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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 - Engines - Model V-2 Motor. Curtiss Aeroplane Co
Date Taken: 4/20/1917 Photographer: Curtis Aeroplane Co. Airplanes - Engines
Airplanes - Types - Airplane Type. S.I.A., 9B, Fiat motor, 700 H.P. It...
Photographer: Italian Aviation Mission Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Manufacturing Le Pere Liberty Battle Planes for th...
Photographer: Packard Motor Car Co. Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Instruments - Auxiliary oil tank for De Haviland aeroplane...
Photographer: From Geuder, Paeschke & Frey Co. Airplanes - Instruments Public domain scan of oil tank, gas tank, 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 - Miscellaneous - Aeroplane parts. Aeroplane Chassis
Date Taken: 1914 Airplanes - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Aeroplane manufacture. Interior of ...
Date Taken: 5/20/1918 Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Camouflaged airplane at Mineola, Long Island, N.Y....
Date Taken: 1917 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 - Airplane Type. S.I.A., 9B, Fiat motor, 700 H.P. It...
Photographer: Italian Aviation Mission Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Aviation Mechanics Training School, Saint Paul...
Photographer: Rec'd from St. Paul Ass'n., St. Paul, Minn. Airplanes - Accidents
Airplanes - Types - Types of German Airplanes. L.V.G. Biplace Biplane....
Date Taken: 11/0/1918 Photographer: From 2d Section General Staff - AEF - November 1918. Airplanes - Types
Airplanes - Types - Aeroplane types. DH9A Plane
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 - Types of German Airplanes. Albatros 2 seater, Type...
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 - Type MB-3 Plane of Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporati...
Photographer: Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corp. Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colleges and Universities - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Ai...
Colleges and Universities - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Aeroplanes. Learning the construction part...
Airplanes - Miscellaneous 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 - Miscellaneous - Learning the workings of an aerial engine
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 - 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 - Types - Types of airplanes. S.C. Airplane, 1914. Burges
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 - Aeroplanes. Learning the constructi...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Artists - American Artworks (Wartime Cartoons) - Photograph of paintin...
Photographer: New York Herald Artists - American Artworks (Wartime Cartoons) Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Sectional view of De Haviland machi...
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 - Liberty Engine in experimental plane flown from D...
Airplanes - Flight Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Wings - Design and tests of aeroplane wing ribs. Forest Pr...
Photographer: Forest Products Lab., Madison, Wis. Airplanes - Wings Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Aeroplanes. Aerial target practice
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 - Aviation Experiment Station, Hampton, VA. Thomas p...
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 - Manufacturing Curtiss J.N. 4D planes at the Spring...
Photographer: Springfield Aircraft Corps. 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 - Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, L.I. New Liberty Capron...
Date Taken: 9/0/1918 Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Aeroplane. The making of an aeroplane prop...
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 German Airplanes. Fredrichshaffen Bomber....
Date Taken: 11/0/1918 Photographer: From 2d Section General Staff - AEF - November 1918. Airplanes - Types
Airplanes - Types - Types of airplanes. No. 12. Plane on field at nigh...
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Propellers - Metal tipping. The blades are tipped first wi...
Photographer: Jamestown Propeller Co. Airplanes - Propellers Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Gallaudet chummy flyabout. From Gallaudet Aircraft...
Photographer: Gallaudet Aircraft Corp. 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. Assembling Department of ...
Airplanes - Parts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Airplane Motor Type. Fiat A/14, 700 H.P. Italian...
Photographer: Italian Aviation Mission Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Miscellaneous - Aerial Gunnery School at North Island, CAL...
Date Taken: 9/0/1918 Photographer: International Film Service Airplanes - Miscellaneous
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Aeroplane manufacture. Machine shop...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Aeroplane manufacture. Curtiss Aero...
Date Taken: 9/23/1917 Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Airplane wreck, Wilbur Wright Aviation Field
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 - Wilbur Wright Aviation Field, Fairfield, Ohio. J-N...
Date Taken: 4/27/1918 Photographer: C.O., Wilbur Wright Field Airplanes - Types
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Standard Aircraft Corp., N.J., Wing...
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., Moto...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Airplane Wrecks. Mineola, N.Y
Date Taken: 7/0/1917 Photographer: Mineola, N.Y. Airplanes - Accidents Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Manufacturing airplane engines for the governmen...
Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Propellers - Planer, for finishing to size the parts which...
Date Taken: 1917 Airplanes - Propellers Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Engines - Motor manufacture. Lincoln Motor Co., Plant. Det...
Date Taken: 1918 Photographer: Lincoln Motor Co. Airplanes - Engines Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Sectional view of De Haviland machi...
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 - British torpedo carrying airplane. Plane in t...
Date Taken: 1/17/1919 Photographer: Underwood & Underwood Airplanes - Historical 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 Canadian J.N.4 Airpla...
Photographer: Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pic... More
Airplanes - Propellers - Propeller Department at Plant No. 2. Here is ...
Airplanes - Propellers Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Flight - Airplane in flight
Airplanes - Flight
Airplanes - Flight - Lieut. Charles B. Austing, A.S., in remodeled De ...
Airplanes - Flight Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Inspection - All steel plane, J. W. Murray Co., Detroit Mi...
Photographer: C.P.I. Airplanes - Inspection Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Inspection - Airplanes for government use. Dayton-Wright A...
Photographer: Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Airplanes - Inspection Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Flight - Airplanes in formation
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 - Manufacturing Plants - Fuselage
Date Taken: 4/12/1918 Photographer: Standard Aircraft Corp. Elizabeth, N.J. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants
Airplanes - Engines - Model OX-5 Motor. Curtiss Aeroplane Co
Date Taken: 4/16/1917 Photographer: Curtis Aeroplane Co. Airplanes - Engines
Airplanes - Instruments - Manufactured articles for use of government....
Photographer: Auto. Bkkpg. Register Co. Airplanes - Instruments Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Wood taken from wrecked plane, wood not breaki...
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 airplanes. Scout
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 - Air Service. Airplane Accidents
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 - Planes - Types. 32 passenger, 4 engines, formerly ...
Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Flight - Caproni in flight, Mineola, N.Y
Airplanes - Flight
Airplanes - Ambulance - Hospital Corps in action. Camp Kearney, Califo...
Photographer: Camp Kearney, California Airplanes - Ambulance Public domain photograph of aircraft, 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 - Aeroplane manufacture. West looking...
Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Air Service. Airplane Accidents
Date Taken: 10/18/1918 Airplanes - Accidents Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Instruments - Testing of thin plywood in aeroplane constru...
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 - Manufacturing Plants - 27 acres of floor space under one r...
Date Taken: 8/18/1917 Photographer: C.P.I. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants 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 related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Types - Sperry Messenger Airplane capable of 32 miles to a...
Photographer: Air 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 - Historical - The Handley-Page Aero Langley starting on her...
Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Airplanes - Historical 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 - Manufacturing Plants - Aeroplane manufacture. South center...
Date Taken: 9/10/1917 Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants 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 - Rear, Bristol Airplane. Committee Public Informati...
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 - Types - Side view of T-4 messenger airplane. The Dayton-Wr...
Photographer: Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Airplanes - Types Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Airplanes - Accidents - Airplane accidents. Plane on back C654, Canadi...
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 - 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 - 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