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Balloonists CVS01_01_023Tales of balloon flight. Intrepid balloonists Cecil Shadbolt (left) and Captain William Dale (right) posed in the basket of a gas balloon
Ballooning CVS01_01_019Tales of balloon flight. A smartly dressed group has gathered to pose for a photograph with a near-inflated balloon. Cecil Shadbolt is pictured standing third from the right, wearing a bowler hat
ballooning CVS01_01_041A hand-coloured lantern slide showing Shadbolts balloon Reliance taking off from the grounds of Alexandra Palace, with large crowds watching. A second balloon is preparing for launch
Balloons and ballooning CVS01_01_001Balloons and Ballooning - Upward and Onward. Title slide for a lantern slide show. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Terminal interior JLP01_09_850079Birmingham International Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands. The interior of the central well in the new terminal building at Birmingham International Airport after its
Hot air balloon JLP01_09_771206Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A hot air balloon emblazoned with a Laing banner taking off from the Elstree Sports Ground during the annual Laing Gala Day
Ballooning CVS01_01_035Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing the Saladin balloon flying over cliffs near Bridport. MP Walter Powell was aboard the Saladin when it was carried out over the English
Balloon crash CVS01_01_031Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing a maritime rescue that took place on 1st September 1874. French balloonists Jules
Ballooning CVS01_01_011Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of two men shooting at Jean-Pierre Blanchards Vaisseau Volant as it passes over France in 1784
Ballooning CVS01_01_040Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a distant balloon ascending through clouds and rain. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_033Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell in the basket of a gas balloon during their ascent to c.10000 feet in 1862
Balloon flight CVS01_01_068Tales of balloon flight.Four men in a gas balloon basket as it launches, passing a tree top. One man, possibly the pilot, stands on the edge of the basket
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_007Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of a man flying using Besniers Flying Machine of 1678. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
First manned hydrogen balloon CVS01_01_015Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon ascending above a large crowd. This engraving may depict the first manned hydrogen balloon flight by Jacques Charles
Balloon crash CVS01_01_037Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing two figures in the basket of a balloon which has ditched into the water. A crowd is gathered on the river bank
Balloon crash CVS01_01_032Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon ditched in the sea. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_043Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying above a town or city - probably London. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_044Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon in flight, with a rainbow in the background. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_036Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing MP Walter Powell and Captain Templer in the basket of the Saladin balloon
Ballooning CVS01_01_047Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying through clouds above the sea at sunset. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_045Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying through clouds at sunrise. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_009Amazing flying machines.A hand-coloured engraving of Lanas Aeronautic Machine, a small flying boat held aloft by four small gas balloons, designed by Francesco Lana de Terzi in 1670
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_006Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured illustration from Cyrano de Bergeracas aComical History of the States and Empires of the Moona, dating from 1657
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_005Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured illustration from Francis Godwinas aThe Man in the Moonea, first published (posthumously) in 1638, in which a Spanish nobleman, Domingo Gonsales
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_004Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of The Flying Man ; a figure wearing a large pair of wings with an umbrella above his head, stepping from a cliff
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_018Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of a number of early designs for a flying machines, in flight above the coast
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_017Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of a flying machine designed by Gabrielle de la Londelle, which appeared in his book aAviation, ou Navigation Aeriennea in 1863
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_013Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of an early frameless parachute, designed by Andre-Jacques Garnerin in 1797
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_016Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of four early designs for flying machines, including one parachute-type machine and others with paddles, in flight above a coastal scene
Ballooning CVS01_01_014Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of French photographer Nadaras balloon aLe Geanta, following a crash landing
Worlds first hydrogen balloon CVS01_01_010Tales of balloon flight. This unmanned balloon, Le Globe was launched by Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers on the Champ de Mars, Paris, on 27th August 1783
ballooning CVS01_01_039A hand-coloured lantern slide showing Shadbolts balloon Reliance, and a second balloon preparing to take off from the grounds of Alexandra Palace, with large crowds watching the event