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Early Aviation

Historic images of aviation from the earliest days of powered flight, including Louis Bleriot and all Bleriot-type planes, box kites, Farmans, early Aviation Meetings and accidents.

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Pannier tank No. 4666 at Padstow. This photo is believed to have been taken in August 1963
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Padstow Railway Station 1963
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Padstow No 4666 c1963
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Approaching Padstow Viaduct heading west. This photo is believed to have been taken in August 1963
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Padstow Viaduct c1963
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Padstow Bridge c1963
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Approaching Padstow Viaduct heading east. This photo is believed to have been taken in August 1963
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Padstow Viaduct c1963
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Padstow Bridge V c1963
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Departing Padstow, with the estuary viaduct in the distance. This photo is believed to have been taken in August 1963
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Departing Padstow c1963
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Padstow, leaving c1963
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Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 No. 34079 141 Squadron at Padstow. This photo is believed to have been taken in August 1963
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Padstow Railway Station c1963
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Padstow, No 34079 c1963
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DMU driver's view of Shepherd's station and nameboard
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Shepherds Railway Station c1962
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Shepherds station, Drivers vw
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Standard tank No. 41272 arriving at Nantstallon Halt, near Bodmin, circa 1960
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Nantstallon Halt c1960
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Nantstallon Hal…
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A panoramic view looking NE from near Fowey Consuls circa 1962, with a goods train presumably on the main line east of Par.
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Par, View Near Fowey Consuls c1962
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Fowey Consuls, …
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St Blazey station in June 1958, looking south. Public passenger services were withdrawn in 1925, although the station continued in use for workmen's trains until 1934
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St Blazey Railway Station 1958
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St Blazey Jun 1958
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St Blazey crossing closed to traffic as a china clay train is shunted circa 1972. This line leads into Par Harbour. Nice Beetle!
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St Blazey Level Crossing, Shunting Clay Train c1972
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St Blazey, Xing Clay Train c1972
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The RAB in August 1972, from the Devon side of the River Tamar, looking towards Saltash in the left background
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Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash 1972
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Saltash, RAB Approach 8.72
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Brunel's famous bridge viewed from a Plymouth bound train on 6th January 1965
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Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash 1965
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Saltash, RAB 6.1.65
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China clay train being shunted at par station circa 1975
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Par Railway Station c1975
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Par station, Clay Train c1975
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Helston signal box and engine shed circa 1962, with a North British Type 2 diesel running round
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Helston Railway Station c1962
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Helston SB & Shed c1962
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North British Type 2 diesel No. D6351 at Helston with a train from Gwinear Road in July 1962
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Helston Railway Station 1962
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Helston D6351 7.62
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An unidentified 45xx tank runs round its train at Helston circa 1962
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Helston Railway Station c1962
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Helston & 45xx c1962
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County Class 4-6-0 No. 1008 County of Cardigan pauses at Gwinear Road, junction for the Helston Branch with a Paddington to Penzance express in July 1962. A North British Type 2 diesel sits in the bay on the right with the Helston Branch service
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Gwinear Road Railway Station 1962
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Gwinear Rd, Padd-Pz 7.62
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Approaching Calstock Viaduct, looking west towards Calstock station. Photo believed to have been taken in August 1963
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Approaching Calstock Viaduct c1963
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Calstock, app Viaduct c1963
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Taking water at Calstock. Note the boxes of strawberries for loading on the next Up train on the right. Photo believed to have been taken in August 1963
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Calstock Railway Station c1963
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Calstock, Taking Water c1963
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The terminus at Callington viewed from the signal box. Photo believed to have been taken in August 1963
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Callington Railway Station c1963
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Callington, No 41295, 5.4.62
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