Artifacts
Original posters, instruments and curios from the golden age of the air — each one photographed and catalogued. Browse freely; members get the full provenance and hi-res detail.
Volume XIII, No. 10 — 20th July 1929 The Air Corps News Letter, issued by the Office of the Chief of the…
Or ‘If it looks too good to be true….’ The artifact Grimwades Royal Winton ‘Old Bill’ display plate, 1915. The stories behind…
Or ‘Six A-Cross’ The artifact Courage Group Annual Calendar, artwork by Roy Cross, printed by Hugh Evelyn, 1967 The stories behind the…
The artifact Book of poetry by Jimmie Howcroft, 1st edition 1922 The stories behind the artifact James (known as Jimmie) Howcroft Junior…
Or ‘Humours of Flying.’ The artifact A selection of cartoons in Flying newspaper, by W. Heath Robinson, 1918 The stories behind the…
Or ‘They enchant all the ladies and steal all the scenes….’ The artifact Colour brochure to support the film, in the style…
The artifact Flight magazine 26 The stories behind the artifact Stanley Spooner. The founder and first editor of Flight. He was also…
The artifact A large scale model Bleriot XI commissioned by Shell in 2009. The stories behind the artifact On 25 th July…
The artifact Advisory Committee For Aeronautics report into dope alternatives The stories behind the artifact The Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was founded…
The artifact A first-edition history of ballooning, 1869. The stories behind the artifact Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825—1894) was a Scottish author of…
The official Royal Aircraft Establishment photograph of the S.E.5b, serial A8947 — the sole example ever built. After a good deal of…
Or: ‘the gift that nobody wanted.’ The artifact: a 1918 advertising postcard depicting the Christmas Bullet, from a photograph by Alfred O.…
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