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385 people matching these criteria:

- role matching 'sitter'
- profession 'Transport and Communication'

Sir John William Alcock

Sir John William Alcock

1892-1919
Aviator and RAF Captain; pilot of the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic
Sitter in 1 portrait
Albert Ball

Albert Ball

1896-1917
Fighter-pilot; recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sitter in 2 portraits
Dame (Mary) Henrietta Barnett

Dame (Mary) Henrietta Barnett

1905-1985
Director of Women's Royal Air Force
Sitter in 4 portraits
(Susan) Jocelyn Bell Burnell

(Susan) Jocelyn Bell Burnell

1943-
Physicist and radio astronomer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot

Louis Charles Joseph Blériot

1872-1936
Aviator, inventor and engineer
Sitter in 10 portraits
Sir George Cayley, 6th Bt

Sir George Cayley, 6th Bt

1773-1857
Pioneer of aviation
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

1917-2008
Scientist, writer and author of science fiction
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Alan John Cobham

Sir Alan John Cobham

1894-1973
Pioneer aviator
Sitter in 28 portraits
Samuel Franklin Cody

Samuel Franklin Cody

1867-1913
Aviator
Sitter in 7 portraits
John ('Cats Eyes') Cunningham

John ('Cats Eyes') Cunningham

1917-2002
Executive Director of British Aerospace; de Havilland test pilot
Sitter in 15 portraits
Jules-Albert de Dion

Jules-Albert de Dion

1856-1946
Pioneer of the French automobile industry
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Geoffrey De Havilland

Sir Geoffrey De Havilland

1882-1965
Aircraft and aero-engine designer and manufacturer
Sitter in 16 portraits
Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

1898-1937
Airwoman
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Walter Gibbons

Sir Walter Gibbons

1871-1933
Engineer; founder of the Automobile Association
Sitter in 1 portrait
Guy Penrose Gibson

Guy Penrose Gibson

1918-1944
Airman
Sitter in 4 portraits
Richard Hillary

Richard Hillary

1919-1943
Spitfire pilot; author of 'The Last Enemy'
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Fred Hoyle

Sir Fred Hoyle

1915-2001
Astrophysicist, mathematician and writer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson

1903-1941
Airwoman
Sitter in 30 portraits
Vincenzo Lunardi

Vincenzo Lunardi

1759-1806
Aeronaut
Sitter in 4 portraits
Sir Jonas Moore

Sir Jonas Moore

1617-1679
Mathematician and patron of astronomy
Sitter associated with 3 portraits