Aircraft Photo of R2510 | De Havilland D.H. 95 Hertfordshire | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	R2510
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland D.H. 95 Flamingo
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Havilland D.H. 95 Flamingo
Aircraft Version:	De Havilland D.H. 95 Hertfordshire
C/n (msn):	[ R2510 ]
Operator Titles:	UK - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Boscombe DownMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGDM IATA: - Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	June 1940
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	573869

Photo Comment
Hertfordshire was the name given to a military variant of the DH.95 Flamingo, with oval windows and 22 seats on benches alongside the cabin walls. R2510 was the sole example. It was issued to No 24 Sqn at Hendon which operated a hotchpotch of communications aircraft, including several Flamingos. It crashed at Mill Hill after take-off from Hendon on 23 October 1940, with the loss of eleven lives. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 25 May 2023, and has since been viewed 428 times.

Photo Comment

Hertfordshire was the name given to a military variant of the DH.95 Flamingo, with oval windows and 22 seats on benches alongside the cabin walls. R2510 was the sole example. It was issued to No 24 Sqn at Hendon which operated a hotchpotch of communications aircraft, including several Flamingos. It crashed at Mill Hill after take-off from Hendon on 23 October 1940, with the loss of eleven lives. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

This photo was added on 25 May 2023, and has since been viewed 428 times.

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