| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADFF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86B Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2328 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Dione |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Lagos - Apapa (closed) |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | April 1937 to May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 634066 |
| Photo Comment |
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Replaced by Ikeja in 1942, Apapa airport in Lagos is almost forgotten. This photo was certainly taken there, presumably in early 1938, when a similar shot of Dione was published with the following caption: 'The Air Mail at Apapa, Lagos. A weekly air mail and passenger service is now in regular operation between Lagos and London. The service is by Kano and Khartoum.' G-ADFF is to DH.86B standard with auxiliary tailfins, which were fitted in April-May 1937. Damaged here at Lagos on 21 March 1939. Transferred to BOAC and to Egypt in 1940. Impressed as AX760 in 1941. Damaged at Lydda in November 1941 and written off in 1942. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois This photo was added on 24 December 2023, and has since been viewed 302 times. |