Images of the History of Aviation

Aviation history has always fascinated us. From gliders to supersonic planes, we have a wide range of images of aviation including stunning pictures of flights.

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Da Vinci's helicopter

V320/0038 RM

Da Vinci's helicopter

Da Vinci's parachute

V320/0126 RM

Da Vinci's parachute

Leonardo's kite glider

C010/6118 RM

Leonardo's kite glider

Lana Terzi's airship, 17th century

V320/0182 RM

Lana Terzi's airship, 17th century

Gusmao's Passarola airship, 1709

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Gusmao's Passarola airship, 1709

Montgolfier's first balloon flight

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Montgolfier's first balloon flight

Joseph Michel Montgolfier

H413/0442 RM

Joseph Michel Montgolfier

Early balloon designs, artwork

C013/7577 RM

Early balloon designs, artwork

Giffard's steam airship, 1852

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Giffard's steam airship, 1852

Henri Giffard, French engineer

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Henri Giffard, French engineer

Charles Renard, French engineer

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Charles Renard, French engineer

Cayley's aerial carriage, 1843

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Cayley's aerial carriage, 1843

Arthur Cayley, British mathematician

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Arthur Cayley, British mathematician

Emmanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist & philosoph

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Emmanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist & philosoph

19th Century monoplane design

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19th Century monoplane design

British Army monoplane, historical image

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British Army monoplane, historical image

Otto Lilienthal, German aviator

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Otto Lilienthal, German aviator

Otto Lilienthal's glider, 19th century

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Otto Lilienthal's glider, 19th century

Lilienthalscher Gleitflieger in flight

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Lilienthalscher Gleitflieger in flight

Chanute glider test flight, 1890s

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Chanute glider test flight, 1890s

Octave Chanute, US aviation pioneer

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Octave Chanute, US aviation pioneer

Ader's flying machine, 19th century

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Ader's flying machine, 19th century

Clement Ader, French engineer

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Clement Ader, French engineer

Hiram Stevens Maxim

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Hiram Stevens Maxim

Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German inventor

H426/0020 RM

Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German inventor

Langley aerodrome

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Langley aerodrome

Samuel Langley and Charles Manly

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Samuel Langley and Charles Manly

Glenn Curtiss, US aviator

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Glenn Curtiss, US aviator

The Wright brothers, US aviation pioneers

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The Wright brothers, US aviation pioneers

The Wright brothers' first powered flight

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The Wright brothers' first powered flight

Patent for the Wright brothers' aeroplane

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Patent for the Wright brothers' aeroplane

The first helicopter

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The first helicopter

First flight over English Channel, 1909

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First flight over English Channel, 1909

First transatlantic flight, May 1919

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First transatlantic flight, May 1919

Vickers Vimy biplane

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Vickers Vimy biplane

First mid-air refuelling, 1923

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First mid-air refuelling, 1923

Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart

Antonov and his glider, 1923

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Antonov and his glider, 1923

J.W. Alcock & A.W. Brown, British aviation pioneer

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J.W. Alcock & A.W. Brown, British aviation pioneer

First solo transatlantic flight, 1927

V320/0132 RM

First solo transatlantic flight, 1927

Charles Lindbergh and Spirit of St Louis

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Charles Lindbergh and Spirit of St Louis

Sergei Korolev, Soviet rocket scientist

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Sergei Korolev, Soviet rocket scientist

Korolyov in Koktebel glider cockpit, 1930

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Korolyov in Koktebel glider cockpit, 1930

Tiling rockets, 1930s

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Tiling rockets, 1930s

Graf Zeppelin and Malygin, Arctic, 1931

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Graf Zeppelin and Malygin, Arctic, 1931

Airship Graf von Zeppelin in the Arctic

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Airship Graf von Zeppelin in the Arctic

Heinkel He-178, first jet plane

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Heinkel He-178, first jet plane

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