Prime Minister of New Zealand examining a British machine
William Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, being shown a British biplane. Standing next to him, smoking a cigar, is Sir Joseph Ward, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand. They are surrounded by a small grou... More
Damaged aeroplanes at an RAF repair depot
In this photograph Royal Air Force mechanics are salvaging parts out of wrecked planes. This scene clearly illustrates the considerable variation in types of plane used during the war. It also acts as a reminde... More
Commissions - Russia - General Roop of the Russian Army, inspecting ai...
Date Taken: 7/1/1917 Commissions - Russia Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Captured German aeroplane, Flanders
German aeroplane, France. A wingless German aeroplane has been loaded on to a trailer and is now being towed away. You can see where the nose of the plane is missing. ..Scenes such as this were commonly used as... More
Giant German plane which was brought down by us being towed away from ...
German plane being towed through a street by Allied soldiers, in France, during World War I. Clambering over their war booty like triumphant soldier ants, this image shows a proud group of Allied soldiers towin... More
H.M. watching work on a wrecked plane
A fully uniformed King George V (1865-1936) watches some men working on the wreckage of a plane on the Western Front. Though the King involved himself with some mild propaganda duties and was nominally Head of ... More
Bringing in a slightly wrecked aeroplane across captured ground, Fland...
Wrecked aeroplane on a transport lorry, during World War I. The caption that matches this scene claims that this area has been recently captured and the suggestion is that this wrecked aeroplane was involved in... More
British machine which was blown over during the recent gale
Aeroplane blown over during a storm. An aeroplane is lying upside down with considerable visible damage to the nose, wings and struts. Two air crewmen are standing on wooden ladders mending the underneath of th... More
Dug-outs for aeroplanes during World War I
R.A.F. aircraft dugouts, France, during World War I. This rather odd contraption on the left of the photograph is, according to the attached caption, the entrance-way to an aircraft dugout. Aircraft bases, alth... More
R.A.F. men salving bombs from a wrecked German aeroplane
Soldiers working on the wreck of an enemy plane, France, during World War I. The soldier in the centre of this image draws the viewer's eye because he is staring so intently into the camera. This is contrasted ... More
Immense R.A.F. machine being tuned up before starting off for Germany ...
R.A.F. bomber being tuned, France, during World War I. The size of these machines is conveyed by the perspective in the photograph. The men working on the body of the machine are dwarfed and the wing sweeping a... More
Immense R.A.F. machine ready to start with its load of bombs for Germa...
R.A.F. planes being loaded with munitions, France, during World War I. The people involved in this scene are all engrossed in their activities and as a result unaware of the camera. The size and power of these ... More
R.A.F. men with their pet rabbits at a Squadron near the lines
RAF men showing off their pet rabbits, France, during World War I. Lying underneath the fuselage of an aeroplane, these three RAF men parade their pet rabbits for the cameras inspection. Well known for their fo... More
Huge German raider brought down in France
Wrecked German aircraft, France, during World War I. This image would have made ideal propaganda material. Official war photographers were allocated to the Western Front by the propaganda office, with a remit t... More
Slight mishap to one of our machines
British aeroplane near Boesinghe, Belgium. This image shows a British aeroplane in a ditch by the roadside, near Boesinghe. It is impossible to tell from this photograph whether it has crash-landed or has had d... More
W.A.A.C. officers visit the wreckage of a German bombing machine
W.A.A.C officers viewing a wrecked enemy plane, France, during World War I. This photograph is one showing salvage work being carried out on wrecked enemy planes. The fact that the soldier is so engrossed in co... More
Newly captured German machine at a Flying Corps depot near the front
Captured German fighter plane with some Flying Corps members, France. This photograph was taken at a Royal Flying Corps base near the front line on the Western Front, and shows a recently captured German fighte... More
Captured German aeroplane, Flanders
A wingless German aeroplane is loaded on to a trailer and strapped down. It still has its original painted insignia and number. Two soldiers are standing behind the plane inspecting it. ..Scenes such as this we... More
Airplanes - Parts - Universal joints for military trucks; triggers and...
Photographer: Baker Gun and Forging Co. Airplanes - Parts Public domain photograph related to Russian military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - New training tractor Bi-Plane. Rear view o...
Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Airplanes - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Manufacturing Curtiss Ox-5 airplane engines at t...
Photographer: Willys-Morrow Plant Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Air Service Flying School, Rich Field, Texas. ...
Airplanes - Accidents Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Types of aeroplanes. Giant Plane. International Fi...
Photographer: International Film Service Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Manufacturing Hispano-Suiza Airplane Engines; Wr...
Photographer: Wright-Martin Aircraft Corp. Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Airplane construction. Inspection o...
Photographer: C.P.I. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., Alle...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Wreck of machine at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, ...
Date Taken: 11/6/1918 Photographer: Times Photo Ser. Airplanes - Accidents
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., Gene...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Manufacture of 80 H. P. LE Rhone engine by Union...
Date Taken: 7/0/1918 Photographer: Union Switch and Signal Co. Airplanes - Engines
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., Sect...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Instruments - Manufacturing altimeters for the aviation se...
Photographer: Rec'd from Taylor Instrument Companies Airplanes - Instruments Public domain photograph of industrial design, equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Parts - Parts of wind driven generator. Crocker - Wheeler ...
Date Taken: 5/3/1918 Photographer: Western Electric Co., NYC Airplanes - Parts
Airplanes - Engines - Aeroplane Motors. Side view of the airplane moto...
Date Taken: 7/23/1918 Photographer: Henry Thew Stephenson Airplanes - Engines
Airplanes - Types - Airplanes for government use. L.W.F. Engineering C...
Photographer: L.W.F. Engineering Co. Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., De Haviland machine...
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Airplane Type. S.A.M.L. motor, Fiat 300 H.P., Type...
Photographer: Italian Aviation Mission Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., Sectional v...
Airplanes - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Packard Motor Car Co., Detroit, Michigan. Entire...
Photographer: Packard Motor Car Co. Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Manufacturing Aircraft Parts for Go...
Photographer: Wolverine Brass Works Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - No Caption.. Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Instruments - Static bending test in aeroplane constructio...
Photographer: Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis. Airplanes - Instruments Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Aviation Field, Fortress Monroe, Virginia. Student...
Photographer: International Film Service Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Aeroplane Accidents. Love Field, Dallas, Texas
Date Taken: 8/30/1918 Airplanes - Accidents Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Standard Aircraft Corp., Aileron As...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Materials - Welding metal parts for aeroplanes. Committee ...
Photographer: Harris & Ewing, Wash. D.C. Airplanes - Materials Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Plane 30516 was nosed over by the wind as it w...
Date Taken: 2/0/1919 Airplanes - Accidents Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - First photos taken by Government permissio...
Date Taken: 1917 Photographer: International Film Service Airplanes - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More
Airplanes - Types - Types of airplanes. S.C. Airplane, 1914. Burges Tr...
Date Taken: 1914 Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Aeroplane manufacture. Canadian Aer...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Ship 38578 from Barron Field, wrecked on Flyin...
Photographer: C.P.I. Airplanes - Accidents Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - U.S. Aircraft Corp. Redwood City, C...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Planes - Types. Caprain CA-4
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Manufacturing Hall-Scott Aeroplane engines; Hall...
Photographer: Hall-Scott Motor Car Co. Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Liberty Caproni, CA 5, Bombing Plane, Hazelhurst F...
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - 1st Handley Page Airplane made in U.S.A. before wi...
Photographer: C.P.I. Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of World War One military equipment, vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., Sold...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Pomilio Aircraft Factory. Side view of a completed...
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Parts - Manufacturing airplanes at the Dayton-Wright Airpl...
Photographer: Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Airplanes - Parts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., Main...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Historical - Taliaferro Field, Fort Worth, Texas. View of ...
Date Taken: 8/15/1918 Photographer: Eyre Powell of Union Pacific Ry. Press Bureau. Airplanes - Historical
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Aviation Mechanics Training School, St. Pa...
Airplanes - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Manufacturing Curtiss Ox-5 airplane engines at t...
Photographer: Willys-Morrow Plant Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Crater caused by an American bomb. Taken a...
Photographer: Underwood & Underwood Airplanes - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Types of airplanes. S.C. Airplane, No. 330, 1916
Date Taken: 1916 Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Aviation Experimental Station. Hampton, VA. Side o...
Photographer: Committee Public Information Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Air Service. Airplane wrecks
Date Taken: 10/21/1918 Airplanes - Accidents Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Historical - Launching of the "Langley" First Handley Page...
Date Taken: 7/6/1918 Photographer: Standard Aircraft Corp. Airplanes - Historical
Airplanes - Instruments - Manufacturing aviation battery used in Liber...
Photographer: From the Willard Storage Battery Co. Airplanes - Instruments Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Airplanes for government use. Dayton-Wright Airpla...
Photographer: Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Ordnance - Experimental Triple Gun Mount, manufactured for...
Photographer: Rec'd from Frederick Pearce Company Airplanes - Ordnance Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Aircraft Testing Field, Packard Motor Co., Detro...
Photographer: Packard Motor Co. Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Manufacturing Bugatti Motors for the Government ...
Photographer: Rosenfeld Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Canadian Airplanes, Ltd., Toronto
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Types of airplanes. "M" Defense Mac...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., Wing...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Rear of ordnance Scout airplane. Committee Public ...
Photographer: J.L. Kreis Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Parts - Airplane fuselages
Airplanes - Parts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - No Caption. A5908
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Airplanes for government use. Dayton-Wright Airpla...
Photographer: Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Flight - Life of the Aviator Cadet at Wilbur Wright Field,...
Photographer: C.P.I. Airplanes - Flight Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Propellers - Making the propeller of an aeroplane
Airplanes - Propellers Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Propellers - Forest Products Laboratory for research work ...
Photographer: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Airplanes - Propellers Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Struts - Manner of failure of Douglas Fir DH-4 struts. For...
Photographer: Forest Products Lab., Madison Airplanes - Struts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Ambulance - Aeroplane Ambulance. Loading patient into plan...
Date Taken: 11/14/1918 Photographer: Underwood & Underwood Airplanes - Ambulance Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Wing Room, Thomas Type T-2, Airplan...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Canadian Airplanes, Ltd., Toronto
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Radio Equipment - Aviation Experiment Station, Hampton, Vi...
Date Taken: 9/11/1917 Airplanes - Radio Equipment Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - With the American Forces in France. A Whee...
Photographer: Kadel & Herbert Airplanes - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Materials - Raising castor beans. View of plantation No. 2...
Photographer: Haitian Products Co. Airplanes - Materials Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Airplanes for government use. Dayto...
Photographer: Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Flight - Aeroplane in flight
Airplanes - Flight Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Types of airplanes. S.C. Airplane No. 40, 1914. Bu...
Date Taken: 1915 Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Manufacturing F-5 flying boats for ...
Photographer: Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Aeroplane manufacture. Curtiss Aero...
Date Taken: 9/17/1917 Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Aileron crating with blocking compl...
Date Taken: 4/11/1918 Photographer: Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants
Airplanes - Types - Caproni CA 5, Hazelhurst Field, L.I
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Parts - Aeroplane material for government use. Acetylene w...
Photographer: Edwards MFG. Co. Ohio Airplanes - Parts Public domain scan of oil tank, gas tank, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Manufacture of Liberty Motors, Nordyke and Marmo...
Date Taken: 4/11/1918 Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Aircraft Testing Field, Packard Motor Co., Detro...
Photographer: Packard Motor Co. Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Airplane Production; Glenn L. Marti...
Date Taken: 3/25/1918 Photographer: The Ernst-Eidman Co. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants