The aeronautical artist Roy Cross spent most of his life researching and illustrating aeroplanes. He become the pre-eminent British aeronautical artist.
His designs for Airfix model plane boxes are famous. He is also made excellent lithographs of aeroplanes from the period of the Wright Brothers to the end of the first world war.
Once the Wright brothers had demonstrated powered flight, aeroplane design advanced at remarkable speed. The planes were varied and beautiful.
Here are some of his lithographs of these planes for you to choose from. They are original vintage prints and, made in the early 1960s.
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1907/9This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. Designed and built by the Wright brothers, this was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent conditi..
US$100.00
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1918This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on..
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47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1917This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. A British First World War single-seat biplane fighter aircraft introduced on the Western Front in 1917. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and..
US$100.00
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1917This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blan..
US$100.00
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1917 This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. Used by the German Air Force, the D-V appeared on the front-line in the summer of 1917. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on th..
US$100.00
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1909This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. This is a French aircraft designed by Leon Levavasseur. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side...
US$100.00
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1909This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. Built by French aviator Louis Bleriot, this French aircraft was one of the most iconic (and copied) aircraft designs of the pioneer era of aviation. The paper is thick and ..
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47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1913 This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. This aircraft won the famous Gordon Bennett Aviation trophy in 1912. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side...
US$100.00
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1918This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. An early biplane bomber used by Britain during the First World War. The Type O was the largest aircraft that had been built in the UK and one of the largest in the world. T..
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47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1910 This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. Henri Farman was an Anglo-French aviator and aircraft designer. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side...
US$100.00
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1917 This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. This is a First World War biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse ..
US$100.00
47.5 x 34.5cm (18.7 x 13.6 inches).1917This large high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1960s. This is a French biplane fighter aircraft of World War I. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side...
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