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Interwar Collection (page 3)

Background imageInterwar Collection: De Havilland Tiger Moth aircraft of the Central Flying School

De Havilland Tiger Moth aircraft of the Central Flying School flying inverted, rehearsing for the RAF Display, Wittering 13 June 1932

Background imageInterwar Collection: Three Gladiators

Three Gladiators
Three Gloster Gladiator aircraft perfoming aerobatics while tied together. This may be a composite photograph but is unusual because it is signed

Background imageInterwar Collection: HMS Courageous

HMS Courageous in a heavy sea, 1937

Background imageInterwar Collection: LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin

LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin
The airship Graf Zeppelin, named after the pioneer Ferdinand Von Zeppelin

Background imageInterwar Collection: Alan Cobham and his DH. 50 in India, 1926

Alan Cobham and his DH. 50 in India, 1926
Alan Cobham pioneered many of the long distance airline routes, flying around Africa and as far as Australia. Alan Cobham and his DH.50 in India, 1926

Background imageInterwar Collection: James Doolittle on the float of his Curtiss R3C racer, 1925

James Doolittle on the float of his Curtiss R3C racer, 1925
Lieutenant General James H Doolittle is most famous for the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942 but had previously won the Schneider Trophy for the USA in 1925

Background imageInterwar Collection: Jim Mollison

Jim Mollison was a record breaking pilot. He married Amy Johnson in 1932 and they were nicknamed the flying sweethearts. Their rivalry

Background imageInterwar Collection: In flight refuelling trials, 1939

In flight refuelling trials, 1939
Short `C Class flying Boat (G-AFCU `CABOT ) of Imperial Airways being refuelled in air by Handley Page Harrow (G-AFRL), 1939

Background imageInterwar Collection: Messerschmitt Bf 109b

Messerschmitt Bf 109b
Messerschmitt Bf 109 of the Luftwaffe, Zurich 1937

Background imageInterwar Collection: Beyer-Garrett U1

Beyer-Garrett U1
The Beyer-Garrett U1 2395 of the LNER with her crew at the foot of Worsborough incline, circa 1925

Background imageInterwar Collection: Endeavour

Endeavour
The J Class yacht Endeavour of Sir Thomas Sopwith, Cowes 1934

Background imageInterwar Collection: The Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert

The Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert at Cowes, 1934

Background imageInterwar Collection: Gliding in the Alps

Gliding in the Alps
Gliding at the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland, 1935

Background imageInterwar Collection: Handley Page HP. 42

Handley Page HP. 42
Handley Page HP.42E (G-aXF) of Imperial Airways in flight after leaving Croydon on the first air mail service to Cape, 20 January 1932

Background imageInterwar Collection: Blackburn Shark II

Blackburn Shark II seaplane flying over HMS Nelson, Weymouth, 1938

Background imageInterwar Collection: Blackburn Shark I

Blackburn Shark I of 820 Squadron Fa over HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson, 1937

Background imageInterwar Collection: Hawker Osprey III

Hawker Osprey III of 447 Flight Fa in Alexandria Harbour, 1936

Background imageInterwar Collection: Fairey Seal

Fairey Seal of 821 Squadron Fa, Gibraltar, 1935

Background imageInterwar Collection: Gloster Gladiator I

Gloster Gladiator I aircraft of 87 Squadron RAF tied together in formation, Debden, 1938

Background imageInterwar Collection: Vickers Vincent

Vickers Vincent aircraft of 207 Squadron RAF, Palestine 1936

Background imageInterwar Collection: Avro Tutor

Avro Tutor aircraft of the Central Flying School rehearsing for the RAF Display, Wittering, 1935

Background imageInterwar Collection: Bristol Bulldog IIA

Bristol Bulldog IIA aircraft of 2 Squadron RAF performing smoke aerobatics whilst practising for the Hendon Air Display, 1935

Background imageInterwar Collection: Avro Tutor

Avro Tutor I of Oxford University Air Squadron RAF over Kent, 1935

Background imageInterwar Collection: Avro 504N

Avro 504N of Oxford University Air Squadron over the Kent coast, 1929

Background imageInterwar Collection: Fairey Flycatcher

Fairey Flycatcher of 401 Flight over HMS Eagle, 1930

Background imageInterwar Collection: Electrification of the Brighton Line, 5 October 1931

Electrification of the Brighton Line, 5 October 1931
A workman attaching wiring to the rails

Background imageInterwar Collection: Electric signals on Wimbledon-Sutton line, 1930

Electric signals on Wimbledon-Sutton line, 1930
Southern Railway three-car suburban unit 1629 forms the rear of a commuter train

Background imageInterwar Collection: Ryde Pier during the visit of the Prince of Wales, 1926

Ryde Pier during the visit of the Prince of Wales, 1926
The electric-powered tram on Ryde Pier taking Edward Prince of Wales into Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1926

Background imageInterwar Collection: HMS Revenge

HMS Revenge
Revenge Class battleship HMS Revenge

Background imageInterwar Collection: Charles Kingsford Smith in the Lockheed Altair Lady Southern Cross

Charles Kingsford Smith in the Lockheed Altair Lady Southern Cross
Charles Kingsford Smith was the first man to fly across the Pacific Ocean and made many other long distance flights. In 1935 he

Background imageInterwar Collection: Handley Page Heyford Ia

Handley Page Heyford Ia of 10 Squadron, 1935

Background imageInterwar Collection: Spitfires of 19 Squadron, 1938

Spitfires of 19 Squadron, 1938
Supermarine Spitfire I aircraft of 19 Squadron RAF flying in formation

Background imageInterwar Collection: Short C- Class flying boat G-AEUC

Short C- Class flying boat G-AEUC
Short S.23 " C" Class (G-AEUC " Corinna" ) of Imperial Airways, on its beaching gear in the River Medway, 1937

Background imageInterwar Collection: Short C- Class flying boat G-AEUC in flight, 1937

Short C- Class flying boat G-AEUC in flight, 1937
Short S.23 " C" Class (G-AEUC " Corinna" ) of Imperial Airways, in flight, 1937

Background imageInterwar Collection: Cdre V. E. Flowerday and Cdre E. G. L. Robinson

Cdre V. E. Flowerday and Cdre E. G. L. Robinson
Cdre V.E. Flowerday and Cdre E.G.L. Robinson standing in front of Lockheed 14 Electra of British Airways Ltd, Heston, 1938

Background imageInterwar Collection: HMS Sturdy

HMS Sturdy
Admiraltys Class Destroyer HMS Sturdy (H28) in a heavy sea, 1935

Background imageInterwar Collection: Wellesley I aircraft of 14 Sqn

Wellesley I aircraft of 14 Sqn
Vickers Wellesley I aircraft of 14 Squadron RAF flying over Palestine, 1939

Background imageInterwar Collection: Hawker Fury of the CFS

Hawker Fury of the CFS
Hawker Fury of the Central Flying School, RAF Upavon, 1938

Background imageInterwar Collection: Avro Prefect

Avro Prefect of the Pilotless Aircraft Unit, RAF Henlow, 1938

Background imageInterwar Collection: Boulton Paul Overstrand of 101 Sqn RAF

Boulton Paul Overstrand of 101 Sqn RAF
Boulton Paul Overstrand of 101 Squadron in flight, 1938

Background imageInterwar Collection: Handley Page Harrow prototype

Handley Page Harrow prototype with bombs being loaded, RAF Martlesham Heath, 1937

Background imageInterwar Collection: Hawker Hector

Hawker Hector in flight, 1937

Background imageInterwar Collection: Hawker Audax aircraft of 208 Sqn RAF

Hawker Audax aircraft of 208 Sqn RAF
Hawker Audax aircraft of 208 Squadron in flight over Cairo, 1936

Background imageInterwar Collection: Supermarine Stranraer prototype

Supermarine Stranraer prototype (K3973) in flight over the Solent, 1935

Background imageInterwar Collection: Blackburn Perth of 209 Sqn

Blackburn Perth of 209 Sqn
Blackburn Perth (K3581) of 209 Squadron rehearsing for the RAF Display, 1934

Background imageInterwar Collection: Westland Wapiti IIA aircraft of 601 Sqn

Westland Wapiti IIA aircraft of 601 Sqn
Westland Wapiti IIA aircraft of 601 Squadron during the summer camp at Lympne, 1932

Background imageInterwar Collection: Vickers Victoria V of the CFS

Vickers Victoria V of the CFS
Vickers Victoria V of the Central Flying School being flown blind from RAF Wittering, 1932

Background imageInterwar Collection: Blackburn Baffins of 811 Sqn Fa

Blackburn Baffins of 811 Sqn Fa
Blackburn Baffin aircraft of 811 Squadron flying in formation above HMS Furious, 1935



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