The first Gipsy Swift, registered 28-Jun-1932 to Flt Lt E H Fielden (seen standing) who was personal pilot to HRH The Prince of Wales. Raced in the 1932 King's Cup Air Race, sold to Richard Shuttleworth, August 1935; T Richardson, Eastleigh, July 1936; S T Lowe, Gravesend, December 1937; H O Winters, Gravesend, September 1938. Given to ATC unit in Tonbridge, Kent, 1943. Presumed scrapped. Photo from Alex Henshaw's personal album over 40 years ago.

Ex K-SALF. Later LK-4 and OH-MVD. Photo from: Aarne Pietinen / Finnish Heritage Agency

Photo by: Aarne Pietinen. / Finnish Heritage Agency

ex T-DOLB. Crashed 2. May 1933 at Hannover, Germany

N1731 seen here during testing of underwing long-range fuel tanks. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

The first 35 Tiger Moths for the RAF were powered by Gipsy III engines as the Tiger Moth I. They were followed by thousands of DH-82A Tiger Moth II which were powered by the more powerful Gipsy Major I. K2578 had a short service life and was stuck off charge in 1934. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Reported to have crashed on March 24, 1933, when it hit a ship's mast off Spain. Both crew killed. It had been launched from the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter, Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Alex Papană took part in the 1932 Challenge International de Tourisme in this Monocoupe, apparently as a guest of the German Aero Club. He dropped out in Italy. Photo from: Museum of Flight

The first Wallace I production aircraft. It was back at Martlesham in May 1933, converted to Wallace II for test flights conducted by Duncan Menzies. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Date 'circa 1932'. The serial of the first aircraft can be read off the cowling in the full-size photograph. 31-244 is listed as crashed in Texas as late as 21 May 1939. Photo from: US Air Force

More than 320 of this bomber were built and it was withdrawn from active service in 1937. During its long career, several developments were experimented. Some aircraft were modified in training and transport aircraft capable to carry paratroopers. The LeO 20 was also used by the Aéronautique Navale and exported to Romania and Brazil . Photo from A.Littolff family album and published with her permission.

Prototype of the Farman F190 which made its first flight in July 1928. On December 31, 1938, the aircraft, following defects in the covering, was permanently banned from flying. 126 of this aircraft type were produced. Photo from A.Littolff family album and published with her permission.

'Heliopolis. A general view showing the aerodrome of the Imperial Airways, Ltd.' This was principally RAF Heliopolis. A Vickers Victoria with its biplane tail is parked near one of the hangars. The grand building with the circular portico is the Heliopolis Palace Hotel, today the Egyptian presidential palace. The airfield is now a military area used by the Republican Guard, including a heliport. It is not the same as Almaza (HEAZ), which was built around this time, in 1932, a few kilometres away near the top right corner of this picture. The two locations are often confused. Photo from: Library of Congress

The Couzinet 33 made its first flight in November 1931, clocking up 27 hours flying before departing on a flight from Paris to Nouméa. From 6 March 1932 to 5 April 1932; Emile Munch, Max Dévé and Charles Verneilh flew the Biarritz from France to New Caledonia, the first time a direct flight had succeeded. On arrival at Nouméa the aircraft was badly damaged at landing but was repaired. A second Couzinet 33 was built using salvageable parts of the first. But this aircraft crashed on 30 October 1933 in fog at Blaisy-Bas in the Côte-d'Or , France. Photo from A.Littolff family album and published.

The Wibault 72 was a military aircraft from the interwar period, It served as a single-seat fighter aircraft in the French Air Force. 69 units were built for the French Air Force. In 1932 in particular, It equipped 4 squadrons of the 7th Wing based in Dijon at this time. the aircraft in foreground wears the personnal markings of 2.GC 1/7 leader (wooden horse on wheels). Photo from A.Littolff family album and published with her permission.

The Wibault 72 was a military aircraft from the interwar period, designed by the Michel Wibault aircraft company, and which served as a single-seat fighter aircraft in the French Air Force. It was a "parasol" wing monoplane and entirely made of metal. 69 units were built for the French Air Force. In 1932 in particular, it equipped 4 squadrons of the 7th Wing based in Dijon. This one depicted in the pic is seen seriously damaged. Photo from A.Littolff family album and published with her permission.

No pilot? This Central Flying School aircraft was modified for blind flying training, with controls and instruments installed in the cabin. Photo by: Charles E Brown / Royal Air Force Museum

Operator given as 'New York and Chicago Airways'. Pilot named as Joseph R James. Date approximate. A 22 August 1932 newspaper snippet reports an arrival here: 'New York to Chicago Airways Flamingo with six passengers from Chicago.' Other photos show this plane with titles of United Air Services, which had a hangar here at Floyd Bennett Field. The Golden Years register lists (first) owner as Embry Riddle Co which merged with AVCO in 1929. NC656E had a mishap in Indiana in AVCO service in November 1930. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

The real CF-ARM and not the converted CASA-built Ju52/3m displayed at the Western Canada Aviation Museum. The real CF-ARM was scrapped in 1947. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

The prototype of the cabin version of the Genairco. It was converted from the standard aircraft which had first flown in 1930. VH-UOJ was shipped to Fiji where it operated as a floatplane registered VQ-FAD. In 1935 it returned to Australia and back on its wheels, became VH-UUK.