Historical Aeronautics Collection Photographs

The following photographs are from the Ross Barrett Historical Aeronautics Collection which holds more than 10,000 books, manuscripts, prints, posters, photographs, charts, and clippings in numerous languages.

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Taube Monoplane. 1914.
Built in Germany by the Rumpler Factory at the outbreak of WWI, approximately one-half of the German Military Services' 250 reconnaissance aircraft were Taubes. The plane used various engines of about 100hp.

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Morane. Parasol. 1915.
Georges Guynemer, a leading French fighter Ace of WWI, flew this plane in the beginning of his career. The monoplane also proved a successful reconnaissance plane to the British and French Services in 1915.

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Albatros C-III. 1915.
Albatros biplanes were used by the Germans in WWI as fighters, bombers, or reconnaissance planes.

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Curtiss. JN-4 "Jenny". 1916.
Known as "Jenny" in the U.S and "Canuk" in Canada, this 2-seat trainer was extremely popular. The later JN-4D version was powered by a 90hp Curtiss OX-5 engine. After WWI, the Jenny was used by barnstormers and aeronautic stuntmen. In May 1919, it flew the first experimental U.S. airmail service between Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City.

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Sopwith. 1 1/2 Strutter. 1916. (Military Tractor)
The 2-seat biplane with 130hp Clerget engine was a highly successful fighter.

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Caudron C23. 1917.
This night bomber held two 270hp Salmson z.9 engines and could climb to 3,000 meters in 37.26 minutes. After its war service, it was converted for passenger carrying.

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Salmson. 1918.
One of the finest observation planes of the war, it was widely used by American observation squadrons as well as by the French. 260hp.

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Fokker D. VII. 1918.
The most potent and successful German warplane of WWI, the Fokker, with its 185hp engine, replaced the Albatros D-V.

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De Havilland D.H. 66 Hercules G-EBMX ("City of Delhi"). 1927.
With three 450hp Bristol Jupiter engines, the Hercules was the first aircraft to fly the English mails to Delhi for Imperial Airways. It was sold abroad in 1935.

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Sikorsky S-38A. 1930.
This amphibian had 9 wicker passenger seats. A sliding, transparent panel in the roof ensured circulation of air.

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Stinson A "Airliner". 1935.
This airliner had a heating and ventilating system and could carry eight passengers.

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Bell VTOL. 1954.
This vertical take-off and landing airplane by Bell Aircraft Corporation was a first of its kind. First flown at Niagara Falls, NY on November 16, 1954, it ascends and lands vertically and flies like a conventional fixed wing aircraft. The jet engines on each side of the fuselage are vertical for take-off and revolve 90° for forward flight.


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