Handley-Pages setting out to bomb the Germans
Handley-Page bombers on a mission, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph is attributed to Tom Aitken. The photographer had clearly been taken in one of the bombers as this photograph has been shot ... More
Up in the air in a Handley-Page, showing another Handley-Page making f...
Handley-Page bombers on a mission, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph, which appears to have been taken from the cabin of a Handley-Page bomber, is attributed to Tom Aitken. It shows another Han... More
Nose of a Handley-Page manned by three men
Handley-Page bomber crew, Western Front, during World War I. The three-man air crew of this Handley-Page bomber. They are in the rather blunt-shaped nose of the aeroplane. This bomber had a maximum range of 650... More
Air mechanics seeing that all's well before the Handley-Page sets out ...
Handley-Page bomber wing, Western Front, World War I. This shows mechanics standing on the left wing of a Handley-Page bomber, checking the wing before take off. The left propeller and the nose of the plane can... More
One of her propellers during World War I
Propeller of Handley-Page bomber, Western Front, during World War I. Mechanics checking one of the two propellers of this Handley-Page bomber. It is probable that this is a Handley-Page 0/400, an improved 1918 ... 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