Aircraft Photo of G-ACLF | Airspeed AS-5B Courier | RK Dundas

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-ACLF
Aircraft Original Type:	Airspeed AS-5 Courier
Aircraft Generic Type:	Airspeed AS-5 Courier
Aircraft Version:	Airspeed AS-5B Courier
C/n (msn):	12
Operator Titles:	RK Dundas

Location
Location:	In Flight
Region / Country:	Unknown Region, United Kingdom

Photo Date:	October 1933 to February 1937
Photo from:	Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID:	576701

Photo Comment
Third Courier production aircraft, an AS.5B, fitted with a more powerful Cheetah engine. Co-located with Airspeed at Portsmouth Airport, the RK Dundas company bought sales rights for India and G-ACLF departed to India for a demo tour in December 1933. Attempts to sell the aircraft to Spain during the Spanish Civil War blocked. To North Eastern Airways, Croydon in February 1937. To Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation in 1939 and converted to AS.5A, with fixed gear. Impressed as X9342 in 1940 and allocated to Air Transport Auxiliary. Struck off charge in 1944. This photo was added on 7 June 2023, and has since been viewed 390 times.

Photo Comment

Third Courier production aircraft, an AS.5B, fitted with a more powerful Cheetah engine. Co-located with Airspeed at Portsmouth Airport, the RK Dundas company bought sales rights for India and G-ACLF departed to India for a demo tour in December 1933. Attempts to sell the aircraft to Spain during the Spanish Civil War blocked. To North Eastern Airways, Croydon in February 1937. To Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation in 1939 and converted to AS.5A, with fixed gear. Impressed as X9342 in 1940 and allocated to Air Transport Auxiliary. Struck off charge in 1944.

This photo was added on 7 June 2023, and has since been viewed 390 times.

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