143* Royal Air Force 1919-1939. A miscellaneous collection of official Air Ministry, press and private photographs of this period of R.A.F. contraction, then rapid rearmament and airfield construction, aircraft include various Avro, Bristol, Blackburn, Fairey, Handley-Page and other types, some good aircraft portraits, experimental machines, a few crashes, aircraft in the Middle East, the Northrop mail carrier in R.A.F. markings K5053, pilots and ground crews, Hawker ‘Horsley’ J8608 at [?] Cranwell (later force landed in the River Danube at Sommerberg), the ungainly Beardmore ‘Inflexible’ J7557, the over Mount Everest flight of 3.4.1933 and many others, some postcards, others snapshot size and larger, approx. 110 images, contained in a modern ring binder (approx. 110)
(approx. 150)
(a folder)
£200-300
£200-300
£250-350
144* Supermarine ‘Spitfire’. A miscellaneous collection of photographs of various sizes, fine air-to-air and ground aircraft portraits pilots, some with mascots, good technical images, various marks of the Spitfire included, approx. 100 images contained in a folder (approx. 100)
145* U.S.A.F. and U.S.N. A miscellaneous collection of photographs compiled from many sources, numerous aircraft types depicted 1935-1965 piston, turbo-prop and jet, including float planes, experimental aircraft, machines in service during World War II, pilots, ground crews, some helicopters, aircraft on carriers, some wrecked machines, nose-art and many others of interest, approx. 150 images contained in a folder
147* Vickers Aircraft. A miscellaneous collection of Royal Air Force official photographs and others from private collections, three large format images of the R.A.F. long distance flight ‘Wellesley’ aircraft, 11.75 x 9.75in (31 x 25cm), others of ‘Wellington’, ‘Viscount’ and various military and civilian types, together with press cutting advertisements, a rare Vickers ‘Viastra’/’Vellore’ brochure and material of similar interest
£200-300
146* U.S.A.F. Jet Fighters. A miscellaneous collection of official publicity photographs of the F-86 ‘Sabre’, F-84 ‘Thunderjet’, the ‘Thunderflash’, F-94 ‘Starfire’ F-100 ‘Super Sabre’ and others, some fine air-to-air and static aircraft portraits, technical details, equipment, air and ground crews, many images with descriptive labels verso and others with ex Science et Vie archive endorsements, approx. 100 images contained in two folders (approx. 100)
£200-300
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148* World War II. An interesting and miscellaneous collection of official R.A.F., private and other photographs of aircraft and personnel, air to ship strikes, bomb damage, pilots with ground crew, senior officer portraits, captured German aircraft on display in Moscow in 1943, glider landings at Arnhem and in Normandy, good aircraft portraits and others of similar interest, approx. 100 images contained in a folder (approx. 100)
£200-300