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Paris Air Show Collection
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Aviation Collection: Flying-Mermoz-Dabry-Gimie

Flying-Mermoz-Dabry-Gimie
Combo of two pictures dated of May 1930 showing French crew Jean Dabry (L), pilot Jean Mermoz (C) and Leo Gimie before their inaugural flight across the Atlantic ocean from Dakar to Brazil (up)

Aviation Collection: French Aviators Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte

French Aviators Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte
French aviators Dieudonne Costes (L) and Maurice Bellonte (R) pose together in August 1930 in Paris before they take off on September 01

Aviation Collection: Aviation-Amy Johnson

Aviation-Amy Johnson
Photo datee de 1939 de l aviatrice britannique Amy Johnson. Photo dated 1939 of the pioneering female aviator Amy Johnson / AFP PHOTO

Aviation Collection: Usa-Aviation-Boeing 747

Usa-Aviation-Boeing 747
Family picture taken on January 13, 1970 of the aircrew of the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747 from New York to London for Pan American

Aviation Collection: US-BOEING 727 & 737 - FACTORY

US-BOEING 727 & 737 - FACTORY
Boeing 727 (L) and Boeing 737 (R) airplanes are seen on the production line of Renton factory in 1977 in Renton, Washington. (Photo AFP)

Aviation Collection: Wright Brothers Flyer Monument

Wright Brothers Flyer Monument
A bronze Wilbur Wright appears to run along side the life-size sculpture of the Wright Brothers Flyer monument, 16 December, 2003 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Aviation Collection: Airbus-A320-First Flight

Airbus-A320-First Flight
Employees of Aerospatiale pose near the new Airbus A320 airliner before its inaugural flight, 22 February 1987. The Airbus A320 airliner, a significant sales success and a technological trailblazer

Aviation Collection: France-Roissy-Airport

France-Roissy-Airport
Photo taken on March 13 1974 shows the first plane, a Boeing 747 of TWA coming from New York, landing at the new airport named " Charles de Gaulle" in Roissy en France

Aviation Collection: An Air France Boeing 747 make first flight over Paris, Montmartre and Basilica of the Sacre Coeur

An Air France Boeing 747 make first flight over Paris, Montmartre and Basilica of the Sacre Coeur, on May 21, 1970. The Boeing 747, called also " Jumbo Jet", entered service on January 21

Aviation Collection: Two models of Boeing planes are compared : Boeing 747 (top) is two and a half times

Two models of Boeing planes are compared : Boeing 747 (top) is two and a half times the size of the Boeing 707 (bottom), on September 04, 1966

Tupolev 144
Soviet aircraft Tupolev 144 TU-144 sits on the tarmac, 12 December 1968 in Moscow, after its maiden flight. The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first Soviet supersonic transport aircraft

Aviation Collection: International Paris Air Show 1938

International Paris Air Show 1938
Airplanes are displayed during the International Paris Air Show, in 1938 at the Grand Palais, in Paris. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

Aviation Collection: Landing a Replica of Wrights Flyer 3

Landing a Replica of Wrights Flyer 3
French Jean-Franois Jacquelin pilots a replica of US aviation pioneer Wilbur Wrights Flyer 3, during an homage flight to Wright in the presence of his great grand-niece Amanda Wright Lane

Aviation-F16
(FILES) Undated picture shows an F-16 fighter plane, one of three defence fighters the United Arab Emirates is considering purchasing after earning enough from high oil prices to finance a

US-FILES 747
(FILES) This undated file photo shows the presentation of a Boeing 747-400. The Boeing company will urge companies flying its 747 to inspect the planes center wing fuel tank

Aviation Collection: Gbr-Airbus-Air France

Gbr-Airbus-Air France
Photo released on May 22, 1974 in London shows an Airbus A300 airliner of Air France landing. Launch customer Air France introduced the type into service on 30 May 1974

Gbr-Airbus-Air France
Photo released in 1974 in London shows an Airbus A300 airliner of Air France. Launch customer Air France introduced the type into service on 30 May 1974

Gbr-Airbus-Air France
Horizontal, Aviation, France, 000 ARP3977927

Aviation Collection: France-Aerospace-Mirage

France-Aerospace-Mirage
A Dassault Mirage V (Mirage 5) from the french army flies on April 28, 1973. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO / -

Aviation Collection: Aviation-Boeing 747

Aviation-Boeing 747
An Air France Boeing 747 is seen at Orlys airport, in May 1970. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the Everett assembly building before the worlds press

Aviation-Boeing 747
A Pan Am Boeing 747 is seen at Orlys airport, in May 1970. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the Everett assembly building before the worlds press

Aviation Collection: Aviation-Airbus A300 B-Aerospatiale

Aviation-Airbus A300 B-Aerospatiale
The forward fuselage part of the Airbus A300 B fatigue test airframe is flown, on March 25, 1972 to the Bremen facility of VFW-Fokker in the " Super-Guppy" to undergo extensive fatigue

Aviation-Boeing 747
An Air France Boeing 747 is seen just before its landing at Orlys airport, on February 08, 1970, after a test flight. On September 30, 1968

Aviation-Boeing 747
The TWA " Star of Paris" Boeing 747 is seen just after landing at Orlys airport, on April 13, 1970, after its first New-York-Paris commercial flight

Aviation Collection: France-Aerospace-Show

France-Aerospace-Show
US space shuttle " Enterprise", on the back of a Boeing 747 takes off from Le Bourget airport, on May 27, 1983 during the International Paris Air Show

France-Aerospace-Show
An aerial view taken on April 25, 1973 at Le bourget airport during the International Paris Air Show. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

AIRBUS-A300
The first Airbus A300 airliner sits on the tarmac during a test flight, in August 1972 in Toulouse. The airbus A300 was the first twin-engined widebody in the world

Aviation Collection: Airbus-A300-Concorde

Airbus-A300-Concorde
The first Airbus A300 airliner sits on the tarmac during a presentation, in 1972, in Toulouse. The airbus A300 was the first twin-engined widebody in the world

AIRBUS-A300
Picture dated 03 December 1971 of the assembly line of the first Airbus A300 airliner in the buildings of Airbus in Toulouse

Aviation Collection: Aviation-Airbus-A300B-Lufthansa

Aviation-Airbus-A300B-Lufthansa
Photo prise en fevrier 1976 montrant le premier exemplaire de l Airbus A300B, livre le 9 fevrier 1976 a la compagnie aerienne Lufthansa, en vol. / AFP PHOTO

Aviation Collection: France-Bourget-Beluga

France-Bourget-Beluga
The Airbus-DBA cargo plane Beluga flys over the airport at Le Bourget outside Paris during a demonstration during the 41st Bourget International Air and Space Show 12 June

Aviation Collection: Singapore-Aerospace 96, Trent-Rolls Royce

Singapore-Aerospace 96, Trent-Rolls Royce
A caterer walks pass a full-scale model of the Rolls Royce Trent 800 engine 05 February on display at the Asian Aerospace show, which opens 06 February

Aviation Collection: Retro Concorde-Test

Retro Concorde-Test
Aerospatiale picture shows the Concorde 001 prototype landing in a stop barriere during a test flight in Toulouse, in August 1968

Aviation Collection: Retro Concorde-Britain

Retro Concorde-Britain
British prototype Concorde 002, the Franco-British supersonic aircraft, is seen landing after its first flight from Filton, Bristol to Fairford on April 09, 1969 in Fairford

Usa-Aviation-Boeing 747
A Boeing 747 airplane is displayed on Le Bourget Airport on June 03, 1969. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the Everett assembly building before the worlds press

France-Aerospace-Show
Flight attendants, Genevieve Paul (L) and Muriel Kirsch (R) poses at the US pavillon during the International Paris Air Show, on May 06, 1969 at Le Bourget airport. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

France-Aerospace-Show
A DC-8 61 airplane is displayed during the International Paris Air Show, on May 31, 1967 at Le Bourget airport. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

France-Aerospace-Show
The " Blue Bell Girls" dance in front of a Trident airplane during the International Paris Air Show, on June 05, 1963 at Le Bourget airport. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

France-Aerospace-Show
US Red Birds jet fighter squad fly over Le Bourget airport during the International Paris Air Show, on June 21, 1965. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

Aviation
Agence France-Presse (AFP) Vintage & Archive Images: Aviation

Aviation Collection: Concept artist shows an Air France Boeing 747 flying over Paris, September 18, 1966

Concept artist shows an Air France Boeing 747 flying over Paris, September 18, 1966. Construction of Boeing 747 begins in 1967, first flight takes place on February 09

Tupolev 144
Soviet aircraft Tupolev 144 TU-144 sits on the tarmac, 12 December 1968 in Moscow, after its maiden flight. The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first Soviet supersonic transport aircraft

Tupolev 144
Soviet aircraft Tupolev 144 TU-144 is seen, 12 December 1968, during its maiden flight. The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first Soviet supersonic transport aircraft

Aviation Collection: gbr-aviation-boac-comet1

gbr-aviation-boac-comet1
Picture released on October 9, 1952 at their arrival at Orly airport of people gathering around after the first commercial flight of the de Havilland DH 106 Comet 1 of the British company BOAC

gbr-aviation-boac-comet1
Picture released in 1952 of the first commercial flight of the de Havilland DH 106 Comet 1 of the British company BOAC. The worlds first jetliner was inaugurated scheduled service from London to

France-Aerospace-Show
Airplanes are displayed during the International Paris Air Show, on November 21, 1936 at the Grand Palais, in Paris. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

France-Aerospace-Show
An Caudron-Renault airplane is displayed during the International Paris Air Show, in November 1934 at the Grand Palais, in Paris. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO

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