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First flight cover to commemorate, postage stamps, india, asia Stock Photo

RMJ0EW76–First flight cover to commemorate, postage stamps, india, asia

US to Guam First Flight Cover 1935 Stock Photo

RMKKGNF8–US to Guam First Flight Cover 1935

Louis Bleriot (1872 - 1936), French aviator, inventor, and engineer. Photographed on the front cover of 'The Sphere' Bleriot with his wife, after the surprise announcement that he had just flown across the English Channel, winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the 'Daily Mail' newspaper. Stock Photo

RM2M3T4XP–Louis Bleriot (1872 - 1936), French aviator, inventor, and engineer. Photographed on the front cover of 'The Sphere' Bleriot with his wife, after the surprise announcement that he had just flown across the English Channel, winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the 'Daily Mail' newspaper.

Dornier DO X Rio New York First Flight Cover 1931 Stock Photo

RMKER04G–Dornier DO X Rio New York First Flight Cover 1931

Sheet music cover Amy 1930 composed for the home coming from Amy Johnson's England-Australia solo flight Stock Photo

RFA268NA–Sheet music cover Amy 1930 composed for the home coming from Amy Johnson's England-Australia solo flight

The new British lead military airship Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus, made its maiden ascent at Farnborough. The early design work was carried out by Colonel James Templer, and it was completed by Colonel John Capper of the Royal Engineers and Samuel Cody, who was mainly responsible for developing the steering gear and power installation. Stock Photo

RM2M3REM8–The new British lead military airship Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus, made its maiden ascent at Farnborough. The early design work was carried out by Colonel James Templer, and it was completed by Colonel John Capper of the Royal Engineers and Samuel Cody, who was mainly responsible for developing the steering gear and power installation.

Brazilian philatelic first flight cover of the Graf Zeppelin airship from Germany to Brazil and the USA May 1928 Stock Photo

RMENW4P0–Brazilian philatelic first flight cover of the Graf Zeppelin airship from Germany to Brazil and the USA May 1928

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RM2T6BCPA–US to Guam First Flight Cover 1935

First Day Cover celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first flight from England to Australia. Stock Photo

RMDEJ8WD–First Day Cover celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first flight from England to Australia.

Commemorative Australia first day cover dated 30th August 1980 showing flight of DH 84 Dragon VH-AQU aircraft Stock Photo

RMDY1EHB–Commemorative Australia first day cover dated 30th August 1980 showing flight of DH 84 Dragon VH-AQU aircraft

First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa first flight LH553 from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Stock Photo

RM2X3BWEE–First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa first flight LH553 from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

A vintage Soviet Russian space cover published on 2 June 1963 to commemorate the flight of Mēness-4 (Luna 4). The cover is decorated with a stylized image of the spacecraft heading towards the moon and with the accompanying translated caption, “Accounting for The United States Luna-4“. In competition with the United States’ Apollo space programme, Luna 4, or E-6 No.4 was a Soviet spacecraft launched as part of the Luna program to attempt the first soft landing on the Moon. The spacecraft failed to perform a course correction and as a result it missed the Moon, remaining instead in Earth orbit. Stock Photo

RM2M74DJW–A vintage Soviet Russian space cover published on 2 June 1963 to commemorate the flight of Mēness-4 (Luna 4). The cover is decorated with a stylized image of the spacecraft heading towards the moon and with the accompanying translated caption, “Accounting for The United States Luna-4“. In competition with the United States’ Apollo space programme, Luna 4, or E-6 No.4 was a Soviet spacecraft launched as part of the Luna program to attempt the first soft landing on the Moon. The spacecraft failed to perform a course correction and as a result it missed the Moon, remaining instead in Earth orbit.

Cover design, programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-23 October 1909. Claimed to be the first flying meeting in England. Stock Photo

RM2M96MT4–Cover design, programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-23 October 1909. Claimed to be the first flying meeting in England.

POPULAR SCIENCE An American quarterly magazine, first published in 1872. The January 1932 issue shows an intercontinental airship. Stock Photo

RM2G6HEGN–POPULAR SCIENCE An American quarterly magazine, first published in 1872. The January 1932 issue shows an intercontinental airship.

Polly Vacher in Birmingham alongside her before setting off on her solo flight around the world. The 56 year-old former music teacher was taking off on a record attempt to become the first woman to fly solo around the world. *.. in the smallest aircraft via Australia and the Pacific. During the four-month trip she will cover 29,000 miles across 17 countries in 47 legs. Stock Photo

RMG593NE–Polly Vacher in Birmingham alongside her before setting off on her solo flight around the world. The 56 year-old former music teacher was taking off on a record attempt to become the first woman to fly solo around the world. *.. in the smallest aircraft via Australia and the Pacific. During the four-month trip she will cover 29,000 miles across 17 countries in 47 legs.

Commemorative 5p postage stamp first day cover for First Trans-Atlantic Flight by Alcock & Brown in 1919 postmarked Portsmouth 2nd April 1969 Stock Photo

RMDHF6H4–Commemorative 5p postage stamp first day cover for First Trans-Atlantic Flight by Alcock & Brown in 1919 postmarked Portsmouth 2nd April 1969

1927 American first-flight letter Chicago to San Francisco with Lindbergh air-mail stamp. Stock Photo

RMFE1EYD–1927 American first-flight letter Chicago to San Francisco with Lindbergh air-mail stamp.

First flight air mail cover Rajkot (Kathiawar) to Bombay dated 21st November 1938. Stock Photo

RMB6HYJT–First flight air mail cover Rajkot (Kathiawar) to Bombay dated 21st November 1938.

First day cover of first Air India flight from India to united kingdom 1948, postage stamps, india, asia Stock Photo

RMJ0EW05–First day cover of first Air India flight from India to united kingdom 1948, postage stamps, india, asia

1969, British postage stamps to commemorate the first flight of Concorde, stamp collecting hobby first day cover Stock Photo

RMKHT9F5–1969, British postage stamps to commemorate the first flight of Concorde, stamp collecting hobby first day cover

Vintage Air Reserve Gazette magazine cover dated Jan 1947 showing a flight of Hawker Typhoon fighter bombers of the world war two era. This cover is the first issue after the magazine was re-named from The Journal of the Air Training Corps Stock Photo

RMKGDX4K–Vintage Air Reserve Gazette magazine cover dated Jan 1947 showing a flight of Hawker Typhoon fighter bombers of the world war two era. This cover is the first issue after the magazine was re-named from The Journal of the Air Training Corps

1930's Everyday Science and Mechanics Nov 1931 front cover illustrating latest inventions and inventions of the future, including flying 'Berlin to New York in 1 Hour' written by Hugo Gernsback and illustrated by Frank R. Paul in the November 1931 issue of Everyday Science and Mechanics. (Volume 2, Number 12.) This proposed spaceship would reach an altitude 700 miles on its one hour trip from Berlin to New York. The article notes that 'the tremendous acceleration of the flyer during the first few minutes would make things uncomfortable for the passengers.' Stock Photo

RMHYDYY2–1930's Everyday Science and Mechanics Nov 1931 front cover illustrating latest inventions and inventions of the future, including flying 'Berlin to New York in 1 Hour' written by Hugo Gernsback and illustrated by Frank R. Paul in the November 1931 issue of Everyday Science and Mechanics. (Volume 2, Number 12.) This proposed spaceship would reach an altitude 700 miles on its one hour trip from Berlin to New York. The article notes that 'the tremendous acceleration of the flyer during the first few minutes would make things uncomfortable for the passengers.'

Valparaiso, United States. 11th Mar, 2021. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard 'Tac' Turner, Commander, 40th Flight Test Squadron, and Lt. Col. Jacob 'Duke' Lindaman, deliver the first F-15EX next generation fighter jet to Eglin Air Force Base March 11, 2021 in Valparaiso, Florida. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RF2F2E38M–Valparaiso, United States. 11th Mar, 2021. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard 'Tac' Turner, Commander, 40th Flight Test Squadron, and Lt. Col. Jacob 'Duke' Lindaman, deliver the first F-15EX next generation fighter jet to Eglin Air Force Base March 11, 2021 in Valparaiso, Florida. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News

First Day Flight cover for first scheduled jet flight between London and Tokyo Stock Photo

RMBW207M–First Day Flight cover for first scheduled jet flight between London and Tokyo

RMENW4NN–Brazilian philatelic first flight cover of the Graf Zeppelin airship from Germany to Brazil and the USA May 1928

First Day Cover for flight between England and Australia by Qantas Empire Airways and Imperial Airways on 8th July 1934 Stock Photo

RMBW20D3–First Day Cover for flight between England and Australia by Qantas Empire Airways and Imperial Airways on 8th July 1934

Illustrated War News front cover, shooting from plane Stock Photo

RMG3AWCK–Illustrated War News front cover, shooting from plane

First Day Cover commemorating the first flight of Concorde. Stock Photo

RMDEWE9W–First Day Cover commemorating the first flight of Concorde.

Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894 - 1917), French military aviator, credited with the destruction of 53 enemy planes, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler. He was shot down seven times and finally went missing in action on 11 September 1917. Stock Photo

RM2RGDN5P–Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894 - 1917), French military aviator, credited with the destruction of 53 enemy planes, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler. He was shot down seven times and finally went missing in action on 11 September 1917.

First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa anniversary flight, 40 years of air traffic between Germany and South America, from Stuttgart Stock Photo

RM2X3BWFH–First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa anniversary flight, 40 years of air traffic between Germany and South America, from Stuttgart

A vintage Soviet Russian space cover published on 11 September 1962 to commemorate the flights of Vostok 3 & Vostok 4. The cover is decorated with a stylized image of the two rockets, their cosmonaut pilots and the accompanying translated caption, “First in The World Group Flight 11-15 August 1962”, and “Cosmonauts Andriana Nikolaev and Paul Popovich - Riga City Society Collectors -September 11, 1962”. Vostok 4 was a Soviet space program mission which was launched in August 1962, a day after Vostok 3; the first time that more than one crewed spacecraft were in orbit at the same time. Stock Photo

RM2M74DJR–A vintage Soviet Russian space cover published on 11 September 1962 to commemorate the flights of Vostok 3 & Vostok 4. The cover is decorated with a stylized image of the two rockets, their cosmonaut pilots and the accompanying translated caption, “First in The World Group Flight 11-15 August 1962”, and “Cosmonauts Andriana Nikolaev and Paul Popovich - Riga City Society Collectors -September 11, 1962”. Vostok 4 was a Soviet space program mission which was launched in August 1962, a day after Vostok 3; the first time that more than one crewed spacecraft were in orbit at the same time.

Music cover, Salut a Vous, Rois des Airs! Marche des Aviateurs (We Salute You, Kings of the Air, March of the Aviators), words by Marius Gay, Academy Officer, music by Joseph Paget, WW1 patriotic song created by Henri Gunard, baritone of the Versailles Concerts Stock Photo

RM2M9C4M8–Music cover, Salut a Vous, Rois des Airs! Marche des Aviateurs (We Salute You, Kings of the Air, March of the Aviators), words by Marius Gay, Academy Officer, music by Joseph Paget, WW1 patriotic song created by Henri Gunard, baritone of the Versailles Concerts

Newsweek cover January 5 1987 A special photographic portfolio he flight of the voyager A round the world odyssey Stock Photo

RF2HTK6G5–Newsweek cover January 5 1987 A special photographic portfolio he flight of the voyager A round the world odyssey

Polly Vacher with husband Peter in Birmingham before setting off on her solo flight around the world. The 56 year-old former music teacher was taking off on a record attempt to become the first woman to fly solo around the world. *.. in the smallest aircraft via Australia and the Pacific. During the four-month trip she will cover 29,000 miles across 17 countries in 47 legs. Stock Photo

RMG593P0–Polly Vacher with husband Peter in Birmingham before setting off on her solo flight around the world. The 56 year-old former music teacher was taking off on a record attempt to become the first woman to fly solo around the world. *.. in the smallest aircraft via Australia and the Pacific. During the four-month trip she will cover 29,000 miles across 17 countries in 47 legs.

Commemorative 5p postage stamp first day cover for First England to Australia Flight by Ross & Keith Smith in 1919 postmarked Portsmouth 2nd April 1969 Stock Photo

RMDHF6JE–Commemorative 5p postage stamp first day cover for First England to Australia Flight by Ross & Keith Smith in 1919 postmarked Portsmouth 2nd April 1969

Insert reproduction of cover design, Popular Flying, the National Aviation Paper, August 1936. The Great Arena, showing the opening phase of an air combat on the Western Front in 1918, with a patrol of SE5s engaging an enemy two-seater (Hannoverana) and its escort of Albatros Scouts. Stock Photo

RM2M97JW7–Insert reproduction of cover design, Popular Flying, the National Aviation Paper, August 1936. The Great Arena, showing the opening phase of an air combat on the Western Front in 1918, with a patrol of SE5s engaging an enemy two-seater (Hannoverana) and its escort of Albatros Scouts.

Commemorative first day cover Canada postage stamps first flight of British Airways Concorde postmarked Toronto Ontario 1st September 1979 Stock Photo

RMDY40J9–Commemorative first day cover Canada postage stamps first flight of British Airways Concorde postmarked Toronto Ontario 1st September 1979

Front page (not cover) of the Illustrated London News showing the first flight of the supersonic air liner Concorde at the Sud-Aviation airfield at Toulouse. The chief test pilot was M. Andre Turcat who took the 110 ton craft into the air and soared to 10000 feet. Date: 1969 Stock Photo

RM2M3RB7M–Front page (not cover) of the Illustrated London News showing the first flight of the supersonic air liner Concorde at the Sud-Aviation airfield at Toulouse. The chief test pilot was M. Andre Turcat who took the 110 ton craft into the air and soared to 10000 feet. Date: 1969

IRON MAIDEN Flight of the Icarus & The Trooper First Ten Years 12 Maxi Single - Vintage Vinyl Record Cover Stock Photo

RM2DP5HE7–IRON MAIDEN Flight of the Icarus & The Trooper First Ten Years 12 Maxi Single - Vintage Vinyl Record Cover

ATHIS MONS,FRANCE CONCORDE 50th ANNIVERSARY FRENCH FIRST DAY COVER CONCORDE STAMPS Stock Photo

RFRY5H5P–ATHIS MONS,FRANCE CONCORDE 50th ANNIVERSARY FRENCH FIRST DAY COVER CONCORDE STAMPS

CNAC Cover FIRST FLIGHT CANTON SHANGHAI Stock Photo

RMKJE1C1–CNAC Cover FIRST FLIGHT CANTON SHANGHAI

Valparaiso, United States. 11th Mar, 2021. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Turner, Commander, 40th Flight Test Squadron, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, Commander, 85th Test & Evaluation Squadron, deliver the first F-15EX next generation fighter jet to Eglin Air Force Base March 11, 2021 in Valparaiso, Florida. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RF2F2E39F–Valparaiso, United States. 11th Mar, 2021. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Turner, Commander, 40th Flight Test Squadron, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, Commander, 85th Test & Evaluation Squadron, deliver the first F-15EX next generation fighter jet to Eglin Air Force Base March 11, 2021 in Valparaiso, Florida. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News

Vintage magazine back cover dated April 1947 showing the Sikorsky S-3 helicopter of the 1940s landing on the deck of HMS Vanguard battleship and was the last of the Royal Navy's battleships and the last battleship to be built in the world. The photo is from the Air Reserve Gazette and shows Vanguard during King George VI first Royal Tour of South Africa. Stock Photo

RMH5N1NX–Vintage magazine back cover dated April 1947 showing the Sikorsky S-3 helicopter of the 1940s landing on the deck of HMS Vanguard battleship and was the last of the Royal Navy's battleships and the last battleship to be built in the world. The photo is from the Air Reserve Gazette and shows Vanguard during King George VI first Royal Tour of South Africa.

RMENW3T1–Brazilian philatelic first flight cover of the Graf Zeppelin airship from Germany to Brazil and the USA May 1928

Vintage cover of the Aeromodeller magazine dated November 1946 showing a painting by Charles Rupert Moore of model airplanes from the same period.Aeromodeller was a popular magazine for model and radio control flying enthusiasts First published in November 1935 and went out of publication in February 2001 but was brought back in to print as a supplement to Aviation Modeller International Stock Photo

RMPP93PW–Vintage cover of the Aeromodeller magazine dated November 1946 showing a painting by Charles Rupert Moore of model airplanes from the same period.Aeromodeller was a popular magazine for model and radio control flying enthusiasts First published in November 1935 and went out of publication in February 2001 but was brought back in to print as a supplement to Aviation Modeller International

First TWA (Trans World Airlines) flight Lod to New York 1957 Stock Photo

RMFDCA6H–First TWA (Trans World Airlines) flight Lod to New York 1957

First Day Cover commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first direct flight across the Atlantic by Alcock and Brown. Stock Photo

RMDEKXFX–First Day Cover commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first direct flight across the Atlantic by Alcock and Brown.

Vintage cover of the Aeromodeller magazine dated July 1947 showing a painting by Charles Rupert Moore of the prototype Supermarine Attacker jet fighter from the same period. Aeromodeller was a popular magazine for model flying enthusiasts First published in November 1935 and went out of publication in February 2001 but was brought back in to print as a supplement to Aviation Modeller International Stock Photo

RMH4HXTT–Vintage cover of the Aeromodeller magazine dated July 1947 showing a painting by Charles Rupert Moore of the prototype Supermarine Attacker jet fighter from the same period. Aeromodeller was a popular magazine for model flying enthusiasts First published in November 1935 and went out of publication in February 2001 but was brought back in to print as a supplement to Aviation Modeller International

RM2X3BWEW–First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa anniversary flight, 40 years of air traffic between Germany and South America, from Stuttgart

Vintage magazine back cover dated May 1947 showing the Sikorsky S-51 helicopter of the 1940s. The S-51 first flew in 1946 and the photo shows the Helicopter Air Transport Inc. of New Jersey in the USA and was the first to use helicopters for civil transport and freight. The company was declared bankrupt on February 6, 1948. Cover is from the Air Reserve Gazette (later known as Air Pictorial) Stock Photo

RMH5N1H9–Vintage magazine back cover dated May 1947 showing the Sikorsky S-51 helicopter of the 1940s. The S-51 first flew in 1946 and the photo shows the Helicopter Air Transport Inc. of New Jersey in the USA and was the first to use helicopters for civil transport and freight. The company was declared bankrupt on February 6, 1948. Cover is from the Air Reserve Gazette (later known as Air Pictorial)

First transcontinental flight cover from Boeing Field. Stock Photo

RM2A46NR4–First transcontinental flight cover from Boeing Field.

A Woolworth Carrier: first details of the new type of escort vessel giving vital air cover to British convoys in mid-Atlantic during the Second World War. Date: 1943 Stock Photo

RM2M3P5KP–A Woolworth Carrier: first details of the new type of escort vessel giving vital air cover to British convoys in mid-Atlantic during the Second World War. Date: 1943

Polly Vacher in Birmingham alongside her Piper Dakota aircraft before setting off on her solo flight around the world. The 56 year-old former music teacher was taking off on a record attempt to become the first woman to fly solo around the world. *.. in the smallest aircraft via Australia and the Pacific. During the four-month trip she will cover 29,000 miles across 17 countries in 47 legs. 17/05/01 Polly Vacher in Birmingham alongside her Piper Dakota aircraft before setting off on her solo flight around the world. A former music teacher was hoping to enter the record books today as the f Stock Photo

RM2D31D4M–Polly Vacher in Birmingham alongside her Piper Dakota aircraft before setting off on her solo flight around the world. The 56 year-old former music teacher was taking off on a record attempt to become the first woman to fly solo around the world. *.. in the smallest aircraft via Australia and the Pacific. During the four-month trip she will cover 29,000 miles across 17 countries in 47 legs. 17/05/01 Polly Vacher in Birmingham alongside her Piper Dakota aircraft before setting off on her solo flight around the world. A former music teacher was hoping to enter the record books today as the f

Royal Air Force - A Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A of No.3 Squadron undergoing an engine change in the field, under the cover of an inflatable hide, during 'Exercise Heath Fir' in Germany. (Use of the inflatable hide was short-lived, due to the logistics of keeping the blower running, persistent problems with leaks and tears, not to mention the difficulty in storage, set-up and tear-down). (Note that to remove the engine, the wing had to be removed first, though this was a relatively simple task, as long as the tapered attachment bolts were easily removed. The engine was more difficult with l Stock Photo

RM2M9AXH8–Royal Air Force - A Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A of No.3 Squadron undergoing an engine change in the field, under the cover of an inflatable hide, during 'Exercise Heath Fir' in Germany. (Use of the inflatable hide was short-lived, due to the logistics of keeping the blower running, persistent problems with leaks and tears, not to mention the difficulty in storage, set-up and tear-down). (Note that to remove the engine, the wing had to be removed first, though this was a relatively simple task, as long as the tapered attachment bolts were easily removed. The engine was more difficult with l

British Airways flight cancellation Stock Photo

RMG6PCHD–British Airways flight cancellation

Duddingston Loch, Edinburgh, Scotland. UK. 16th December 2022. Mute Swans and other waterfowl still relying on supplementary feed from local people as the frozen water continues to cover most of the loch except for the small section of open water. Temperature has risen to 4 degrees for the first time in over a week and milder weather expected over the weekend. Pictured: An adult and a juvenile Mute Swan set off for flight on the icy loch surface. Credit: ArchWhite/alamy live news. Stock Photo

RM2M3PNFM–Duddingston Loch, Edinburgh, Scotland. UK. 16th December 2022. Mute Swans and other waterfowl still relying on supplementary feed from local people as the frozen water continues to cover most of the loch except for the small section of open water. Temperature has risen to 4 degrees for the first time in over a week and milder weather expected over the weekend. Pictured: An adult and a juvenile Mute Swan set off for flight on the icy loch surface. Credit: ArchWhite/alamy live news.

Wartime test-pilot Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown (right) releases the cover on the Samuel Cody statue as it is unveiled at the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust to mark 100 years since his death on 7 August 1913. Samuel Cody, born Samuel Franklin Cowdery, was the first person to pilot a powered and sustained flight in Britain in 1908 from an airfield in Farnborough, Hampshire. Stock Photo

RMG6AFF1–Wartime test-pilot Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown (right) releases the cover on the Samuel Cody statue as it is unveiled at the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust to mark 100 years since his death on 7 August 1913. Samuel Cody, born Samuel Franklin Cowdery, was the first person to pilot a powered and sustained flight in Britain in 1908 from an airfield in Farnborough, Hampshire.

First Flight Air Mail in American Samoa flown from the USS Chicago on 16th May 1931 Stock Photo

RM2CG0R31–First Flight Air Mail in American Samoa flown from the USS Chicago on 16th May 1931

RFRY5H5Y–ATHIS MONS,FRANCE CONCORDE 50th ANNIVERSARY FRENCH FIRST DAY COVER CONCORDE STAMPS

1935 First Airmail Flight Commemorative Cover Allentown PA Stock Photo

RMKK2CNE–1935 First Airmail Flight Commemorative Cover Allentown PA

RF2F2E395–Valparaiso, United States. 11th Mar, 2021. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Turner, Commander, 40th Flight Test Squadron, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, Commander, 85th Test & Evaluation Squadron, deliver the first F-15EX next generation fighter jet to Eglin Air Force Base March 11, 2021 in Valparaiso, Florida. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News

A first day cover / letter representing the joint space flight between the former GDR and UDSSR Stock Photo

RMC51927–A first day cover / letter representing the joint space flight between the former GDR and UDSSR

RMENW3RH–Brazilian philatelic first flight cover of the Graf Zeppelin airship from Germany to Brazil and the USA May 1928

Lord Sempill leaves Hanworth on six day Australia and back attempt . Pioting a 200 mile an hour hour 18 seater Monospar plane , Lord Sempill , accompanied by a crew of three , left Hanworth Aerodrome on his second attempt to fly from England to Australia and back in six days . He hopes to cover the 12 , 000 miles to Melbourne in the record time of 70 flying hours . The first flight , which commenced earlier this month , was abandoned at Vienna owing to a defect in the auxiliery petrol supply . Photo shows , the plane in the air as it left Hanworth on the record attempt . 30 July 1936 Stock Photo

RM2BW3HR5–Lord Sempill leaves Hanworth on six day Australia and back attempt . Pioting a 200 mile an hour hour 18 seater Monospar plane , Lord Sempill , accompanied by a crew of three , left Hanworth Aerodrome on his second attempt to fly from England to Australia and back in six days . He hopes to cover the 12 , 000 miles to Melbourne in the record time of 70 flying hours . The first flight , which commenced earlier this month , was abandoned at Vienna owing to a defect in the auxiliery petrol supply . Photo shows , the plane in the air as it left Hanworth on the record attempt . 30 July 1936

Wilhelm Frankl (1893 - 1917) - a presentation cigarette case from Melli Beese 1915 Burnished iron, the cover with a miniature of the Iron Cross of 1914 and brilliants, the closure with a sapphire cabochon set in gold. The reverse bears the engraved presentation inscription 'Dem Feldflieger Wilhelm Frankl mit herzlichen Glückwünschen zum EKI - Mai 1915 - Melli Beese' (tr. 'To field flyer Wilhelm Frankl with cordial congratulations to the EKI - May 1915 - Melli Beese'). This gift shows clearly how proud the first female flight instructor was of her former student pilot. The I, Editorial-Use-Only Stock Photo

RMT8NCED–Wilhelm Frankl (1893 - 1917) - a presentation cigarette case from Melli Beese 1915 Burnished iron, the cover with a miniature of the Iron Cross of 1914 and brilliants, the closure with a sapphire cabochon set in gold. The reverse bears the engraved presentation inscription 'Dem Feldflieger Wilhelm Frankl mit herzlichen Glückwünschen zum EKI - Mai 1915 - Melli Beese' (tr. 'To field flyer Wilhelm Frankl with cordial congratulations to the EKI - May 1915 - Melli Beese'). This gift shows clearly how proud the first female flight instructor was of her former student pilot. The I, Editorial-Use-Only

Launch of Freedom 7, the first American human suborbital space flight. Stock Photo

RM2CRBRCE–Launch of Freedom 7, the first American human suborbital space flight.

Inauguration flight TWA (Trans World Airlines) Lod to New York 1956 Stock Photo

RMFDCA6M–Inauguration flight TWA (Trans World Airlines) Lod to New York 1956

First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa first flight LH644 with DC10 from Bangkok, Thailand, to Hong Kong, 14 January 1974 Stock Photo

RM2X3BWG8–First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa first flight LH644 with DC10 from Bangkok, Thailand, to Hong Kong, 14 January 1974

The prime crew NASA's first manned Apollo Space Flight, named on March 21, 1966, are pictured during training in Florida. L to Rare astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger Chaffee Stock Photo

RM2CR9T8Y–The prime crew NASA's first manned Apollo Space Flight, named on March 21, 1966, are pictured during training in Florida. L to Rare astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger Chaffee

1969 first moon landing commemorative stamp on first day of tissue envelope Stock Photo

RFR2JY9M–1969 first moon landing commemorative stamp on first day of tissue envelope

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump cover their hearts during the national anthem at a ceremony marking the anniversary of 9/11 at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. It is the 17th anniversary of the crash of United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI Stock Photo

RMW08E11–President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump cover their hearts during the national anthem at a ceremony marking the anniversary of 9/11 at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. It is the 17th anniversary of the crash of United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

If You Look in Her Eyes, Waltz based on melodies by Louis A Hirsch from the Gaiety Theatre production of Going Up, arranged by R S Stoddon. Stock Photo

RM2M97XKW–If You Look in Her Eyes, Waltz based on melodies by Louis A Hirsch from the Gaiety Theatre production of Going Up, arranged by R S Stoddon.

A commemorative cover from Goose Airport, Newfoundland, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the First Jet Crossing of the Atlantic. Stock Photo

RMKX10J3–A commemorative cover from Goose Airport, Newfoundland, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the First Jet Crossing of the Atlantic.

First Picture from Explorer VI Satellite Stock Photo

RME7M24W–First Picture from Explorer VI Satellite

RM2M3PNFH–Duddingston Loch, Edinburgh, Scotland. UK. 16th December 2022. Mute Swans and other waterfowl still relying on supplementary feed from local people as the frozen water continues to cover most of the loch except for the small section of open water. Temperature has risen to 4 degrees for the first time in over a week and milder weather expected over the weekend. Pictured: An adult and a juvenile Mute Swan set off for flight on the icy loch surface. Credit: ArchWhite/alamy live news.

RMG6AFF7–Wartime test-pilot Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown (right) releases the cover on the Samuel Cody statue as it is unveiled at the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust to mark 100 years since his death on 7 August 1913. Samuel Cody, born Samuel Franklin Cowdery, was the first person to pilot a powered and sustained flight in Britain in 1908 from an airfield in Farnborough, Hampshire.

Canadian historical envelope: cover with cachet trans canada air mail first official flight blue postage stamp steamer and hydroplane, six cents, 1939 Stock Photo

RFT62RE1–Canadian historical envelope: cover with cachet trans canada air mail first official flight blue postage stamp steamer and hydroplane, six cents, 1939

RFRY5H5M–ATHIS MONS,FRANCE CONCORDE 50th ANNIVERSARY FRENCH FIRST DAY COVER CONCORDE STAMPS

Newpound, Wisborough Green. 09th July 2021. Silke Lohmann poses with an exceptionally rare menu celebrating a landmark in British aviation - the first flight from London to Brighton. The dinner commemorates the first flight from London to Brighton which was taken by Oscar Morison in his Bleriot XI monoplane. Flying from Brooklands Aerodrome, near Weybridge, on the 15th February 1911, he crash-landed on Brighton beach at 4.55 pm. He was unharmed and attended the dinner in his honour just five days later. The printed menu and toast list is expected to fetch £200 - £300 at auction. Stock Photo

RM2G6XEHB–Newpound, Wisborough Green. 09th July 2021. Silke Lohmann poses with an exceptionally rare menu celebrating a landmark in British aviation - the first flight from London to Brighton. The dinner commemorates the first flight from London to Brighton which was taken by Oscar Morison in his Bleriot XI monoplane. Flying from Brooklands Aerodrome, near Weybridge, on the 15th February 1911, he crash-landed on Brighton beach at 4.55 pm. He was unharmed and attended the dinner in his honour just five days later. The printed menu and toast list is expected to fetch £200 - £300 at auction.

Valparaiso, United States. 11th Mar, 2021. U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle fighter planes escort the first F-15EX next generation fighter jet, center, to Eglin Air Force Base March 11, 2021 in Valparaiso, Florida. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RF2F2E3CM–Valparaiso, United States. 11th Mar, 2021. U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle fighter planes escort the first F-15EX next generation fighter jet, center, to Eglin Air Force Base March 11, 2021 in Valparaiso, Florida. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News

Emmanouel Argyropoulos with Nieuport IV.G he made first flight over Greece in Stock Photo

RMJ3CND0–Emmanouel Argyropoulos with Nieuport IV.G he made first flight over Greece in

RMENW4PJ–Brazilian philatelic first flight cover of the Graf Zeppelin airship from Germany to Brazil and the USA May 1928

RM2BW3J0E–Lord Sempill leaves Hanworth on six day Australia and back attempt . Pioting a 200 mile an hour hour 18 seater Monospar plane , Lord Sempill , accompanied by a crew of three , left Hanworth Aerodrome on his second attempt to fly from England to Australia and back in six days . He hopes to cover the 12 , 000 miles to Melbourne in the record time of 70 flying hours . The first flight , which commenced earlier this month , was abandoned at Vienna owing to a defect in the auxiliery petrol supply . Photo shows , the plane in the air as it left Hanworth on the record attempt . 30 July 1936

RMT8NCEC–Wilhelm Frankl (1893 - 1917) - a presentation cigarette case from Melli Beese 1915 Burnished iron, the cover with a miniature of the Iron Cross of 1914 and brilliants, the closure with a sapphire cabochon set in gold. The reverse bears the engraved presentation inscription 'Dem Feldflieger Wilhelm Frankl mit herzlichen Glückwünschen zum EKI - Mai 1915 - Melli Beese' (tr. 'To field flyer Wilhelm Frankl with cordial congratulations to the EKI - May 1915 - Melli Beese'). This gift shows clearly how proud the first female flight instructor was of her former student pilot. The I, Editorial-Use-Only

RM2RAACJJ–Georges-Marie Guynemer (1894 - 1917), French military aviator, credited with the destruction of 53 enemy planes, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler. He was shot down seven times and finally went missing in action on 11 September 1917. Date: 1917

John B. McKay was one of the first pilots assigned to the X-15 flight research program at NASA's Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. Stock Photo

RM2BTD62J–John B. McKay was one of the first pilots assigned to the X-15 flight research program at NASA's Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.

First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa first flight LH690 with DC10 from Frankfurt, Germany, via Bombay, India, Singapore, Jakarta Stock Photo

RM2X3BWG0–First flight letter, first flight cover, Lufthansa first flight LH690 with DC10 from Frankfurt, Germany, via Bombay, India, Singapore, Jakarta

USSR - circa 1987: an USSR Post First Day Cover mailing envelope with stamps. Non-stop flight Moscow - North Pole - San Jacinto. Stock Photo

RM2NRRE0Y–USSR - circa 1987: an USSR Post First Day Cover mailing envelope with stamps. Non-stop flight Moscow - North Pole - San Jacinto.

RFR2JY9H–1969 first moon landing commemorative stamp on first day of tissue envelope

(12 Oct. 1977) --- The Orbiter 101 'Enterprise' separates from the NASA 747 carrier aircraft to begin its first 'tailcone-off' unpowered flight over desert and mountains of Southern California. A T-38 chase plane follows in right background. This was the fourth in a series of five piloted free flights. Stock Photo

RM2CTE347–(12 Oct. 1977) --- The Orbiter 101 'Enterprise' separates from the NASA 747 carrier aircraft to begin its first 'tailcone-off' unpowered flight over desert and mountains of Southern California. A T-38 chase plane follows in right background. This was the fourth in a series of five piloted free flights.

RMKKEM44–FAM4 First Flight 1927

Joseph A. Walker was a Chief Research Pilot at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center during the mid-1960s. Walker was a charter member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and one of the first to be designated a Fellow. He was fatally injured on June 8, 1966, in a mid-air collision between an F-104 he was piloting and the XB-70. Stock Photo

RM2BTD698–Joseph A. Walker was a Chief Research Pilot at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center during the mid-1960s. Walker was a charter member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and one of the first to be designated a Fellow. He was fatally injured on June 8, 1966, in a mid-air collision between an F-104 he was piloting and the XB-70.

First Jet Commercial Air Service Flight Stock Photo

RMKKXPMA–First Jet Commercial Air Service Flight

(13 April 1964) --- A press conference was held in the Bldg. 1 auditorium at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center to announce the first Gemini astronaut selections. Shown left to right are Paul Haney, MSC Public Affairs Officer (standing); astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford; Dr. Robert Gilruth, director of MSC; astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young; and Donald K. Slayton, assistant director of Flight Crew Operations at MSC. Stock Photo

RM2BTCN38–(13 April 1964) --- A press conference was held in the Bldg. 1 auditorium at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center to announce the first Gemini astronaut selections. Shown left to right are Paul Haney, MSC Public Affairs Officer (standing); astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford; Dr. Robert Gilruth, director of MSC; astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young; and Donald K. Slayton, assistant director of Flight Crew Operations at MSC.

Workmen re-fix the cover to the Samuel Cody statue after it was accidentally unveiled early after a gust of wind blew the cover off. It is being unveiled at the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust to mark 100 years since his death on 7 August 1913. Samuel Cody, born Samuel Franklin Cowdery, was the first person to pilot a powered and sustained flight in Britain in 1908 from an airfield in Farnborough, Hampshire. Stock Photo

RMG6AFF5–Workmen re-fix the cover to the Samuel Cody statue after it was accidentally unveiled early after a gust of wind blew the cover off. It is being unveiled at the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust to mark 100 years since his death on 7 August 1913. Samuel Cody, born Samuel Franklin Cowdery, was the first person to pilot a powered and sustained flight in Britain in 1908 from an airfield in Farnborough, Hampshire.

CAM-5 First Flight Covers 1926 Stock Photo

RMKKEMGB–CAM-5 First Flight Covers 1926

RFRY5H5J–ATHIS MONS,FRANCE CONCORDE 50th ANNIVERSARY FRENCH FIRST DAY COVER CONCORDE STAMPS

RM2G6XENC–Newpound, Wisborough Green. 09th July 2021. Silke Lohmann poses with an exceptionally rare menu celebrating a landmark in British aviation - the first flight from London to Brighton. The dinner commemorates the first flight from London to Brighton which was taken by Oscar Morison in his Bleriot XI monoplane. Flying from Brooklands Aerodrome, near Weybridge, on the 15th February 1911, he crash-landed on Brighton beach at 4.55 pm. He was unharmed and attended the dinner in his honour just five days later. The printed menu and toast list is expected to fetch £200 - £300 at auction.

RF2F2E3A2–Valparaiso, United States. 11th Mar, 2021. U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle fighter planes escort the first F-15EX next generation fighter jet, center, to Eglin Air Force Base March 11, 2021 in Valparaiso, Florida. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News

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