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Aircraft Photo of G-ABTG | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #310986
Registration / Serial:G-ABTG
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW785
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Amalthea
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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The Atalanta replaced the DH.66 Hercules on the Kisumu, Kenya to South Africa sector of the Imperial network in 1933. End of the line was Cape Town until 1936. From then it terminated at Johannesburg - Rand. Photo from: DRISA
Registration / Serial:G-ABTG
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW785
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ABTG | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #310986
Registration / Serial:G-ABTG
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW785
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Amalthea
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:310986Submit Correction
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The Atalanta replaced the DH.66 Hercules on the Kisumu, Kenya to South Africa sector of the Imperial network in 1933. End of the line was Cape Town until 1936. From then it terminated at Johannesburg - Rand. Photo from: DRISA
Registration / Serial:G-ABTG
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW785
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map
Country:South Africa
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ABTJ | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #310154
Registration / Serial:G-ABTJ
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW743
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Artemis
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:21 April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:310154Submit Correction
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Detail of an overview similar to photo 135779. Fokker F.XVIII VQ-PAF, in the background, is tied to the ground. It had an accident three months earlier and was reportedly written off. Photo by: Zoltan Kluger / National Photo Collection of Israel
Registration / Serial:G-ABTJ
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW743
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:21 April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ABTJ | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #310154
Registration / Serial:G-ABTJ
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW743
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Artemis
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:21 April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:310154Submit Correction
View count: 982
Detail of an overview similar to photo 135779. Fokker F.XVIII VQ-PAF, in the background, is tied to the ground. It had an accident three months earlier and was reportedly written off. Photo by: Zoltan Kluger / National Photo Collection of Israel
Registration / Serial:G-ABTJ
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW743
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:21 April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ABPI | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #307833
Registration / Serial:G-ABPI
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW740
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Atalanta
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:6 June 1932 to 17 October 1932
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:307833Submit Correction
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The AW.15 prototype, or 'lead ship of the Atalanta class'. After it was damaged on 20 October 1932, Imperial Airways swapped the names of this aircraft and the third, G-ABTI Arethusa, so Atalanta could still be shown to the public. Wheel spats were done away with in service.
Registration / Serial:G-ABPI
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW740
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:6 June 1932 to 17 October 1932
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of G-ABPI | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #307833
Registration / Serial:G-ABPI
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW740
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Atalanta
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:6 June 1932 to 17 October 1932
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:307833Submit Correction
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The AW.15 prototype, or 'lead ship of the Atalanta class'. After it was damaged on 20 October 1932, Imperial Airways swapped the names of this aircraft and the third, G-ABTI Arethusa, so Atalanta could still be shown to the public. Wheel spats were done away with in service.
Registration / Serial:G-ABPI
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW740
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:6 June 1932 to 17 October 1932
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of G-ADSR | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #304345
Registration / Serial:G-ADSR
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1
C/n (msn):AW1156
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Ensign
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 February 1938 to 3 September 1939
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:304345Submit Correction
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The AW.27 was a large airliner first flown in January 1938. Ensign was the name given to the prototype by Imperial Airways, making this the 'class name'. The type's service debut was embarassing - three Ensigns carrying the Christmas 1938 mail for Australia all broke down. The Armstrong Siddeley Tiger engines were eventually replaced by Wright Cyclones. The 14 Ensigns built did transport work in WWII, including during the British evacuation from France in 1940.
Registration / Serial:G-ADSR
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1
C/n (msn):AW1156
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 February 1938 to 3 September 1939
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of G-ADSR | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #304345
Registration / Serial:G-ADSR
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1
C/n (msn):AW1156
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Ensign
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 February 1938 to 3 September 1939
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:304345Submit Correction
View count: 1670
The AW.27 was a large airliner first flown in January 1938. Ensign was the name given to the prototype by Imperial Airways, making this the 'class name'. The type's service debut was embarassing - three Ensigns carrying the Christmas 1938 mail for Australia all broke down. The Armstrong Siddeley Tiger engines were eventually replaced by Wright Cyclones. The 14 Ensigns built did transport work in WWII, including during the British evacuation from France in 1940.
Registration / Serial:G-ADSR
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1
C/n (msn):AW1156
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown Region, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 February 1938 to 3 September 1939
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of G-ACRN | Avro 652 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #303172
Registration / Serial:G-ACRN
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 652 Anson
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 652 Anson
Aircraft Version:Avro 652
C/n (msn):699
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Avatar
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1935 to 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:303172Submit Correction
View count: 1105
The Avro 652 was the precursor of the Anson. Only two examples were built. Imperial Airways used them mostly to fly express mail to their seaplane station in Brindisi, until the Empire flying boats entered service. They were then sold to Air Service Training Ltd and impressed in 1941, G-ACRN becoming DG656. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:G-ACRN
Aircraft Version:Avro 652
C/n (msn):699
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1935 to 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ACRN | Avro 652 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #303172
Registration / Serial:G-ACRN
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 652 Anson
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 652 Anson
Aircraft Version:Avro 652
C/n (msn):699
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Avatar
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1935 to 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:303172Submit Correction
View count: 1105
The Avro 652 was the precursor of the Anson. Only two examples were built. Imperial Airways used them mostly to fly express mail to their seaplane station in Brindisi, until the Empire flying boats entered service. They were then sold to Air Service Training Ltd and impressed in 1941, G-ACRN becoming DG656. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:G-ACRN
Aircraft Version:Avro 652
C/n (msn):699
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1935 to 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAXE | Handley Page HP.45 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #303022
Registration / Serial:G-AAXE
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/7
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Hengist
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:8 December 1934
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:303022Submit Correction
View count: 1231
'First regular airmail service to Australia'. Imperial Airways schedules were always complicated - the HP.45 flew to Karachi and an AW.15 Atalanta continued to Darwin. As there was too much demand for the inaugural flight, the public were fooled: Hengist actually carried mail for India while letters for Australia had been dispatched via the old route to Karachi which involved a train between Paris and Brindisi. Even when transported entirely by air, the mail still took almost two weeks from London to Sydney.
Registration / Serial:G-AAXE
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/7
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:8 December 1934
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of G-AAXE | Handley Page HP.45 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #303022
Registration / Serial:G-AAXE
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/7
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Hengist
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:8 December 1934
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:303022Submit Correction
View count: 1231
'First regular airmail service to Australia'. Imperial Airways schedules were always complicated - the HP.45 flew to Karachi and an AW.15 Atalanta continued to Darwin. As there was too much demand for the inaugural flight, the public were fooled: Hengist actually carried mail for India while letters for Australia had been dispatched via the old route to Karachi which involved a train between Paris and Brindisi. Even when transported entirely by air, the mail still took almost two weeks from London to Sydney.
Registration / Serial:G-AAXE
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/7
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:8 December 1934
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of G-EBLF | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #297139
Registration / Serial:G-EBLF
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy [biplane]
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy [biplane]
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1
C/n (msn):AW154
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:16 May 1925 to 31 December 1926
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Seven examples were built of the Argosy, a 20-passenger trimotor airliner. This is the prototype, first flown in 1926. It was soon named City of Glasgow. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich
Registration / Serial:G-EBLF
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1
C/n (msn):AW154
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:16 May 1925 to 31 December 1926
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-EBLF | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #297139
Registration / Serial:G-EBLF
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy [biplane]
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy [biplane]
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1
C/n (msn):AW154
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:16 May 1925 to 31 December 1926
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:297139Submit Correction
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Seven examples were built of the Argosy, a 20-passenger trimotor airliner. This is the prototype, first flown in 1926. It was soon named City of Glasgow. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich
Registration / Serial:G-EBLF
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1
C/n (msn):AW154
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:16 May 1925 to 31 December 1926
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAXD | Handley Page HP.45 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #297131
Registration / Serial:G-AAXD
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/6
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Horatius
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:297131Submit Correction
View count: 1588
The blue Morris Streamline car looks much faster than the aeroplane, but was a one-off vehicle used for promotional purposes by the Royal Mail Air Service. Photo from: General Post Office
Registration / Serial:G-AAXD
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/6
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAXD | Handley Page HP.45 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #297131
Registration / Serial:G-AAXD
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/6
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Horatius
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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The blue Morris Streamline car looks much faster than the aeroplane, but was a one-off vehicle used for promotional purposes by the Royal Mail Air Service. Photo from: General Post Office
Registration / Serial:G-AAXD
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/6
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAUE | Handley Page HP.42 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #293904
Registration / Serial:G-AAUE
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/2
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Hadrian
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:24 June 1931 to 29 May 1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:293904Submit Correction
View count: 748
Commandeered by the RAF as AS982 in May 1940, but lost a few months later when a gale flipped the big biplane on its back at Doncaster. Photo from: DRISA
Registration / Serial:G-AAUE
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/2
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:24 June 1931 to 29 May 1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAUE | Handley Page HP.42 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #293904
Registration / Serial:G-AAUE
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/2
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Hadrian
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:24 June 1931 to 29 May 1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:293904Submit Correction
View count: 748
Commandeered by the RAF as AS982 in May 1940, but lost a few months later when a gale flipped the big biplane on its back at Doncaster. Photo from: DRISA
Registration / Serial:G-AAUE
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/2
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:24 June 1931 to 29 May 1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAUC | Handley Page HP.42 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #293892
Registration / Serial:G-AAUC
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/4
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Horsa
City / Airport:Aswan (closed)Map
Country:Egypt
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:293892Submit Correction
View count: 857
The HP.42 certainly made an impression on the imperial airways. Dating uncertain. Photo by: Ernst Ackermann / SLUB / Deutsche Fotothek
Registration / Serial:G-AAUC
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/4
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Aswan (closed)Map
Country:Egypt
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAUC | Handley Page HP.42 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #293892
Registration / Serial:G-AAUC
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/4
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Horsa
City / Airport:Aswan (closed)Map
Country:Egypt
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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The HP.42 certainly made an impression on the imperial airways. Dating uncertain. Photo by: Ernst Ackermann / SLUB / Deutsche Fotothek
Registration / Serial:G-AAUC
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/4
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Aswan (closed)Map
Country:Egypt
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAGX | Handley Page HP.42 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #293689
Registration / Serial:G-AAGX
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Hannibal
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:January 1936 to April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:293689Submit Correction
View count: 1174
Imperial dinosaur at Lydda, the future Ben Gurion Airport. The photographer took another shot from the new control tower. Photo from: Library of Congress
Registration / Serial:G-AAGX
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:January 1936 to April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAGX | Handley Page HP.42 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #293689
Registration / Serial:G-AAGX
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Hannibal
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:January 1936 to April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:293689Submit Correction
View count: 1174
Imperial dinosaur at Lydda, the future Ben Gurion Airport. The photographer took another shot from the new control tower. Photo from: Library of Congress
Registration / Serial:G-AAGX
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:January 1936 to April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAGX | Handley Page HP.42 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #292709
Registration / Serial:G-AAGX
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Hannibal
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:January 1936 to April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:292709Submit Correction
View count: 812
Shot from the incomplete tower at Lydda (Lod), which was becoming an international hub in the late 1930s. Photo from: Library of Congress
Registration / Serial:G-AAGX
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:January 1936 to April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAGX | Handley Page HP.42 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #292709
Registration / Serial:G-AAGX
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Hannibal
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:January 1936 to April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:292709Submit Correction
View count: 812
Shot from the incomplete tower at Lydda (Lod), which was becoming an international hub in the late 1930s. Photo from: Library of Congress
Registration / Serial:G-AAGX
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.42
C/n (msn):42/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map
Country:Israel
Photo Date:January 1936 to April 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ADUG | De Havilland D.H. 86A Express | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #288134
Registration / Serial:G-ADUG
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86A Express
C/n (msn):2335
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Danae
City / Airport:Cologne - Butzweilerhof (ETBB) (closed)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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DH.86 Danae in Hangar 1 at Cologne's old airport, before conversion to DH.86B standard. G-ADUI Denebola is also seen, with a Focke-Wulf A47 Höhengeier weather aircraft, D-IJTE, on the left. The Heinkel He 70 Blitz on the right is D-USAZ. Photo by: August Kreyenkamp / Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln
Registration / Serial:G-ADUG
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86A Express
C/n (msn):2335
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Cologne - Butzweilerhof (ETBB) (closed)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ADUG | De Havilland D.H. 86A Express | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #288134
Registration / Serial:G-ADUG
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86A Express
C/n (msn):2335
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Danae
City / Airport:Cologne - Butzweilerhof (ETBB) (closed)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:August 1936
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DH.86 Danae in Hangar 1 at Cologne's old airport, before conversion to DH.86B standard. G-ADUI Denebola is also seen, with a Focke-Wulf A47 Höhengeier weather aircraft, D-IJTE, on the left. The Heinkel He 70 Blitz on the right is D-USAZ. Photo by: August Kreyenkamp / Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln
Registration / Serial:G-ADUG
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86A Express
C/n (msn):2335
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Cologne - Butzweilerhof (ETBB) (closed)Map
Country:Germany
Photo Date:August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-AAXF | Handley Page HP.45 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #246583
Registration / Serial:G-AAXF
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/8
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Helena
City / Airport:Gaza (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Country:Palestine
Photo Date:January 1932 to May 1940
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The HP.45 was designated HP.42W by Imperial Airways and initially served on the airline's western (European) routes. Photo taken by an American photographer based in Jerusalem. Two camels can be discerned in the background! Photo from: Library of Congress
Registration / Serial:G-AAXF
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/8
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Gaza (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Country:Palestine
Photo Date:January 1932 to May 1940
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Aircraft Photo of G-AAXF | Handley Page HP.45 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #246583
Registration / Serial:G-AAXF
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page HP.42
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page HP.42/HP.45
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/8
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Helena
City / Airport:Gaza (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Country:Palestine
Photo Date:January 1932 to May 1940
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The HP.45 was designated HP.42W by Imperial Airways and initially served on the airline's western (European) routes. Photo taken by an American photographer based in Jerusalem. Two camels can be discerned in the background! Photo from: Library of Congress
Registration / Serial:G-AAXF
Aircraft Version:Handley Page HP.45
C/n (msn):42/8
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Gaza (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Country:Palestine
Photo Date:January 1932 to May 1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ADUT | Short S-23 Empire | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #202687
Registration / Serial:G-ADUT
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.811
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Centaurus
City / Seaplane Base:Sydney - Rose Bay Seaplane (YRAY / RSE)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
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Swapped with Qantas at the outbreak of World War II then impressed by the RAAF as A18-10. Destroyed at Broome during a Japanese air raid on March 3, 1942.
Registration / Serial:G-ADUT
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.811
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Sydney - Rose Bay Seaplane (YRAY / RSE)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Aircraft Photo of G-ADUT | Short S-23 Empire | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #202687
Registration / Serial:G-ADUT
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.811
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Centaurus
City / Seaplane Base:Sydney - Rose Bay Seaplane (YRAY / RSE)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
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Swapped with Qantas at the outbreak of World War II then impressed by the RAAF as A18-10. Destroyed at Broome during a Japanese air raid on March 3, 1942.
Registration / Serial:G-ADUT
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.811
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Sydney - Rose Bay Seaplane (YRAY / RSE)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Aircraft Photo of G-EAPJ | Handley Page W.8 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #150277
Registration / Serial:G-EAPJ
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page W
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page W
Aircraft Version:Handley Page W.8
C/n (msn):W.8/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Duchess of York
City / Airport:Martlesham Heath (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1920
Photo from:Chris England CollectionContact
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Handley Page's prototype of their first passenger airliner, developed from the O/400 bomber. It was written off on 10 July 1923 during a forced landing at Poix in France following engine problems during a flight from Croydon to Le Bourget, when it over-ran the runway and broke it's back. No injuries were sustained by the seven passengers, and the two crew members received "minor injuries". Photographer not known, possibly an Imperial Airways publicity shot?
Registration / Serial:G-EAPJ
Aircraft Version:Handley Page W.8
C/n (msn):W.8/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Martlesham Heath (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1920
Photo from:Chris England CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of G-EAPJ | Handley Page W.8 | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #150277
Registration / Serial:G-EAPJ
Aircraft Original Type:Handley Page W
Aircraft Generic Type:Handley Page W
Aircraft Version:Handley Page W.8
C/n (msn):W.8/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Duchess of York
City / Airport:Martlesham Heath (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1920
Photo from:Chris England CollectionContact
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Handley Page's prototype of their first passenger airliner, developed from the O/400 bomber. It was written off on 10 July 1923 during a forced landing at Poix in France following engine problems during a flight from Croydon to Le Bourget, when it over-ran the runway and broke it's back. No injuries were sustained by the seven passengers, and the two crew members received "minor injuries". Photographer not known, possibly an Imperial Airways publicity shot?
Registration / Serial:G-EAPJ
Aircraft Version:Handley Page W.8
C/n (msn):W.8/1
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Martlesham Heath (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1920
Photo from:Chris England CollectionContact
Aircraft Photo of G-ADUY | Short S-23 Empire | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #148350
Registration / Serial:G-ADUY
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.816
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Capella
City / Seaplane Base:Jakarta - Tanjung Priok Seaplane (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Country:Indonesia
Photo Date:12 March 1939
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G-ADUY sank after hitting a submerged object while landing at Batavia (Jakarta). It was shipped back to the UK but was found uneconomical to repair. Scrapped. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales
Registration / Serial:G-ADUY
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.816
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Jakarta - Tanjung Priok Seaplane (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Country:Indonesia
Photo Date:12 March 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ADUY | Short S-23 Empire | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #148350
Registration / Serial:G-ADUY
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.816
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Capella
City / Seaplane Base:Jakarta - Tanjung Priok Seaplane (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Country:Indonesia
Photo Date:12 March 1939
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G-ADUY sank after hitting a submerged object while landing at Batavia (Jakarta). It was shipped back to the UK but was found uneconomical to repair. Scrapped. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales
Registration / Serial:G-ADUY
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.816
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Seaplane Base:Jakarta - Tanjung Priok Seaplane (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Country:Indonesia
Photo Date:12 March 1939
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ABFA | Short S-17 Kent | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #143722
Registration / Serial:G-ABFA
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-17 Kent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-17 Kent
Aircraft Version:Short S-17 Kent
C/n (msn):S.758
Operator Titles:(Imperial Airways)
Aircraft Name:Scipio
City / Seaplane Base:Brindisi - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Italy
Photo Date:May 1931 to August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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Security restrictions imposed by Mussolini's regime meant passengers' cameras had to be sealed in a bag while Imperial Airways flights were refuelling at Brindisi. So photos of Brindisi as a Imperial AW port are rare. From contemporary reports passengers were taken ashore by boat because there was no flying boat dock. G-ABFA was the first of three Kents and was lost when it sank at Mirabella Bay, Crete on August 22, 1936. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales
Registration / Serial:G-ABFA
Aircraft Version:Short S-17 Kent
C/n (msn):S.758
Operator Titles:(Imperial Airways)
City / Seaplane Base:Brindisi - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Italy
Photo Date:May 1931 to August 1936
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Aircraft Photo of G-ABFA | Short S-17 Kent | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #143722
Registration / Serial:G-ABFA
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-17 Kent
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-17 Kent
Aircraft Version:Short S-17 Kent
C/n (msn):S.758
Operator Titles:(Imperial Airways)
Aircraft Name:Scipio
City / Seaplane Base:Brindisi - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Italy
Photo Date:May 1931 to August 1936
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Security restrictions imposed by Mussolini's regime meant passengers' cameras had to be sealed in a bag while Imperial Airways flights were refuelling at Brindisi. So photos of Brindisi as a Imperial AW port are rare. From contemporary reports passengers were taken ashore by boat because there was no flying boat dock. G-ABFA was the first of three Kents and was lost when it sank at Mirabella Bay, Crete on August 22, 1936. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales
Registration / Serial:G-ABFA
Aircraft Version:Short S-17 Kent
C/n (msn):S.758
Operator Titles:(Imperial Airways)
City / Seaplane Base:Brindisi - Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Italy
Photo Date:May 1931 to August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ABTG | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #140530
Registration / Serial:G-ABTG
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW785
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Amalthea
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:14 January 1932 to 27 July 1938
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Another AW.15 Atalanta in Africa. Amalthea crashed at Kisumu, Kenya in 1938. Photo from: Koloniales Bildarchiv / Frankfurt University
Registration / Serial:G-ABTG
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW785
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:14 January 1932 to 27 July 1938
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Aircraft Photo of G-ABTG | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #140530
Registration / Serial:G-ABTG
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW785
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Amalthea
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:14 January 1932 to 27 July 1938
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Another AW.15 Atalanta in Africa. Amalthea crashed at Kisumu, Kenya in 1938. Photo from: Koloniales Bildarchiv / Frankfurt University
Registration / Serial:G-ABTG
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW785
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:14 January 1932 to 27 July 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ABTL | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #140506
Registration / Serial:G-ABTL
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW784
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Astraea
City / Airport:Brisbane - Archerfield (YBAF)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:23 June 1933
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G-ABTL arriving at Brisbane. It was surveying an air mail route from the UK to Australia to be jointly operated by Imperial and Qantas Empire Airways. QEA believed the Atalanta too big for the section from Singapore to Australia and successfully argued for the DH.86 Express to be used instead. Astraea went on to be impressed into the RAF as DG450 for service in India. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales
Registration / Serial:G-ABTL
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW784
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Brisbane - Archerfield (YBAF)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:23 June 1933
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Aircraft Photo of G-ABTL | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #140506
Registration / Serial:G-ABTL
Aircraft Original Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Generic Type:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW784
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Astraea
City / Airport:Brisbane - Archerfield (YBAF)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:23 June 1933
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G-ABTL arriving at Brisbane. It was surveying an air mail route from the UK to Australia to be jointly operated by Imperial and Qantas Empire Airways. QEA believed the Atalanta too big for the section from Singapore to Australia and successfully argued for the DH.86 Express to be used instead. Astraea went on to be impressed into the RAF as DG450 for service in India. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales
Registration / Serial:G-ABTL
Aircraft Version:Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta
C/n (msn):AW784
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Brisbane - Archerfield (YBAF)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:23 June 1933
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive