15th, 1922] Miss Maupia Ju, only Chinese aviatrix, the daughter of General Ju, who was formerly in charge of the Aviation Corps of the South China army. Miss Ju learned aviation from an American instructor, and bel.jpg510.1 KiB2022-Jun-15 09:58
xvq8jk New Documentary coming soon, if you haven't seen the first in the series about the Avro Vulcan, heres the link! https:__www.youtube.com_watch?v=8dTMqIvs4ek.jpg506.9 KiB2022-Oct-04 20:47
w8xsko 04 I hope you guys can appreciate a bit of history in letter form. Letter from my grandfather to his sister 1945..jpg505.4 KiB2023-Jan-13 12:05
w8xsko 02 I hope you guys can appreciate a bit of history in letter form. Letter from my grandfather to his sister 1945..jpg502.3 KiB2023-Jan-13 12:05
w8xsko 03 I hope you guys can appreciate a bit of history in letter form. Letter from my grandfather to his sister 1945..jpg499.6 KiB2023-Jan-13 12:05
imgur_hQO8SyC_Boulton Paul Defiant? Can anyone identify this picture my grandfather took?.jpg495.7 KiB2022-Sep-20 07:17
xdrmmw 03 Joe Kittinger begins his solo flight over the Atlantic in a gas ballon, from Caribou, Maine in 1983, and would reach Italy on September 18, 1984, being the first person to do so. It would also be the longest gas ballon f.png489.4 KiB2022-Sep-14 03:49
xhie78 04 Joe Kittinger concludes his solo flight over the Atlantic in a gas ballon,reaching Italy in 1984,after starting from Caribou,Maine a year earlier. being the first person to do so. It would also be the longest gas ballon .png489.2 KiB2022-Sep-18 14:39
znq9vn Soviet ace and Hero of the Soviet union, Kulagin Andrey Mihailovich, with this LaGG 3 fighter - World War II.jpg488.6 KiB2022-Dec-16 21:57
xrsdzw 03 The iconic Boeing 747, is rolled out in 1968, from the Everett Plant in WA. The first ever Jumbo Jet, it could accomodate 360 odd passengers in 3 classes, as well as it's famous double deck, with a raised cockpit. First .png487.6 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:49
x7vh97 04 Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator, makes the first flight of his 14-bis also called Oiseau de proie( Bird of Prey) at Bagatelle, France in 1906 suspended from his airship. He would make a more succesful flight in .png485.5 KiB2022-Sep-07 04:22
107ttcb On January 9, 1941 the Avro Lancaster flew for the first time. This photo shows one of the seven***** surviving Lancasters (of which only 2 can fly). It's operated by the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The other.jpg483.5 KiB2023-Jan-09 23:28
vof74m Fokker D-VII of Georg von Hantelmann battling a British DH-4 bomber. Chaulnes, France 1918 [1861x2359].jpg474.3 KiB2022-May-21 06:48
zo2vtr 01 Wright Brothers make the first ever controlled, heavier than air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903, that would mark the beginning of modern aviation..png471.5 KiB2022-Dec-17 09:44
zo2vtr 02 Wright Brothers make the first ever controlled, heavier than air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903, that would mark the beginning of modern aviation..png464.7 KiB2022-Dec-17 09:44
wo1jy9 01 Gustave Whitehead claims the first powered flight in his Number 21, on 1901 near Bridgeport, CT, much before the Wright Brothers did. However the claim has been refuted by Wright Brothers, leading to a controversy..png454.8 KiB2022-Aug-14 08:41
wo1jy9 03 Gustave Whitehead claims the first powered flight in his Number 21, on 1901 near Bridgeport, CT, much before the Wright Brothers did. However the claim has been refuted by Wright Brothers, leading to a controversy..png452.6 KiB2022-Aug-14 08:41
w8xsko 01 I hope you guys can appreciate a bit of history in letter form. Letter from my grandfather to his sister 1945..jpg446.8 KiB2023-Jan-13 12:05
xjvpeu 03 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes it's maiden flight in 1942, one of the largest aircraft in WWII, which was used in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and later extensively in the Korean War,till it was phased out.png445.0 KiB2022-Sep-21 05:15
wbiyu5 Circa 1920 Airplane in California. ID help please?.jpg438.5 KiB2022-Jul-29 23:33
110r4z9 01 Aircraft Clock Art.jpg437.4 KiB2023-Feb-12 21:42
xmihnb 02 French engineer Henri Giffard makes the first ever flight in a steam powered airship created by him in 1852, travelling a distance of 27 km from Paris to Elancourt. His Giffard digrigible would be the world's first airsh.png435.6 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:25
wo1jy9 04 Gustave Whitehead claims the first powered flight in his Number 21, on 1901 near Bridgeport, CT, much before the Wright Brothers did. However the claim has been refuted by Wright Brothers, leading to a controversy..png423.7 KiB2022-Aug-14 08:41
xxo70f 03 KLM, the national airline of Netherlands is founded in 1919. It's full form Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V stands for Royal Aviation Company, Inc, and it's the oldest airline still in existence with 35,000 emplo.png422.3 KiB2022-Oct-07 03:15
zqdsfe 01 The Boeing 707 makes it's first flight in 1957, and is credited with begining the Jet Age. The 145' long aircraft was powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines. It's introduction led to upgrading of Air Traffic Co.png422.2 KiB2022-Dec-20 04:04
xemjnd 03 The F-86 Sabre, sets a world speed record of 671 miles per hour (1,080 km_h) at Muroc Dry Lake, flown by Major Richard Johnson. It served actively in the Korean War, during the dog fights with MiG-15..png421.8 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:25
xemjnd 02 The F-86 Sabre, sets a world speed record of 671 miles per hour (1,080 km_h) at Muroc Dry Lake, flown by Major Richard Johnson. It served actively in the Korean War, during the dog fights with MiG-15..png421.3 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:25
xjvs7k 02 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, makes it's first flight in 1964, the fastest bomber during that time, and a state of the art cockpit. The introduction of Soviet surface-to-air missiles, and later the advent of ICBMs, .png417.2 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:16
xwwzsi 03 The Mikoyan MiG-29, makes it's first flight in 1977, it would enter service in 1982. One of the most well known multi-role fighters, and used prominently in Indian Air Force, who were it's first customers, especially dur.png411.0 KiB2022-Oct-06 05:17
xxo70f 01 KLM, the national airline of Netherlands is founded in 1919. It's full form Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V stands for Royal Aviation Company, Inc, and it's the oldest airline still in existence with 35,000 emplo.png403.1 KiB2022-Oct-07 03:15
x4cach US B-25D Mitchell bomber 'Here's Howe' of the 'Grim Reapers' 3rd Bombardment Group, 'Pair-O-Dice' 90th Bombardment Squadron executing a low level attack on Japanese shipping, Rabaul. 2 November 1943.jpg401.6 KiB2022-Dec-14 12:26
w8xsko 05 I hope you guys can appreciate a bit of history in letter form. Letter from my grandfather to his sister 1945..jpg394.0 KiB2023-Jan-13 12:05
v0nvm7 04 On May 29th, 1935, the prototype of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 flew for the first time. The pilot, Hans-Dietrich Knoetzsch took off from Haunstetten, near Augsburg, Bavaria. The aircraft would go on to be one of the most r.jpg392.6 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:41
zxuh9n The introduction of the Boeing 767 with its long legs and what was then new technology presented the opportunity to fly long overwater routes beyond the 60-minute rule for twin engined overwater flying that dates back to.jpg389.1 KiB2022-Dec-28 01:51
z9nv5b Did the Pan AM Cargo Clippers offer Passenger Accommodation?.png371.8 KiB2022-Dec-01 13:27
10a5c3p 05 MiG Helmet for sale.jpg366.0 KiB2023-Jan-12 17:31
xmihnb 01 French engineer Henri Giffard makes the first ever flight in a steam powered airship created by him in 1852, travelling a distance of 27 km from Paris to Elancourt. His Giffard digrigible would be the world's first airsh.png361.0 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:25
xwwzsi 01 The Mikoyan MiG-29, makes it's first flight in 1977, it would enter service in 1982. One of the most well known multi-role fighters, and used prominently in Indian Air Force, who were it's first customers, especially dur.png356.9 KiB2022-Oct-06 05:17
10k3qd8 02 On June 29, 1916, the first flight of a Boeing aircraft took place. It was the Boeing Model 1, also known as the B&W Seaplane, a seaplane designed by company founder William Boeing (photo 4) and Conrad Westervelt..jpg340.1 KiB2023-Jan-24 11:52
xjvs7k 03 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, makes it's first flight in 1964, the fastest bomber during that time, and a state of the art cockpit. The introduction of Soviet surface-to-air missiles, and later the advent of ICBMs, .png339.7 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:16
z8wqan 1958 American Airlines magazine ad.jpg339.3 KiB2022-Nov-29 21:14
y4nrta 06 Some Tupolev Tu-134 aircrafts in the airline's fleet on original, official stuff from World Tavel Library - The Aviation Collection. Aeroflot Russian Airlines, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Interflug, Malév Hungarian Airlin.jpg337.0 KiB2022-Oct-15 13:18
110r4z9 02 Aircraft Clock Art.jpg333.5 KiB2023-Feb-12 21:42
xdrmmw 04 Joe Kittinger begins his solo flight over the Atlantic in a gas ballon, from Caribou, Maine in 1983, and would reach Italy on September 18, 1984, being the first person to do so. It would also be the longest gas ballon f.png333.0 KiB2022-Sep-14 03:49
xxofxr 03 Air France is formed in 1933 by the merger of 5 airlines-Air Orient, Air Union, CGA,CIDNA and SGTA. Currently it carries around 50 million passengers, and has a mixed fleet of both Boeing and Airbus. Since 2003, it opera.png327.5 KiB2022-Oct-07 03:28
y94f9m 03 NWA Northwest Airlines fleets throughout the time: Northwest Airlines World Traveler Inflight Magazines 2002 and 2007 from World Travel library - The Aviation Collection..jpg324.8 KiB2022-Oct-20 17:29
10a5c3p 01 MiG Helmet for sale.jpg322.0 KiB2023-Jan-12 17:31
y1e84m 03 2 very nice vintage stuff from Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft: - Lufthansa Timetable January, 1962, Boeing 707 Jet - Lufthansa Boeing 707 Jet brochure from 1960, original vintage airline collectibles from World Tr.jpg317.9 KiB2022-Oct-11 16:59
x7vh97 01 Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator, makes the first flight of his 14-bis also called Oiseau de proie( Bird of Prey) at Bagatelle, France in 1906 suspended from his airship. He would make a more succesful flight in .png314.8 KiB2022-Sep-07 04:22
xdrmmw 01 Joe Kittinger begins his solo flight over the Atlantic in a gas ballon, from Caribou, Maine in 1983, and would reach Italy on September 18, 1984, being the first person to do so. It would also be the longest gas ballon f.png313.3 KiB2022-Sep-14 03:49
10a5c3p 04 MiG Helmet for sale.jpg309.2 KiB2023-Jan-12 17:31
zo2vtr 03 Wright Brothers make the first ever controlled, heavier than air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903, that would mark the beginning of modern aviation..png306.2 KiB2022-Dec-17 09:44
vcgke4 Hawker Siddley P.1127, Fred Drinkwater, Bill Bedford(?) (c.1960).jpg305.1 KiB2022-Jun-14 23:32
10a5c3p 02 MiG Helmet for sale.jpg300.6 KiB2023-Jan-12 17:31
10jad73 Flying over the desert during Exercise Bright Star '82. MiG-21PFM, F-16 Fighting Falcon, MiG-15UTI and A-10 Thunderbolt II..jpg300.5 KiB2023-Jan-23 11:32
10enpo3 Sikorsky Ilya Muromets S-22, the first 4 engine bomber ever created. Photo taken in Imperial Russian territory during a test session by the Russian Airforce, 1914..png298.6 KiB2023-Jan-17 21:13
y9kvfv 03 October 4, 1940: The sole Douglas DC-1 is damaged beyond repair in a takeoff accident at Malaga, Spain. The aircraft was operated by Iberia Airlines, the flag carrier of Spain..png297.1 KiB2022-Oct-21 05:27
y94f9m 02 NWA Northwest Airlines fleets throughout the time: Northwest Airlines World Traveler Inflight Magazines 2002 and 2007 from World Travel library - The Aviation Collection..jpg294.6 KiB2022-Oct-20 17:29
y9kvfv 02 October 4, 1940: The sole Douglas DC-1 is damaged beyond repair in a takeoff accident at Malaga, Spain. The aircraft was operated by Iberia Airlines, the flag carrier of Spain..png291.5 KiB2022-Oct-21 05:27
xxo70f 02 KLM, the national airline of Netherlands is founded in 1919. It's full form Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V stands for Royal Aviation Company, Inc, and it's the oldest airline still in existence with 35,000 emplo.png285.3 KiB2022-Oct-07 03:15
xxofxr 01 Air France is formed in 1933 by the merger of 5 airlines-Air Orient, Air Union, CGA,CIDNA and SGTA. Currently it carries around 50 million passengers, and has a mixed fleet of both Boeing and Airbus. Since 2003, it opera.png284.8 KiB2022-Oct-07 03:28
10a5c3p 03 MiG Helmet for sale.jpg281.7 KiB2023-Jan-12 17:31
x7vh97 03 Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator, makes the first flight of his 14-bis also called Oiseau de proie( Bird of Prey) at Bagatelle, France in 1906 suspended from his airship. He would make a more succesful flight in .png280.5 KiB2022-Sep-07 04:22
zqdsfe 02 The Boeing 707 makes it's first flight in 1957, and is credited with begining the Jet Age. The 145' long aircraft was powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines. It's introduction led to upgrading of Air Traffic Co.png278.5 KiB2022-Dec-20 04:04
zo2zzk 01 The Douglas DC-3 makes it's first flight in 1935, and it would revolutionize the airline industry in the many ways. It's low wing, properller driven design influenced other aircraft, and was faster, more reliable, and on.png276.2 KiB2022-Dec-17 09:52
ymagh7 Harpo Marx and Amelia Earhart on the set of Horse Feathers, 1932.jpg275.2 KiB2022-Nov-03 13:52
ux297t R101 over Midland Rd., Bedford, UK.jpg274.3 KiB2022-Dec-14 11:23
zyc1dx On 29th of December, 1939 the XB-24 flew for the first time. This prototype would go on to be the Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" Heavy Bomber. From 1940 - 1945, around 18,500 of these planes would be built, making it the .jpg274.1 KiB2022-Dec-29 18:13
y9kvfv 01 October 4, 1940: The sole Douglas DC-1 is damaged beyond repair in a takeoff accident at Malaga, Spain. The aircraft was operated by Iberia Airlines, the flag carrier of Spain..png270.7 KiB2022-Oct-21 05:27
y1e84m 01 2 very nice vintage stuff from Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft: - Lufthansa Timetable January, 1962, Boeing 707 Jet - Lufthansa Boeing 707 Jet brochure from 1960, original vintage airline collectibles from World Tr.jpg270.6 KiB2022-Oct-11 16:59
xemjnd 01 The F-86 Sabre, sets a world speed record of 671 miles per hour (1,080 km_h) at Muroc Dry Lake, flown by Major Richard Johnson. It served actively in the Korean War, during the dog fights with MiG-15..png262.7 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:25
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xxo70f 04 KLM, the national airline of Netherlands is founded in 1919. It's full form Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V stands for Royal Aviation Company, Inc, and it's the oldest airline still in existence with 35,000 emplo.png258.9 KiB2022-Oct-07 03:15
zi7fba In a photo taken Dec. 15, 1944, Bell test pilot Jack Woolams established an unofficial U.S. altitude record when he climbed to 47,600 feet in a YP-59A Airacomet..jpg255.9 KiB2022-Dec-10 23:41
xhbr8p 04 Juan de la Cierva makes the first crossing of the English channel in an autogyro in 1928, which he had invented himself. His work on rotor dynamics would lay the foundation for development of modern day helicopters..png255.6 KiB2022-Sep-18 09:04
v0nvm7 05 On May 29th, 1935, the prototype of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 flew for the first time. The pilot, Hans-Dietrich Knoetzsch took off from Haunstetten, near Augsburg, Bavaria. The aircraft would go on to be one of the most r.jpg252.0 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:41
zqpcq7 01 Former canadian airliners: Air Canada 75 Years of Innovation - issued in 2012, Fleet guides Canadian Pacific, ***** air, Canadian Airlines - 75th Anniversary special jubilee issue, some details of the big original printed a.jpg250.4 KiB2022-Dec-20 14:03
zqdsfe 03 The Boeing 707 makes it's first flight in 1957, and is credited with begining the Jet Age. The 145' long aircraft was powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines. It's introduction led to upgrading of Air Traffic Co.png246.8 KiB2022-Dec-20 04:04
v0nvm7 02 On May 29th, 1935, the prototype of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 flew for the first time. The pilot, Hans-Dietrich Knoetzsch took off from Haunstetten, near Augsburg, Bavaria. The aircraft would go on to be one of the most r.jpg245.4 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:41
x7vh97 02 Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator, makes the first flight of his 14-bis also called Oiseau de proie( Bird of Prey) at Bagatelle, France in 1906 suspended from his airship. He would make a more succesful flight in .png245.3 KiB2022-Sep-07 04:22
10dz05i help Identifying an old Bristol?.jpg238.2 KiB2023-Jan-17 01:32
wo1jy9 02 Gustave Whitehead claims the first powered flight in his Number 21, on 1901 near Bridgeport, CT, much before the Wright Brothers did. However the claim has been refuted by Wright Brothers, leading to a controversy..png237.3 KiB2022-Aug-14 08:41
y8cs73 TDIH: October 19, 1901, Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont flew his dirigible No. 6 around the Eiffel Tower during a flight to win the Deutsch prize, and he did it in less than half an hour. This photo show.jpg236.9 KiB2022-Oct-19 20:04
zo2zzk 03 The Douglas DC-3 makes it's first flight in 1935, and it would revolutionize the airline industry in the many ways. It's low wing, properller driven design influenced other aircraft, and was faster, more reliable, and on.png236.7 KiB2022-Dec-17 09:52
y1e84m 02 2 very nice vintage stuff from Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft: - Lufthansa Timetable January, 1962, Boeing 707 Jet - Lufthansa Boeing 707 Jet brochure from 1960, original vintage airline collectibles from World Tr.jpg236.4 KiB2022-Oct-11 16:59
upload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_8_80_Grumman_XF4F-3_prototype_in_flight_in_1939.jpg229.6 KiB2013-Oct-15 21:36
uw97bh The Austro-Hungarian Parseval-Sigsfeld Drachenballon: an observation balloon used in several wars over its lifetime, including widespread use during the First World War, that continued to see service until the 1920s (pho.jpg229.5 KiB2022-Dec-14 10:57
v0nvm7 03 On May 29th, 1935, the prototype of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 flew for the first time. The pilot, Hans-Dietrich Knoetzsch took off from Haunstetten, near Augsburg, Bavaria. The aircraft would go on to be one of the most r.jpg227.9 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:41
zo2zzk 02 The Douglas DC-3 makes it's first flight in 1935, and it would revolutionize the airline industry in the many ways. It's low wing, properller driven design influenced other aircraft, and was faster, more reliable, and on.png227.5 KiB2022-Dec-17 09:52
umv29y 01 10 May 1972: Chief test pilot Howard W. (“Sam”) Nelson made the first flight of the prototype Fair***** Republic YA-10A Thunderbolt II, 71-1369, at Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of southern California..jpg227.1 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:52
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umv29y 02 10 May 1972: Chief test pilot Howard W. (“Sam”) Nelson made the first flight of the prototype Fair***** Republic YA-10A Thunderbolt II, 71-1369, at Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of southern California..jpg219.9 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:52
uucvk8 04 On May 20, 1895, Reginald Joseph Mitchell was born. He worked for Supermarine where he created aircraft like the Spitfire, the Walrus, the Stranraer and several more before dying at the age of 42 in 1937..jpg218.9 KiB2022-May-21 01:41
xxofxr 02 Air France is formed in 1933 by the merger of 5 airlines-Air Orient, Air Union, CGA,CIDNA and SGTA. Currently it carries around 50 million passengers, and has a mixed fleet of both Boeing and Airbus. Since 2003, it opera.png213.3 KiB2022-Oct-07 03:28
xwwzsi 04 The Mikoyan MiG-29, makes it's first flight in 1977, it would enter service in 1982. One of the most well known multi-role fighters, and used prominently in Indian Air Force, who were it's first customers, especially dur.png212.7 KiB2022-Oct-06 05:17
xhbr8p 01 Juan de la Cierva makes the first crossing of the English channel in an autogyro in 1928, which he had invented himself. His work on rotor dynamics would lay the foundation for development of modern day helicopters..png211.2 KiB2022-Sep-18 09:04
v8qnob The Babcock and Wilcox Co. manufactured winch equipment used in Cardington Airship Tower (UK) (1927).jpg209.6 KiB2022-Dec-14 12:08
xjvpeu 02 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes it's maiden flight in 1942, one of the largest aircraft in WWII, which was used in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and later extensively in the Korean War,till it was phased out.png206.4 KiB2022-Sep-21 05:15
z0p9c4 03 Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first ever untethered balloon flight in 1783, in a 25 minute flight, travelling around 9 km attaining an altitude of 3000 feet from Château de la M.png205.1 KiB2022-Nov-21 04:21
z8hwte WWI. France. 22 April 1918. An RAF Chaplain leads the coffin of Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen past the saluting party as it enters the cemetery at Bertangles. The coffin is carried by six pilots of No. 3 Squadron, A.jpg203.7 KiB2022-Nov-30 04:59
zqpcq7 03 Former canadian airliners: Air Canada 75 Years of Innovation - issued in 2012, Fleet guides Canadian Pacific, ***** air, Canadian Airlines - 75th Anniversary special jubilee issue, some details of the big original printed a.jpg201.1 KiB2022-Dec-20 14:03
wytli0 01 The first flight of Heinkel He 178 , the world's first turbojet powered aircraft, takes place in 1939. It would also be the first practical jet flight. However it was not accepted the Luftwaffe, due to it's limited speed.png199.9 KiB2023-Jan-13 14:17
wytli0 04 The first flight of Heinkel He 178 , the world's first turbojet powered aircraft, takes place in 1939. It would also be the first practical jet flight. However it was not accepted the Luftwaffe, due to it's limited speed.png199.0 KiB2023-Jan-13 14:17
wmh19m Does anybody know what kind of plane is this?.jpg198.9 KiB2022-Aug-12 09:35
vm36pw Rate this photo of mine.jpg198.7 KiB2022-Jun-27 19:06
zqpcq7 02 Former canadian airliners: Air Canada 75 Years of Innovation - issued in 2012, Fleet guides Canadian Pacific, ***** air, Canadian Airlines - 75th Anniversary special jubilee issue, some details of the big original printed a.jpg197.7 KiB2022-Dec-20 14:03
xjvs7k 04 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, makes it's first flight in 1964, the fastest bomber during that time, and a state of the art cockpit. The introduction of Soviet surface-to-air missiles, and later the advent of ICBMs, .png196.4 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:16
xhbr8p 02 Juan de la Cierva makes the first crossing of the English channel in an autogyro in 1928, which he had invented himself. His work on rotor dynamics would lay the foundation for development of modern day helicopters..png195.5 KiB2022-Sep-18 09:04
ywitdf 02 Australia's national airline Qantas is founded in 1920, as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services by Paul McGinness, Sir Hudson Fysh and Sir Fergus McMaster. Their first international flight was from Darwin to.png193.6 KiB2022-Nov-16 03:46
y4nrta 05 Some Tupolev Tu-134 aircrafts in the airline's fleet on original, official stuff from World Tavel Library - The Aviation Collection. Aeroflot Russian Airlines, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Interflug, Malév Hungarian Airlin.jpg190.9 KiB2022-Oct-15 13:18
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yusfx6 02 On November 14, 1910 American pilot Eugene Burton Ely flew a Curtiss Model D pusher plane off a temporary deck on the scout cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-2). This was the first successful attempt to launch an aircraft from .jpg187.7 KiB2022-Nov-14 07:58
zsuc9k Piper L-4 Grasshopper fitted with three ba*****ka tubes under each wing in France in October 1944.jpg186.5 KiB2022-Dec-22 16:03
xjvpeu 04 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes it's maiden flight in 1942, one of the largest aircraft in WWII, which was used in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and later extensively in the Korean War,till it was phased out.png186.1 KiB2022-Sep-21 05:15
xxij4d What your options on the mossie.png185.4 KiB2022-Oct-06 22:40
zo2vtr 04 Wright Brothers make the first ever controlled, heavier than air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903, that would mark the beginning of modern aviation..png184.0 KiB2022-Dec-17 09:44
znj2t9 British Bomber chart.jpg181.6 KiB2022-Dec-16 16:37
wl4rnw 01 A 1:35 scale Lego Wright Flyer I designed and built. This is currently posted on Lego Ideas and if it gets 10K supporters, it has a chance of becoming an official set that you can buy. It would be amazing if you guys cou.jpg180.3 KiB2022-Aug-10 18:24
uucvk8 01 On May 20, 1895, Reginald Joseph Mitchell was born. He worked for Supermarine where he created aircraft like the Spitfire, the Walrus, the Stranraer and several more before dying at the age of 42 in 1937..jpg177.7 KiB2022-May-21 01:41
yreokl The Kamikaze-go. The first Japanese-built aircraft to fly from Japan to Europe. The flight from Tokyo to London for the coronation of King George VI took 51 hours, 17 minutes and 23 seconds and was piloted by Masaaki Iin.jpg177.5 KiB2022-Nov-10 13:16
xhbr8p 03 Juan de la Cierva makes the first crossing of the English channel in an autogyro in 1928, which he had invented himself. His work on rotor dynamics would lay the foundation for development of modern day helicopters..png176.8 KiB2022-Sep-18 09:04
y7r9jr Old Rhinebeck.jpg176.8 KiB2022-Oct-19 03:13
zojd91 Officers of No 3 Squadron AFC examine the Maschinengewehr 08 machine guns removed from Manfred Von Richthofen's Fokker Dr.I on April 22nd 1918 the day after the ace-of-aces was killed in action.jpg176.6 KiB2022-Dec-17 12:57
10kandf Tanzania, old and worn-out MiG-21s parked at Mwanza Air Base..jpg174.4 KiB2023-Jan-24 17:21
10l10mi T-28D-5 Nomad with bombs at Long Tieng airfield, September 1972..jpg172.7 KiB2023-Jan-25 15:18
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uyjgb6 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's rigid airship LZ-5 making its first flight from Lake Constance (May 26th 1909).jpg167.5 KiB2022-Dec-14 10:59
xdrmmw 02 Joe Kittinger begins his solo flight over the Atlantic in a gas ballon, from Caribou, Maine in 1983, and would reach Italy on September 18, 1984, being the first person to do so. It would also be the longest gas ballon f.png164.7 KiB2022-Sep-14 03:49
vvdgdr Unique formation of a KB-50 refueling a F-100, F-101 and a B-66. Tern Hill, Shropshire, England, 1963.jpg163.4 KiB2022-Jul-09 22:58
10jl9v9 02 The Northrop YB-35 is an experimental bomber built according to the "flying wing" scheme. The first flight was made on June 25, 1946, the program was canceled in 1949..jpg160.6 KiB2023-Jan-23 19:36
y4nrta 01 Some Tupolev Tu-134 aircrafts in the airline's fleet on original, official stuff from World Tavel Library - The Aviation Collection. Aeroflot Russian Airlines, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Interflug, Malév Hungarian Airlin.jpg159.0 KiB2022-Oct-15 13:18
v1vwuj Airship design by Jean-Baptiste Meusnier, with a varnished silk envelope (1784).jpg156.6 KiB2022-May-31 17:30
wytli0 03 The first flight of Heinkel He 178 , the world's first turbojet powered aircraft, takes place in 1939. It would also be the first practical jet flight. However it was not accepted the Luftwaffe, due to it's limited speed.png154.8 KiB2023-Jan-13 14:17
10pa7n3 Me 262 A-2a 111685 9K+FH, autobahn near Munich..jpg148.6 KiB2023-Jan-30 18:34
zk38c6 P-39 Airacobra during a test flight with all weapons firing, 1941.jpg148.3 KiB2022-Dec-12 02:29
x5oc2x 03 The Zeppelin Hindenburg flying over Manhattan, April 1, 1936 & its first flight.jpg145.5 KiB2022-Sep-04 14:30
vyqrqx Yugoslav Airlines Jugoslovenski Aerotransport Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Livery concept.jpg145.0 KiB2022-Jul-14 08:22
zbrrfu Chinese soldier guards P-40s (1200x915).jpg144.9 KiB2022-Dec-03 21:49
105f6kg 03 Jean Pierre-Blanchard and American John Jeffries make the first ever aerial flight over the English channel in 1785, from Dover to Calais in a gas ballon, that took around 2.5 hours..png144.6 KiB2023-Jan-07 04:01
vyype8 02 A few pics my dad took of the planes when he was serving in WWII. Location of photos unknown, but somewhere in the China-Burma-India region. 1944-1945.jpg144.3 KiB2022-Jul-14 15:33
x5oc2x 01 The Zeppelin Hindenburg flying over Manhattan, April 1, 1936 & its first flight.jpg142.2 KiB2022-Sep-04 14:30
zxtcnn BMW Ad, WW2.jpg142.2 KiB2022-Dec-29 02:42
vyype8 01 A few pics my dad took of the planes when he was serving in WWII. Location of photos unknown, but somewhere in the China-Burma-India region. 1944-1945.jpg141.0 KiB2022-Jul-14 15:33
vnfhqr Birthplace of Aviation continues at Lunken. First time I’ve seen Quadcopter human transport..jpg141.0 KiB2022-Jun-29 13:10
uzbcc2 The airship SSZ59 landed onboard the carrier HMS Furious whilst the ship was moored to G8 buoy in the Firth of Forth. The airship was piloted by Capt Walter Warneford (cousin of Rex Warneford VC), assisted by Capt S Gree.jpg140.5 KiB2022-Dec-14 11:11
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10mk734 On 27 January 1939 the P-39 lightning made its first flight..jpg137.6 KiB2023-Jan-27 12:58
wuctdl 01 Hughes H-1 Racer reproduction being built by the San Diego Air & Space Museum..png136.8 KiB2023-Jan-13 14:04
y1e84m 04 2 very nice vintage stuff from Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft: - Lufthansa Timetable January, 1962, Boeing 707 Jet - Lufthansa Boeing 707 Jet brochure from 1960, original vintage airline collectibles from World Tr.jpg136.6 KiB2022-Oct-11 16:59
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z0p9c4 02 Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first ever untethered balloon flight in 1783, in a 25 minute flight, travelling around 9 km attaining an altitude of 3000 feet from Château de la M.png135.1 KiB2022-Nov-21 04:21
xwwzsi 02 The Mikoyan MiG-29, makes it's first flight in 1977, it would enter service in 1982. One of the most well known multi-role fighters, and used prominently in Indian Air Force, who were it's first customers, especially dur.png134.5 KiB2022-Oct-06 05:17
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x5oc2x 04 The Zeppelin Hindenburg flying over Manhattan, April 1, 1936 & its first flight.jpg132.3 KiB2022-Sep-04 14:30
z3k7w4 Happy Thanksgiving!.jpg128.6 KiB2022-Nov-24 13:39
y94f9m 01 NWA Northwest Airlines fleets throughout the time: Northwest Airlines World Traveler Inflight Magazines 2002 and 2007 from World Travel library - The Aviation Collection..jpg125.3 KiB2022-Oct-20 17:29
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uzqs15 R101 flying for the Hendon Air Show, UK. The reefing girders are clearly missing at the nose of the ship, having been removed over the preceding winter. (1930, colourised).jpg123.0 KiB2022-May-28 16:19
z*****d4u JU-87 Stuka cockpit (353x550).png122.6 KiB2022-Dec-04 23:21
utzqgv 06 Aviators-in-training, Brady, TX, April 1943, and Berkeley, CA, March 1918 (Pictures from my mother's and grandmother's photo albums).jpg121.7 KiB2022-May-20 15:38
y4nrta 04 Some Tupolev Tu-134 aircrafts in the airline's fleet on original, official stuff from World Tavel Library - The Aviation Collection. Aeroflot Russian Airlines, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Interflug, Malév Hungarian Airlin.jpg121.5 KiB2022-Oct-15 13:18
105fdxn 02 Guy Menzies, makes the first solo, non stop, Trans-Tasman flight from Sydney to the west coast of New Zealand in 1931, crash landing in a swamp after a 11 hr journey..png121.2 KiB2023-Jan-07 04:11
10jl9v9 01 The Northrop YB-35 is an experimental bomber built according to the "flying wing" scheme. The first flight was made on June 25, 1946, the program was canceled in 1949..jpg120.6 KiB2023-Jan-23 19:36
w5cj3w End of an era. On July 21, 2011, 5:54:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, (21:54:00 UTC) Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135, landed at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Wheel stop was 5:57:54 a.m., EDT..jpg120.1 KiB2022-Jul-22 14:51
wfidki 03 On August 3, 1945 the prototype of the Kyushu J7W Shinden flew for the first time. It was designed as a short-ranged, land based interceptor by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Only 2 prototypes were completed before the war .jpg118.7 KiB2022-Aug-03 21:18
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z8c6fn P-40's on the attack, (900x1000).jpg117.7 KiB2022-Nov-30 00:57
vyype8 03 A few pics my dad took of the planes when he was serving in WWII. Location of photos unknown, but somewhere in the China-Burma-India region. 1944-1945.jpg117.1 KiB2022-Jul-14 15:33
x5oc2x 02 The Zeppelin Hindenburg flying over Manhattan, April 1, 1936 & its first flight.jpg115.2 KiB2022-Sep-04 14:30
xhie78 03 Joe Kittinger concludes his solo flight over the Atlantic in a gas ballon,reaching Italy in 1984,after starting from Caribou,Maine a year earlier. being the first person to do so. It would also be the longest gas ballon .png113.3 KiB2022-Sep-18 14:39
x05c3i At the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory in Australia, employees move a partly constructed Wirraway aircraft to a more advanced position in the assembly line, 2 February 1940..jpg113.0 KiB2022-Aug-28 20:33
uucvk8 02 On May 20, 1895, Reginald Joseph Mitchell was born. He worked for Supermarine where he created aircraft like the Spitfire, the Walrus, the Stranraer and several more before dying at the age of 42 in 1937..jpg112.8 KiB2022-May-21 01:41
z0p9c4 04 Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first ever untethered balloon flight in 1783, in a 25 minute flight, travelling around 9 km attaining an altitude of 3000 feet from Château de la M.png112.3 KiB2022-Nov-21 04:21
ywitdf 01 Australia's national airline Qantas is founded in 1920, as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services by Paul McGinness, Sir Hudson Fysh and Sir Fergus McMaster. Their first international flight was from Darwin to.png110.8 KiB2022-Nov-16 03:46
105f6kg 02 Jean Pierre-Blanchard and American John Jeffries make the first ever aerial flight over the English channel in 1785, from Dover to Calais in a gas ballon, that took around 2.5 hours..png110.3 KiB2023-Jan-07 04:01
ywitdf 03 Australia's national airline Qantas is founded in 1920, as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services by Paul McGinness, Sir Hudson Fysh and Sir Fergus McMaster. Their first international flight was from Darwin to.png109.5 KiB2022-Nov-16 03:46
uucvk8 03 On May 20, 1895, Reginald Joseph Mitchell was born. He worked for Supermarine where he created aircraft like the Spitfire, the Walrus, the Stranraer and several more before dying at the age of 42 in 1937..jpg108.9 KiB2022-May-21 01:41
wsrgd3 On the 19th of August, 1940 the North American B-25 Mitchell flew for the first time. Named after American general Billy Mitchell, the medium bomber went on to serve in several different theatres of WWII. This is a B-25J.jpg107.4 KiB2022-Dec-14 12:44
105fdxn 03 Guy Menzies, makes the first solo, non stop, Trans-Tasman flight from Sydney to the west coast of New Zealand in 1931, crash landing in a swamp after a 11 hr journey..png103.5 KiB2023-Jan-07 04:11
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uucvk8 05 On May 20, 1895, Reginald Joseph Mitchell was born. He worked for Supermarine where he created aircraft like the Spitfire, the Walrus, the Stranraer and several more before dying at the age of 42 in 1937..jpg102.2 KiB2022-May-21 01:41
10wjmzg I just found this picture of my grandfather who was a gunnery instructor in WW2 for the Royal Canadian Airforce. Can anyone tell what plane he is standing in front of?.jpg96.1 KiB2023-Feb-08 01:37
105fdxn 01 Guy Menzies, makes the first solo, non stop, Trans-Tasman flight from Sydney to the west coast of New Zealand in 1931, crash landing in a swamp after a 11 hr journey..png93.6 KiB2023-Jan-07 04:11
zsrxmm She flew 58 years ago.. today!!! I can't even imagine!!.jpg93.2 KiB2022-Dec-22 17:39
1075c1x 04 Juan de la Cierva makes the first flight in an autogyro at the Getafe aerodrome, Spain in 1923, which he had invented himself. His work on rotor dynamics would lay the foundation for development of modern day helicopters.png92.7 KiB2023-Jan-09 05:04
10jl9v9 03 The Northrop YB-35 is an experimental bomber built according to the "flying wing" scheme. The first flight was made on June 25, 1946, the program was canceled in 1949..jpg92.6 KiB2023-Jan-23 19:36
w11g03 On July 17th, 1989, The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit flew for the first time..jpg91.0 KiB2022-Jul-17 07:07
z0p9c4 01 Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first ever untethered balloon flight in 1783, in a 25 minute flight, travelling around 9 km attaining an altitude of 3000 feet from Château de la M.png90.7 KiB2022-Nov-21 04:21
uxydc8 The crash site of the Hindenburg airship viewed from above. May 1937..jpg88.1 KiB2022-Dec-14 11:03
y4nrta 03 Some Tupolev Tu-134 aircrafts in the airline's fleet on original, official stuff from World Tavel Library - The Aviation Collection. Aeroflot Russian Airlines, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Interflug, Malév Hungarian Airlin.jpg86.4 KiB2022-Oct-15 13:18
10lpg0g Ivorian Su-25UB (tail number "21") at Yamoussoukro airport after shelling ATGM "Milan"..jpg85.2 KiB2023-Jan-26 11:10
z4j8bf Flying Tigers (920x680).jpg84.4 KiB2022-Nov-25 17:38
wuixqb 01 Joe Walker touches the highest altitude of 107.96 km for a crewed mission in his X-15 Flight 91 in 1963, as he remained weightless for 5 minutes..png84.2 KiB2022-Aug-22 03:41
yyplko P-26 Peashooter aircraft in flight, 1930s (750 x 536).jpg83.2 KiB2022-Nov-18 17:27
xhie78 01 Joe Kittinger concludes his solo flight over the Atlantic in a gas ballon,reaching Italy in 1984,after starting from Caribou,Maine a year earlier. being the first person to do so. It would also be the longest gas ballon .png83.0 KiB2022-Sep-18 14:39
1075c1x 03 Juan de la Cierva makes the first flight in an autogyro at the Getafe aerodrome, Spain in 1923, which he had invented himself. His work on rotor dynamics would lay the foundation for development of modern day helicopters.png83.0 KiB2023-Jan-09 05:04
z1vpqu Focke Wulf 190 startup.jpg82.3 KiB2022-Nov-22 14:59
x048mq The Pan Am Boeing 314 'California Clipper' photographed at Puget Sound, WA somewhere around 1939..jpg82.1 KiB2022-Aug-28 15:17
ywitdf 04 Australia's national airline Qantas is founded in 1920, as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services by Paul McGinness, Sir Hudson Fysh and Sir Fergus McMaster. Their first international flight was from Darwin to.png81.6 KiB2022-Nov-16 03:46
y4nrta 02 Some Tupolev Tu-134 aircrafts in the airline's fleet on original, official stuff from World Tavel Library - The Aviation Collection. Aeroflot Russian Airlines, CSA Czechoslovak Airlines, Interflug, Malév Hungarian Airlin.jpg80.8 KiB2022-Oct-15 13:18
105fdxn 04 Guy Menzies, makes the first solo, non stop, Trans-Tasman flight from Sydney to the west coast of New Zealand in 1931, crash landing in a swamp after a 11 hr journey..png77.6 KiB2023-Jan-07 04:11
zxths5 Mercedes-Benz ME-109.jpg75.5 KiB2022-Dec-29 02:49
10ltuw0 Photo of the disposal process of the Ukrainian Tu 22M3 bomber, 1990s.jpg75.0 KiB2023-Jan-26 15:03
10jl9v9 04 The Northrop YB-35 is an experimental bomber built according to the "flying wing" scheme. The first flight was made on June 25, 1946, the program was canceled in 1949..jpg75.0 KiB2023-Jan-23 19:36
yusfx6 01 On November 14, 1910 American pilot Eugene Burton Ely flew a Curtiss Model D pusher plane off a temporary deck on the scout cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-2). This was the first successful attempt to launch an aircraft from .jpg74.9 KiB2022-Nov-14 07:58
vn9yad You guys really loved the P51s so how do you like this P40?.jpg73.2 KiB2022-Dec-14 12:01
zkzzr4 Soviet pilot and Commander of the 125th bomber regiment, Mariya Dolina, stands in front of a PE-2 on the Eastern front, c. 1944.jpg72.1 KiB2022-Dec-12 20:42
yz0unc Captured Ju 388L-1 aircraft in US markings (1395 x 500).jpg71.6 KiB2022-Nov-19 01:59
uzup4m Mystery of the first Boeings? Buried or Burnt?.jpg71.4 KiB2022-Dec-14 10:57
zng7yd "Alley Oop" insignia of the 327th Bomber Squadron. Read the story of William Thomas Burrows, one of their B-17G navigators, who participated in one of the largest bombing missions of the war. (link in comments).jpg70.3 KiB2022-Dec-16 14:36
ysd7ib Can someone please identify the type of plane shown here? This was a photo my dad took while serving in the CBI theater during WWII..jpg69.7 KiB2022-Nov-11 15:12
yyp5vw Captured German Me 410A-3 aircraft being inspected by British mechanics (969 x 800).jpg69.0 KiB2022-Nov-18 17:09
xmihnb 03 French engineer Henri Giffard makes the first ever flight in a steam powered airship created by him in 1852, travelling a distance of 27 km from Paris to Elancourt. His Giffard digrigible would be the world's first airsh.png69.0 KiB2023-Jan-13 15:25
111h7yg 02 A rather special capture yesterday, as we were visited by N717JL, the airframe that made AirTran's last flight.jpg68.6 KiB2023-Feb-13 19:11
z3068j Great shot of a German u-boot type VIIA from cockpit of He-111, 1940 (719x540).jpg67.6 KiB2022-Nov-23 20:50
1075c1x 01 Juan de la Cierva makes the first flight in an autogyro at the Getafe aerodrome, Spain in 1923, which he had invented himself. His work on rotor dynamics would lay the foundation for development of modern day helicopters.png66.8 KiB2023-Jan-09 05:04
10k3qd8 01 On June 29, 1916, the first flight of a Boeing aircraft took place. It was the Boeing Model 1, also known as the B&W Seaplane, a seaplane designed by company founder William Boeing (photo 4) and Conrad Westervelt..jpg66.4 KiB2023-Jan-24 11:52
uu3j9g Cigarette card depicting Krebs and Renard "La France" airship, 1884-85.jpg65.8 KiB2022-May-20 17:39
111h7yg 01 A rather special capture yesterday, as we were visited by N717JL, the airframe that made AirTran's last flight.jpg65.4 KiB2023-Feb-13 19:11
v1spn8 02 Please help me identify this aircraft.jpg65.2 KiB2023-Jan-13 10:31
w0dbd9 1985 picture of Concorde taken at super sonic speed. The Concorde had to slow down from Mach 2 to Mach 1.5-1.6 so that the RAF Tornado crew could get the shot. Fastest trip from New York to London was 2hrs 52 mins 59 sec.jpg63.8 KiB2022-Jul-16 09:42
z31zvi Photo of the Bf-109E cockpit (792x540).jpg61.6 KiB2022-Nov-23 22:04
1075c1x 02 Juan de la Cierva makes the first flight in an autogyro at the Getafe aerodrome, Spain in 1923, which he had invented himself. His work on rotor dynamics would lay the foundation for development of modern day helicopters.png61.5 KiB2023-Jan-09 05:04
zy5qtg Mercedes-Benz power for the ME-109 WW2 1940.jpg59.4 KiB2022-Dec-29 13:43
xjvpeu 01 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes it's maiden flight in 1942, one of the largest aircraft in WWII, which was used in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and later extensively in the Korean War,till it was phased out.png58.9 KiB2022-Sep-21 05:15
10mq8ef SH-60 "Sea Hawk" with AGM-114 "Hellfire" missiles on the deck of the USS "John F. Kennedy", March 4, 2002.jpg57.5 KiB2023-Jan-27 12:32
zl5lse My Great Uncle, Gordon Noseworthy, a CFL Kicker and RCAF pilot, featured in the Montreal Gazette with a fantastic headline..jpg57.1 KiB2022-Dec-13 20:13
xxofxr 04 Air France is formed in 1933 by the merger of 5 airlines-Air Orient, Air Union, CGA,CIDNA and SGTA. Currently it carries around 50 million passengers, and has a mixed fleet of both Boeing and Airbus. Since 2003, it opera.png56.8 KiB2022-Oct-07 03:28
10mctip Can you identify this plane_photo?.jpg56.6 KiB2023-Jan-27 05:09
wuixqb 02 Joe Walker touches the highest altitude of 107.96 km for a crewed mission in his X-15 Flight 91 in 1963, as he remained weightless for 5 minutes..png56.6 KiB2022-Aug-22 03:41
ya52lx What is happening here?.jpg55.3 KiB2022-Oct-21 21:17
uusnvn Graf Zeppelin at the Akron Airdock, US.jpg55.2 KiB2022-Dec-14 11:00
111dkg6 Soviet Union's Jet fighters development list of different family branches: MiG, Yak, Lavochkin, Tupolev, Sukhoi. [Source: Pinterest].jpg54.4 KiB2023-Feb-13 16:40
10mv4m7 On this day in 2006, the last Ukrainian Tu-22M3 aircraft was destroyed in Poltava under the agreement "On the Elimination of Strategic Nuclear Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction.".jpg51.4 KiB2023-Jan-27 20:26
116pnyl Does anyone know if the nose art for the B-17 was specifically painted on the left, right, or both sides of the nose? I’m attempting to make my WarThunder B-17 as accurate as possible and currently only have the art on t.jpg51.1 KiB2023-Feb-19 22:17
10k3qd8 04 On June 29, 1916, the first flight of a Boeing aircraft took place. It was the Boeing Model 1, also known as the B&W Seaplane, a seaplane designed by company founder William Boeing (photo 4) and Conrad Westervelt..jpg50.2 KiB2023-Jan-24 11:52
10k3qd8 03 On June 29, 1916, the first flight of a Boeing aircraft took place. It was the Boeing Model 1, also known as the B&W Seaplane, a seaplane designed by company founder William Boeing (photo 4) and Conrad Westervelt..jpg48.4 KiB2023-Jan-24 11:52
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uq1qxv 01 May 15, 1941: The Gloster E.28_39 flew for the first time. It was the first British aircraft with a jet-engine and fourth jet power aircraft to fly. The test pilot was Gerry Sayer, who took off from RAF Cranwell and flew.jpg46.3 KiB2022-May-15 08:36
10qcqz6 Me262 V083 with a 50mm Rheinmetall Mauser BK 5 cannon.jpg45.4 KiB2023-Jan-31 22:34
10ioh9n Did you know that the North American XB-70 Valkyrie was the largest and fastest bomber ever designed by the United States? Here's how the behemoth compares in size to "active" service bombers_strikers in the USAF invento.jpg41.0 KiB2023-Jan-22 17:06
whqzp5 [August 6th, 1922] The first national French glider meeting, the "Congrės expérimental d'aviation sans moteur", organized by the Association of French Flyers and partly funded by the French government, takes place in Com.jpg38.8 KiB2022-Dec-14 12:15
zq8xoa FW200 Condor.jpg36.7 KiB2022-Dec-20 00:36
vmlwkz 01 what do you think of this photos rook it a year ago on a airshow.jpg34.0 KiB2022-Jun-28 12:18
v5plj7 [June 5, 1922] The British Air Force awards Louis Brennan £50,000 for his successful helicopter prototype. It flew outdoors in May of 1924 after 40 years of research by Brennan..jpg33.2 KiB2022-Jun-05 17:30
10m2dhv A US Navy F-14 flies over the burning land of Kuwait. During the retreat, the Iraqi military blew up oil fields. Such actions led to a large-scale environmental disaster after the war..jpg32.8 KiB2023-Jan-26 20:58
ztw2ur On December 23, 1986 the Rutan Model 76 Voyager became the 1st aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. It was piloted by Richard Rutan and Jeana Yeager (not related to Chuck). It took 9 days, 3 mi.jpg32.8 KiB2022-Dec-23 23:40
wfidki 01 On August 3, 1945 the prototype of the Kyushu J7W Shinden flew for the first time. It was designed as a short-ranged, land based interceptor by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Only 2 prototypes were completed before the war .jpg32.1 KiB2022-Aug-03 21:18
utzqgv 05 Aviators-in-training, Brady, TX, April 1943, and Berkeley, CA, March 1918 (Pictures from my mother's and grandmother's photo albums).jpg29.1 KiB2022-May-20 15:38
zp15br A demonstration of the F-16s turning radius compared to the F-4..jpg28.4 KiB2022-Dec-18 15:31
utzqgv 04 Aviators-in-training, Brady, TX, April 1943, and Berkeley, CA, March 1918 (Pictures from my mother's and grandmother's photo albums).jpg27.6 KiB2022-May-20 15:38
x059st Pan-Am Boeing 307 Stratoliner passenger aircraft in flight, circa 1940..jpg26.8 KiB2022-Dec-14 12:20
utzqgv 02 Aviators-in-training, Brady, TX, April 1943, and Berkeley, CA, March 1918 (Pictures from my mother's and grandmother's photo albums).jpg26.2 KiB2022-May-20 15:38
utzqgv 03 Aviators-in-training, Brady, TX, April 1943, and Berkeley, CA, March 1918 (Pictures from my mother's and grandmother's photo albums).jpg25.9 KiB2022-May-20 15:38
uxuhfj Airship Industries' G-BIHN with the Cardington Tyre Fire raging behind (Sep. 1983).jpg23.8 KiB2022-May-25 22:38
utzqgv 01 Aviators-in-training, Brady, TX, April 1943, and Berkeley, CA, March 1918 (Pictures from my mother's and grandmother's photo albums).jpg23.5 KiB2022-May-20 15:38
zrsvs3 On December 21, 1936 the prototype of the Junkers Ju 88 flew for the first time. Initially designed as a Schnellbomber (Fast Bomber), the twin engine aircraft would eventually serve in many different roles throughout the.jpg22.7 KiB2022-Dec-21 16:21
zuxgrb Anyone know where this is?.jpg16.0 KiB2022-Dec-25 12:44
vmlwkz 02 what do you think of this photos rook it a year ago on a airshow.jpg15.8 KiB2022-Jun-28 12:18