| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/7 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hengist |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGGC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1932 |
| Photo by: | L. Baker (via Mike Cain) |
| Photo ID: | 520548 |
| Photo Comment |
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Registered to Imperial Airways 23 April 1930. First flew 8 Dec.1931. Built originally as an HP.42W (to which model the designation HP.45 was applied in later years but not during their flying lives nor was it reflected in the c/n.) and converted to an HP.42E in 1935. It was destroyed by fire in the airship shed at Drigh Road airfield, Karachi 31 May 1937. Cancelled July 1937. This photo is copyright © L. Baker, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 November 2022, and has since been viewed 558 times. |