Postcard: man dressed in airforce uniform. No identifying marks.aviation, military, man in uniform, basil watson, airforce

Postcard: two men sitting in cockpit of plane. Both men wearing hats - right hand man wearing a suit jacket, other a polo neck jumper. Written on bottom in white: ' M. Delaporte with M. Sanchez on the Sanchez 80 HP Salmson'Topical Postcard Co., Winton, Hants.aviation, civilian, sanchez 80 hp salmson, basil watson, m. delaporte, m. sanchez, sanchez salmson

Postcard: monoplane sitting on ground. Man in three piece suit on right hand front of photo. Written on bottom of card in white ' Mr. Norman C. Spratt, Deperdussin Monoplane flying at Mendon'aviation, civilian, deperdussin monoplane, basil watson, norman c. spratt, deperdussin monoplane. mendon.

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Daimler truck pulling a trailer loaded with an aeroplane ( packed in pieces ) Written on side of truck door ' Sopwith Aviation Company Ltd., Kingston on Thames'H.A. Aylward, Alton, Hantzaviation, civilian, daimler truck with aeroplane, basil watson, sopwith

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane skimming across water.aviation, civilian, biplane on water, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane. Written on bottom of card: 'The Bristol Biplane, F.W. Merriam' Image shows a biplane and man standing in front of plane.aviation, civilian, bristol biplane, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card, image of biplane. Written on card ' Maurice Farman type ' 214' 70 H.P. Renault'aviation, civilian, maurice farman type 305, basil watson, biplane, maurice farman

Postcard: biplane flying over countryside. Image shows plane, countryside not known.aviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: biplane, three men working on plane. Buildings at rear of plane. Men standing in front of buildings. In front of photo boxes with 'Shell' stamped on them. On bottom of card written in white ' Avro-Green G5 horse power doing transport test'aviation, civilian, avro green g5, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: black and white card - two sections. On top aeroplane, 'Patented 1906, the first free aeroplane to leave the ground in Britain' On bottom of card, photo of three tiered wing aeroplane. Written on bottom' Avro' plane flying with only 14 h.p. On back of card: The 'Avro'plane. The first aeroplane illustrated was the first free heavier-than-air machine to leave the the ground. Before this however, very interesting flights were made when towed by a motor car at Brooklands Track. The other photo shows a flight with 14 horse power, but previous to this some hundreds of flights were made with only a nine horse power engine. A record which has not yet been beaten or equalled. Mr. A.V. Roe is now making monoplanes, biplanes and triplanes &c. For full particulars please write to A.V. Roe & Co., Brownsfield Mills, Manchester.aviation, civilian, avro biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane in sky above water, land in background, Large chateau style house visible. Potentially UK or France.A. Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane in sky, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Monoplane on ground, wire wheels, single propellor. Five men in uniform and two in suits standing in front of plane. Written on bottom in white ' Deperdussin Monoplane 100 H.P. Gnome' Written in corner ' Fuller, Amesbury'aviation, civilian, deperdussin monoplane gnome, basil watson, monoplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Aeroplane flying in clear sky. Taken from underneath, appears to be single wing.aviation, civilian, aeroplane in sky, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: biplane flying in cloud covered sky.aviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card - biplane in front of aviation sheds.F. Rowe, stationer & Photographer, Shorehan, Sussexaviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Young man wearing a jacket and peaked style 'porkpie' hat ( on back to front ) sitting in cockpit of plane. Written on bottom of card in white ' Tom. Sopwith' and 'copyright'Topical Postcard Co., Winton, Hants.aviation, civilian, tom sopwith, basil watson. biplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card - biplane on ground, buildings on LH side of photo. Men standing on ground in front of plane, some in uniform. Three men standing on wings of plane. A ladder is situated nearside to both lower wings. Written across bottom in white ' Avro-Green 65 horsepower - transport test. On LH corner ' Fuller, Amesbury'aviation, civilian, biplane avro green 65, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Man dressed in three piece suit, standing in front (LH side ) of biplane. Plane is situated on ground, large crowds in background in front of sheds ( hangars? ) On front of hangars written in white ' The Aircraft Company ….? ' On bottom LH side of card written in white ' Mr. Raynham Avro Biplaplane ( sic )'Topical Postcard Co., Winton, Hants.aviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane, raynham, avro biplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane on pontoons in water. Number on tail '151'. Pilot standing up in cockpit.A. Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane beached on shore, three men in row boat on RH side, large shed in background, possibly a hangar.A. Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card , biplane on water, two boats in background. Spit of land on right hand side of image.A. Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card. Biplane floating on water, men in boat in foreground. On RH side of photo in distance buildings on spit of land.A. Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card, biplane floating on water, man in cockpit.A. Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane.

Postcard: sepia coloured card - biplane on pontoons skimming across water.A.Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane

Postcard: sepia coloured card - biplane flying above water, small boat on right hand side of photo, in background.A. Rapp, marine photographeraviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson, biplane, aeroplane.

Collection of six Exercise Books (newspaper cuttings re B Watson and WWI aviation), compiled by Robert Keith Munro 126 Forest St, Bendigo. A. (Book #1) : ''Newspaper cuttings'' - first half of book is largely returned/killed soldiers, some cuttings on Basil Watson; second half - Basil Watson related cuttings; b. (Book #2): ''Newspaper cuttings in connection with Basil G Watson's Western District flights'' (1917); c. (Book #3): ''News Cuttings in connection with Basil G Watson, Aviator and Aeroplane'' (1917); d. (Book 4): ''Sundry Newspaper Cuttings re the late Mr Basil G Watson'' (1917; 1918 and Sun News Pictorial 28/3/1942); e. (Book #5): ''Miscellaneous News Cuttings'': mostly other airmen and post-BW cuttings (includes A4 sized poster for BW to appear at 'The Great Carnival' at Caulfield Racecourse March 29-31, 1917; f, (Book 6): containing various posters, tickets and souvenirs relating to BW.

On the front page of Man and Aerial Machines a publication for those with a serious interest in the Aeronautical history of Australia. Issue No. 40 ISSN 1037-5120 January to February 1994 is a grey scale of Basil Watson and his Aircraft along with another man standing behind the Aircraft, both men are wearing hats. The biplane has a single propella and along the side of the plane is a ring of three different colours. Underneath is written 'Basil Waton's aircraft at an unknown location and R.A.A.F Museum via John Hopton. The newsletter covers a drawing of Short S.B.5 with 60deg wing sweep and a low set tail plane from Shorts Aircraft since 1900 by C.H. Bames. An article on Basil George Watson also 'The War Aloft, Experiences of Australian Aviator, the latest machines'. 'In his Homebuilt Biplane Aviator Loops and Dive's. 'Bendigo Aviator flies from Melbourne' 'Flight from Bendigo', 'The Aeroplane in War, some recent developments'. 'Castlemaine New Years Day Carnival' An advertisement for Basil Watson to give a demonstration at the Bendigo Racecourse Saturday 2nd December (weather permitting)person, individual, basil watson

The postcard shows three planes flying above the Brooklands motor track with 'Brooklands Motor Track and Flying Ground'. To the right is a large two story brick building and on the left of the building is a long open covered vehicle stall. To the back are work sheds, further to the left are spectators cars and in the distance is open space with trees. Spectators line the race track both sides watching a racing car. In the foreground is a hill with fencing down to the track and spectators along the fence.Valentine Seriesaviation, civilian, brooklands motor track

Black and white postcard: image shows biplane flying low over hangars at Montrose Aerodrome. Written on bottom in white: ' Montrose Aerodrome Starting a Climb'Excelsior Seriesaviation, civilian, montrose aerodrome uk

black and white postcard. On top 'The Hill, Brooklands, Weybridge' Image shows racetrack, two cars - one on track, one outside fence line. Men standing on edge of track in foreground.Valentines's Seriesevent, sports, vehicle race track