A typical scene at Hendon Aerodrome before World War One, with a Breguet biplane, Avro 500 and Morane monoplane preparing for take-off.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Type E / 500 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1912Breguet 3 - ФранцияFrance - 1910Morane-Saulnier Type G/H - ФранцияFrance - 1912

With arms raised, the observer/gunners of these 18 Sqn Hawker Harts indicate a change of direction in a wing drill exercise over Hendon during the 1932 RAF Pageant. This method of inter-aircraft communication was known in the Service as “zogging".

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

An unusual visitor to the UK reported by The Aeroplane was the massive Dornier Do-X flying-boat, seen here at Calshot in November 1930 en route from Germany to America. Powered by twelve 600 h.p. Curtiss Conqueror engines, D-1929 arrived with a crew of 15 and with 23 passengers on board, including Dr and Mrs Dornier.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.X - ГерманияGermany - 1929

Chris Staniland stands Fairey TSR2 K4190 - the prototype Swordfish - on its ear at Fairey's Great West Aerodrome, circa 1935.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Накануне старта: пара "Комет" и "Грэнвилл" R-6H на открытой стоянке Милденхолла
Comets G-ACSP and G-ACSR line up with the Granville Gee Bee for a press preview at Mildenhall.
Entrants in the October 1934 MacRobertson England-Australia Race at RAF Mildenhall on the eve of the start of the race. Nearest the camera is the Mollisons' D.H. Comet G-ACSP Black Magic; next is the green Comet G-ACSR of Waller and Cathcart-Jones, with Granville R-6H NR14307 in the background. The preparations for the race, and its progress, were reported in detail in The Aeroplane.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Comet / D.H.88 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934Gee Bee QED - СШАUSA - 1934

John Yoxall’s head-on shot of the Gloster Gnatsnapper.
Gloster test pilot H.J. Saint doing his best to decapitate Charles Sims with the Gnatsnapper in 1932. Such photographs required a skilful pilot and a photographer who kept his head!

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Gnatsnapper - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928