Stunts Collection

Zazel / Human Cannonball
Zazel at the Royal Aquarium, London. " A beautiful Lady shot from a monstrous cannon." This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a human cannonball act

Eddie Kidd on his motorcycle infront of a line of buses he is about to attempt to jump

Stunt / Wall of Death
Wall of Death - Motorcycle rider Fearless Billy Ward riding the wall (picture also shows Dare Devil Marjory Ward )

Stunts John Taylor jumps River Blackwater without Helmet protective gear and Landing Bales to soften landing DBase MSI

Handley Page HP W10
A Formation of Alan Cobhams Flying Circus Flying During a National Aviation Day Flypast Date: 1930s

Jason Scurfield takes one of the jumps on the new South Shields BMX track

Eddie Kidd flying above M25 to publisize the Skip Lunch appeal Dbase MSI Glossary

Stunt woman rides through flames on motorbike
Sue, 23, one of a team of stunt women, rides her motorbike through a twenty-foot long tunnel of burning hay bales. Wearing only a T-shirt and hot pants she entered the tunnel at 60 mph

Stuntman Evel Knievel prepares to jump Snake River Canyon, Idaho on a steam powered skycycle. 26th August 1974

A wing walker performs on the Cadburys Crunchie Boeing-Stearman Model 75 biplane at the Sunderland International Airshow. 06/08/1995

The Promenade Percies
A motorcycle acrobat troupe called The Promenade Percies practise their act involving balance on a trapeze attached to the bike

Early rider! He roars through the air with the greatest of ease...the kid who makes jumping over nine men look like childs play

Two Trapeze Artists
Sarasota, Florida: March 13, 1941 Two aerial artists for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus start limbering up for the summer circuit

Clown and Indians of the Olympia Circus, London, 1921
Illustration showing Pimpo the clown and three Red Indians performing horseback stunts in the ring of the Olympia Circus, 1921. Date: 1921

Wall of Death, 1933
WALL OF DEATH Cyclone Jack Cody rides a 1920s Indian Scout 101 on the Drome of Death at Coney Beach, Porthcawl, Wales

Evel Kneivel American Dare Devil stunt man

Avro 504K
Wing-Walking on an Avro 504K Flying over Fields Date: 1920s

Ordeal by Fire & Water
A stage magician performs a feat of being immersed in fire and water

Royal Artillery Motor Cycle Display Team in action circa 1966

Squadron Leader Dennis Hazell (centre), pictured with his fellow Red Arrows pilots. The RAFs Red Arrows aerobactic team burst into the sky above Newcastle Airport with an off the cuff demonsration of

Mad Major Christopher Draper flying under Westminster Bridge in an Auster aircraft

Mad Major Christopher Draper flying under Westminster Bridge in an Auster aircraft. May 1953

The Yorkshire Birdman, Harry Ward
Harry Ward, Birdman in Campbell Blacks Air Circus. Harry, a former RAF parachutist, astonished crowds with his death-defying leaps from planes wearing a winged costume 1936

Drivers from the Trans-World Auto Daredevils also know as the Hollywood Rodeo, perform a stunt at the Brandon stadium near Coventry 18th May 1955

Actor Michael Crawford works out on the high wire with a charlady sweeping the floor. 8th April 1981

Actor Michael Crawford works out on the high wire. 8th April 1981

27 year old actor Michael Crawford, who doesn t use stunt men in dangerous parts, filming underwater with a Rolls Royce at MGM Studios, Elstree for the new Twentieth Century Fox production

Actor Michael Crawford pictured during filming of a Christmas special of the BBC television comedy show " Some Mothers Do Ave Em"

The White Helmets at Redcar Steel Gala (British Steel Gala). 6th July 1980

A street entertainer at Tower Hill, London balancing a bicycle on a ladder using his chin Circa 1935

Wing walker, Tanya Gaze, with the Cadburys Crunchie Boeing-Stearman Model 75 biplane pictured at Elvington. 01/09/1998

Wing walker, Tanya Gaze, and pilot Mike Dentith pictured with the Cadburys Crunchie Boeing-Stearman Model 75 biplane at Elvington 01/09/1998

The RAFs Red Arrows aerobactic team burst into the sky above Newcastle Airport with an off the cuff demonsration of their terrifying skills

The RAFs Red Arrows squadron leader, Bill Aspinall (left) and journalist Stuart Birch pictured after a flight in one of the squadrons Folland Gnat aircraft. Circa: March 1973

Wing walker, Tanya Gaze, performs on the Cadburys Crunchie Boeing-Stearman Model 75 biplane at Elvington. 01/09/1998

The RAFs Red Arrows squadron leader, Bill Aspinall (right) and journalist Stuart Birch pictured after a flight in one of the squadrons Folland Gnat aircraft. Circa: March 1973

The Rothmans aerobactics team, in their Pitts Special aircraft, were due to perform in the last of their shows of 1980. They thrilled crowds of sightseers at Sunderland

Stunts escapologist David De Val practises in a 12 gallon container filled with beer d

Four year old Jarno Barratt of Corby, Northamptonshire, performs a stunt on his 50 cc Italjet motorbike, using his parents as props. 10th June 1979

Five on One Vespa scooter July 1957 A dispaly given by the South London Vespa club at Woburn Abbey for a Rally © Mirrorpix

27-year-old Frenchman Ramon Kelvink walks the tightrope between Coventrys famous spires as part of the Millennium celebrations. 31st December 1999

Stunts John "Golly Goddard jumped over 15 trucks on a motorcycle
Stunts John " Golly Goddard jumped over 15 trucks on a motorcycle

Derek Blaster Bates, the demolition expert tries for the third time to blast a 150 ft. spire of the Trinity Methodist Church in Cheshire. November 1964 P017159

14 year old Johnny Pugh is the son of Digger Pugh who runs a troupe of 25 hire wire girls, all English, the act is to be in the circus at Harringay this year but just now Johnny his Dad

Handstand
Sebastian, a Bertram Mills high-wire act, on the roof of the Royal Garden Hotel

Hawker Hunter FGA-71
Two RAF Hawker Hunters of 43 Squadron Aerobatic Team Parked Date: 1957

Handley Page HP-33 Clive 1
A Formation of Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day Flypast Aircraft Flying over a Road, Fields and Trees Date: 1930s

Giant Airship Hangars at Cardington, Bedfordshire with t?
Giant Airship Hangars at Cardington, Bedfordshire with the RAF Black Arrows Aerobatic Formation Display Team Flypast Trailing Smoke Overhead Date: 1960s

European Grand Prix
BMX Bicycle display at Formula One World Championship, Rd8, European Grand Prix, Qualifying, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday 18 June 2016

2008 DTM Presentation
Motorbike stunts. 2008 DTM Presentation, Dusseldorf, Germany, Sunday 6 April 2008

jump over
Abdelkader Allam

Royal Tournament Rehearsal
Life Guards rehearsing a display of bare-back horse-jumping for the Royal Tournament, to be held at Olympia the following week. Date: 1932

High Diving Horse
William Doc Carver (1851-1927) had been mounting a diving horse show since 1894. The rider in this picture is probably his daughter Lorena. Date: circa 1925

Minnie Thompson, Dallas cowgirl in New York
Minnie Thompson from Dallas, Texas, performs horse riding feats outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park, New York. She had won many prizes as a trainer of unbroken horses. Date: 1910

Underwater escapologist - a boy dives into a swimming pool to help a man untie himself from a chair. (1 of 3) Date: 1967

Stunt woman rides her motorbike through a glass plate, shattering it as she speeds through. Date: circa 1970s

A stunt car flies through the air over a row of other cars, watched by spectators. Date: 1960s

A stunt car flies through the air over a bonfire of tyres, watched by spectators standing in the rain. Date: 1960s

Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here sitting up in the coffin in his hotel bedroom for his morning cup of tea. Date: 1971

Death of a stuntman, Eastbourne
Death of a stuntman at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne. John Bell, aged 23, was being towed behind a car on a wooden sledge when, as part of the stunt

Cyclist Vanderwoort loops the loop at the Olympia Music Hall, Paris. Date: 1903

WALL OF DEATH, 1936
WALL OF DEATH Al Johnson rides an Indian Scout 101 on the Wall of Death at Whitstable, Kent Date: 1936

Horse saddle used by stuntman Ernest "Ernie"Robinson, ca. 1971
A horse saddle used by African-American stuntman Ernie Robinson (born 1932). It has two stirrups toward the front. Each stirrup is covered in leather where the foot rests

Exterior View of Astleys Amphitheatre, as it appeared in 1777 (coloured engraving)
610689 Exterior View of Astleys Amphitheatre, as it appeared in 1777 (coloured engraving) by Capon, William (1757-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exterior View of Astleys Amphitheatre)

The wonder of the day, two airplanes fly for the first time on the extreme spire... (colour litho)
2815375 The wonder of the day, two airplanes fly for the first time on the extreme spire... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wonder of the day)

The Extravagant Enterprises (Colour Litho)
2778385 The Extravagant Enterprises (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The extravagant feats)

During the amazing performances of a fire eater, on a square in London... (colour litho)
2777957 During the amazing performances of a fire eater, on a square in London... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Victimless Catastrophe (Colour Litho)
2777890 A Victimless Catastrophe (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A victimless catastrophe)

The Man Who Flies by Car (Colour Litho)
2777796 The Man Who Flies by Car (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The man who flies by car)

At a height of 800 meters, an acrobatic aviator, known in Spain under the name of the Red Devil... (colour litho)
2778064 At a height of 800 meters, an acrobatic aviator, known in Spain under the name of the Red Devil... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A masterful stroke (Colour Litho)
2783523 A masterful stroke (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A masterful blow)

zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho)
3121790 zoopraxiscope disc showing an acrobat performing a horse back somersault, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

Helene Dutrieu
Hlne Dutrieu (1877 - 1961), Belgian world champion cyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, cyclist and motorcyclist and pioneer aviator

Straitjacket owned by Harry Houdini, c. 1915 (khaki canvas, leather & metal rivets)
3063501 Straitjacket owned by Harry Houdini, c.1915 (khaki canvas, leather & metal rivets) by Swanfeldt Tent & Awning Co. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz)

Flying the Flume at Crystal Palace 1904
French Mademoiselle Dutrien (le fleche humaine), the human arrow, performing at Crystal Palace, London. After riding down a curving track on her bicycle which falls some seventy feet

The latest cycling feat (engraving)
603288 The latest cycling feat (engraving) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The latest cycling feat: Looping the Loop, at the Royal Aquarium, in Westminster, London)

Stunts... 1934 (colour litho)
2778221 Stunts... 1934 (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrobatics... 1934)

A human bow hovering between two chairs and a motorcycle that passes under it in speed (colour litho)
2778176 A human bow hovering between two chairs and a motorcycle that passes under it in speed (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Italian driver Colombo made a gesture of great courage at the meeting for the Acrobatics Cup in Paris (colour litho)
2778264 The Italian driver Colombo made a gesture of great courage at the meeting for the Acrobatics Cup in Paris (colour litho) by Beltrame

A New Kind Marathon (Colour Litho)
2778180 A New Kind Marathon (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of marathon)

A Modern Samson (Colour Litho)
2777787 A Modern Samson (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A modern Samson. In Knoxville, Tennessee, a young man)

A New Kind of Fight (Colour Litho)
2777764 A New Kind of Fight (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A new kind of fight)

After celebrating their wedding on an airplane, two young Americans also wanted to try... (colour litho)
2783546 After celebrating their wedding on an airplane, two young Americans also wanted to try... (colour litho) by Beltrame

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"Defying Gravity: The Thrilling World of Stunts" Zazel, the Fearless Human Cannonball, soaring through the skies with breathtaking precision. Eddie Kidd fearlessly revs his motorcycle, ready to conquer a daring jump over a line of towering buses. Hold your breath as the Stunt Wall of Death mesmerizes with its death-defying spins and gravity-defying stunts. Evel Knievel's heart-pounding moment as he prepares to leap across Snake River Canyon, pushing boundaries like never before. The Promenade Percies astound audiences with their jaw-dropping acrobatics and mind-bending stunts on London's streets. Witness the fearless wing walker performing awe-inspiring maneuvers on the Cadburys Crunchie Boeing-Stearman Model 75 biplane. Evel Knievel, America's legendary daredevil stuntman who pushed limits and left crowds in awe with his audacious feats. Eddie Kidd takes flight above M25 to raise awareness for Skip Lunch appeal Dbase MSI Glossary – an adrenaline-fueled act for a noble cause. Three Ball Charlie juggles danger effortlessly while leaving spectators gasping at his incredible dexterity and timing. Step back in time to witness the captivating Clown and Indians of Olympia Circus in London, 1921 – where laughter meets thrilling stunts. Witness history unfold as brave souls defy gravity within the exhilarating Wall of Death from 1933 - an unforgettable spectacle that still leaves jaws dropped today. The Avro 504K takes center stage as pilots showcase their skillful aerial acrobatics amidst roaring engines and stunning maneuvers. In this captivating world of stunts, these remarkable individuals push boundaries beyond imagination, defying gravity itself to leave us spellbound by their courage and skill.