Aircraft Photo of G-ALDG | Handley Page HP-81 Hermes 4 | British Caledonian Airways | AirHistory.net #668110
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-ALDG
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP-81/82 Hermes
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP-81 Hermes
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP-81 Hermes 4
C/n (msn):HP.81/8
Operator Titles:British Caledonian Airways
Location
City / Airport:DuxfordMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGSU   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:British Airliner Collection (Duxford Aviation Society)
 
Photo Date:15 April 1983
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 668110
Photo Comment

Last surviving Hermes. Registered as G-ALDG in 1949. Entered service with BOAC in 1950. To Airwork in 1954 then to Silver City in 1959. Withdrawn from use in 1962. The fuselage was used as a ground trainer at Gatwick until it was moved to Duxford for preservation in 1981.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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