Collection consisting of a series of photographic prints and information sheets about early aircraft and Rolls-Royce engines for early aircraft produced by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, the Fairey Aviation Company, Bleriot, and Vickers Ltd. The photographs feature aircraft built for military service in World War One and World War Two, as well as the inter-war period. Some of the photographs are later copies of earlier images.

The collection also includes a photograph album of the Blackpool Works of Vickers-Armstrong under construction and information sheets about the history of Bristol Aircraft and Rolls-Royce.