Fuselage Collection

Wreckage of Hawker and Grieves Sopwith Atlantic used in their attempt to cross the Atlantic (b / w photo)
3094455 Wreckage of Hawker and Grieves Sopwith Atlantic used in their attempt to cross the Atlantic (b/w photo) by English Photographer

RAF Bristol Beaufighter; Second World War, 1943
Photograph of a British Bristol Beaufighter fighter-bomber aircraft of Coastal Command, with torpedo slung beneath the fuselage, 1943

Boeing Stratocruiser G-AKGK BOAC, London Airport
The instantly recognisable fuselage shape of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. Canopus was one of the more famous BOAC Stratocruisers operating on the between 1950 and 1959

A Concorde forward fuselage loaded into Airbus Super Guppy
A Concorde forward fuselage is loaded into an Airbus Super Guppy for transportation to Toulouse

Gloster Meteor Mk. 8 - Mk. 7 combination G-ANSO
Gloster Meteor Mk.8 - Mk.7 combination (ex GAF) G-ANSO, at the 1954 SBAC Farnborough air-show. Built as an F Mk.8 airframe with strengthened outer wings, the Ground Attack Fighter (GAF) aka Reaper

The main centre wing section of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress is lowered to join the fuselage bomb bay section at Boeings Wichita, Kansas Division

Curtiss Hawk 75 fuselage interior looking rear from the baggage compartment. 9 May 1938. Date: 1938

Handley Page Clive III G-ABYX of Sir Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day flying circus. One of the Hinaidi I prototypes, J9126

Hawker Typhoon fighters are now being built in impressive numbers at one of the Gloster Aircraft Company factories in the West of England

Vought F-8 Crusader. An early F-8 - F8U, at the Naval Air Engineering Laboratory, on Mustin Field, part of the Philadelphia Naval Yard

Paris Salon Aeronautique 1949 - Fouga CM. 8 R13 Cyclone
Fouga CM.8 R13 Cyclone at the XVIIIeme Salon Aeronautique du Paris 1949 at the Grand Palais in central Paris, (flying demonstrations were given at Orly Airport)

Bristol Aeronautical Corporation XLRQ-1 11652, the 2nd prototype amphibious assault transport glider at the Naval Air Material Centre (NAMC) Philadelphia

Pregnant Guppy N1024V under construction with On Mark Engineering at LAX - March 1962. the conversion was carried out in stages

Scheibe SF 25A Motor Falke G-AVIZ (msn 4552). Note that this early Motor-Falke had high-set wings with optional balancing wheels attached to the lugs visible on the fuselage sides

Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB at the 1964 Paris Air Show, shown with the two 3, 300 lbf Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 turbojet engines originally fitted

de Havilland Venom prototype VV612. The prototype Venom F.1 was produced by fitting moderately swept wings on the fuselage and tail of a Vampire FB.5 whilst on the production line

Hawker Siddeley HS. 748 Srs. 107
Royal Aircraft Establishment - Hawker Siddeley HS.748 Srs.107 XW750 (msn 1559, ex G-ASJT), seen carrying the CLARA pod under the fuselage, (CLARA - CO2 LAser RAdar) Date: circa 2000

Aero Spacelines B-377-SGT Super Guppy Turbine, operated by Airbus Industrie, being prepared to unload its load of BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde fuselage sections. Date: circa 1974

Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat N212KA (msn D.902, ex BuAer 121528), fitted with a passenger compartment in the fuselage. This aircraft was destroyed on 12 December 1968 when the engine failed on take-off

Boeing B-50 fuselage Date: circa 1980

Boeing EC-135J Stratotanker 62-3584
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing EC-135J Stratotanker 62-3584 (MSN 18567), airborne command post. (Overshot runway at Pope AFB, NC, undercarriage collapsed)

Auster B. 8 Agricola ZK-CCV
Auster B.8 Agricola ZK-CCV (msn B.105), of Air Contracts Ltd. at Masterton, NZ, in February 1963. (Rebuilt from the fuselage of ZK-BMM with parts from c-ns B.103, B.104 and B.118) Date: 1963

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ730
English Electric Canberra B.2 WJ730, on the RAE Farnborough dump in June 1962, after being withdrawn from use by the Empire Test Pilot's School

Breguet Br 941S 62-NA
Armee de l'Air - Breguet Br 941S 62-NA (msn 01, ex F-WZRK), of Escadron 3/62 / Escadrille Breguet, at Colmar-Meyenheim Air Base (Base Aerienne 132), on 27 May 1973

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Putting the nose section of a mighty transport... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Putting the nose section of a mighty transport plane in place in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas. Cabbie Coleman, former housewife, works at western aircraft plant

A mating operation on a transport plane... Consolidated Aircraft Corp... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A mating operation on a transport plane just before it comes to the pre-assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Installing structural parts of a C-87 transport... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Installing structural parts of a C-87 transport plane in the tunnel of a tail fuselage section at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

WWI single-seat biplane
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The end of an Albatross that had bombed Venice (colour litho)
2808671 The end of an Albatross that had bombed Venice (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The end of an Albatross that had bombed Venice)

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WV787
Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment - English Electric Canberra B.2 WV787 (msn 71644), water-spray tanker for icing tests

Fuselage Depot - from an original large-format brochure entitled The Wings of Commerce published in a limited edition of 2, 000 copies by The Aircraft Disposal Co. Ltd

A Polish aviator, who had to land due to a sudden engine failure in the mountains... (colour litho)
2777943 A Polish aviator, who had to land due to a sudden engine failure in the mountains... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Polish aviator)

A heroic rescue at San Giovanni di Medua (colour litho)
2808756 A heroic rescue at San Giovanni di Medua (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A heroic rescue at San Giovanni di Medua)

The Bold Attempts (Colour Litho)
2808986 The Bold Attempts (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The daring attempts)

Uncommon wedding (colour litho)
2808948 Uncommon wedding (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uncommon wedding. A wedding was celebrated on board an aircraft, in the sky of Philadelphia)

The extraordinary adventures, the aviator Mauvaise invested and dropped during a flight at... (colour litho)
2808492 The extraordinary adventures, the aviator Mauvaise invested and dropped during a flight at... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The tragedies of the air, the Roman aviator Marra falls during a flight in Rome and dies burned (Colour Litho)
2815448 The tragedies of the air, the Roman aviator Marra falls during a flight in Rome and dies burned (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Aeroplanes against mines (colour litho)
2808790 Aeroplanes against mines (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Airplanes against mines)

A bizarre aviation accident (colour litho)
2809118 A bizarre aviation accident (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bizarre aviation accident)

A dramatic reconnaissance flight (Colour Litho)
2808630 A dramatic reconnaissance flight (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dramatic reconnaissance flight)

In the early war years Ray Potter worked on this experimental plastic Spitfire fuselage at Duxford. Circa 1940s

The shell-torn airplane of Sergt. Hannah, V. C. Photo shows the inside of the rear
The shell-torn airplane of Sergt. Hannah, V.C. Photo shows the inside of the rear gunners turret showing exploded ammunition drums and damage to the fuselage. Sergt. Hannah was awarded the V.C

Female member of the British Army, possibly part of the ATS, The Auxiliary Territorial Service) fixing or maintining the ending of a Typhoon Aircraft

Boeing B-50A Superfortress 46-10 Lucky Lady II
United States Air Force - Boeing B-50A-5-BO Superfortress 46-10 (msn 15720) Lucky Lady II, which made first non-stop flight around the world, from 26 February - 2 March 1949

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"Fuselage: The Backbone of Aviation" The RAF Bristol Beaufighter, a formidable aircraft during the Second World War in 1943, showcased its strength and agility with its streamlined fuselage. David Wright's masterpiece, the Streamline Fuselage design, revolutionized aviation aesthetics and improved aerodynamics for enhanced performance. At London Airport, the Boeing Stratocruiser G-AKGK BOAC stood tall with its sleek fuselage, ready to take passengers on luxurious journeys across the skies. Witnessing a Concorde forward fuselage being loaded into an Airbus Super Guppy was a sight to behold - a testament to engineering marvels and technological advancements. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress boasted a robust main center wing section within its mighty fuselage - an essential component that ensured stability during critical missions. Exploring the interior of Curtiss Hawk 75's fuselage revealed intricate details that transported pilots back in time as they prepared for aerial battles. Overhead cranes at Lockheed-Georgia skillfully maneuvered the first Lockh?, showcasing their expertise in handling massive fuselages with precision and care. The Tarrant Tabor exuded elegance with its unique design; this unconventional aircraft pushed boundaries by challenging traditional notions of what a fuselage should be like. Hawker Siddeley HS. 748 Srs. 107 displayed versatility through its adaptable fuselage design - capable of transporting cargo or passengers depending on mission requirements. Aero Spacelines B-377-SGT Super Guppy Turbine demonstrated how innovation could transform ordinary aircraft into extraordinary ones by enlarging their original fuselages for oversized cargo transportation purposes. Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat N212KA showcased both power and grace through its muscular yet refined fuselage design - embodying speed and agility in one stunning package.