| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-ALDA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP-81/82 Hermes |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP-81 Hermes |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP-81 Hermes 4 |
| C/n (msn): | HP.81/2 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Links |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1965 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 449343 |
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Previously owned by a number of other civilian operators (during which it carried serial WZ838 at one time for trooping flights), it was acquired by its last operator, Air Links, on 24 October 1962. It was eventually the last Hermes 4 in service and made its final flight on 22 December 1964, when it positioned from Gatwick to Southend, where it was parked until scrapped in March 1965. It was cancelled 9 August 1965 as PWFU. Parked ahead of it in this photo are engineless Vikings G-AJFR & G-APOO, also awaiting scrapping. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 March 2022, and has since been viewed 764 times. |