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Registration / Serial: | G-ACVZ |
Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
C/n (msn): | 2303 |
Operator Titles: | Railway Air Services |
Aircraft Name: | Jupiter |
Location | |
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Location: | Not known |
Country: | Not known |
Photo Date: | 19 December 1934 to 12 December 1935 |
Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
Photo ID: | 393022 |
Photo Comment |
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DH.86 Express with original one-pilot cockpit. Crashed at Glasgow - Renfrew after one year of service with RAS and rebuilt with two-pilot cockpit. Leased to Imperial Airways in January 1937. Crashed on approach to Cologne - Butzweilerhof at night on 15 March 1937. The two crew and one airline official lost their lives. Dutch postcard. This photo was added on 19 September 2021, and has since been viewed 879 times. |