| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | J9833 |
| Other Marks: | 13 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.43 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.43 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.43 |
| C/n (msn): | [ J9833 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Event: | RAF Display Hendon 1933 |
| Photo Date: | 23 June 1933 to 24 June 1933 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 598347 |
| Photo Comment |
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Alongside the four-engined HP.42 (Hannibal class), HP designed a smaller, three-engine airliner that Imperial Airways didn't order, but was reworked as the HP.43 bomber-transport. The sole prototype first flew on 21 June 1932, but was found to be lacking in performance and heavy on the controls. J9833 was extensively rebuilt as a twin-engined monoplane, the HP.51, which led to the HP.54 Harrow. The original caption suggests that this nice photo was taken during the Friday rehearsal for the 1933 RAF Display, but the public don't fit the description of schoolchildren. This photo was added on 31 August 2023, and has since been viewed 937 times. |