28 results found
Registration / Serial:G-ACWC
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2304
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Delia
City / Airport:Lagos - Apapa (closed)
Country:Nigeria
Photo Date:March 1936 to June 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:633921Submit Correction
View count: 228
Delia was sent Africa in late March 1936. In October 1937 it started a new route between Lagos and Accra on the Gold Coast, operated by Elders Colonial Airways from Freetown. Photo believed taken at Lagos - Apapa. Delia was transferred to the Far East in June 1938. Returned to Africa by BOAC, Delia crashed at Minna, Nigeria on 17 June 1941. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois
Registration / Serial:G-ACWC
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2304
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Lagos - Apapa (closed)
Country:Nigeria
Photo Date:March 1936 to June 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ACWC
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2304
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Delia
City / Airport:Lagos - Apapa (closed)
Country:Nigeria
Photo Date:March 1936 to June 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:633921Submit Correction
View count: 228
Delia was sent Africa in late March 1936. In October 1937 it started a new route between Lagos and Accra on the Gold Coast, operated by Elders Colonial Airways from Freetown. Photo believed taken at Lagos - Apapa. Delia was transferred to the Far East in June 1938. Returned to Africa by BOAC, Delia crashed at Minna, Nigeria on 17 June 1941. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois
Registration / Serial:G-ACWC
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2304
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Lagos - Apapa (closed)
Country:Nigeria
Photo Date:March 1936 to June 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ADCN
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2319
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Daedalus
City / Airport:Lagos - Apapa (closed)
Country:Nigeria
Photo Date:13 February 1936 to 30 November 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:633897Submit Correction
View count: 188
This Express was flown out to Khartoum in early 1936 to survey a new air route from Sudan to Nigeria. The source says the photo was taken at Apapa in Lagos and we think this is correct, though flights initially terminated at Kano pending improvement of Apapa. Daedalus was transferred to the Far East in late 1937. It catched fire and burnt at Bangkok in December 1938. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois
Registration / Serial:G-ADCN
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2319
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Lagos - Apapa (closed)
Country:Nigeria
Photo Date:13 February 1936 to 30 November 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ADCN
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2319
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Daedalus
City / Airport:Lagos - Apapa (closed)
Country:Nigeria
Photo Date:13 February 1936 to 30 November 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:633897Submit Correction
View count: 188
This Express was flown out to Khartoum in early 1936 to survey a new air route from Sudan to Nigeria. The source says the photo was taken at Apapa in Lagos and we think this is correct, though flights initially terminated at Kano pending improvement of Apapa. Daedalus was transferred to the Far East in late 1937. It catched fire and burnt at Bangkok in December 1938. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois
Registration / Serial:G-ADCN
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2319
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Lagos - Apapa (closed)
Country:Nigeria
Photo Date:13 February 1936 to 30 November 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ACVY
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2302
Operator Titles:Railway Air Services
Aircraft Name:Mercury
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:July 1934 to December 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:625417Submit Correction
View count: 156
The third DH.86 Express. Early single-pilot model with short nose. Fitted with auxiliary fins probably in 1937. Postcard.
Registration / Serial:G-ACVY
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2302
Operator Titles:Railway Air Services
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:July 1934 to December 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-ACVY
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2302
Operator Titles:Railway Air Services
Aircraft Name:Mercury
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:July 1934 to December 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:625417Submit Correction
View count: 156
The third DH.86 Express. Early single-pilot model with short nose. Fitted with auxiliary fins probably in 1937. Postcard.
Registration / Serial:G-ACVY
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2302
Operator Titles:Railway Air Services
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:July 1934 to December 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-ACPL
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2300
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 April 1934 to 18 May 1934
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:484539Submit Correction
View count: 299
The DH.86 prototype, first flown as E.2 on 14 January 1934. Owned by Imperial Airways but initially used by Railway Air Services as Diana as Imperial disapproved of the single-pilot cockpit. Renamed Delphinus by Imperial. Converted to two-pilot configuration in August 1934. Served in Asia from 1936. Transferred to BOAC and sent to Cairo in 1940. Impressed by the RAF as HK844 in December 1941. Crashed at Maaten Bagush on 10 April 1942. Possibly repaired but struck off charge on 1 December 1942. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:G-ACPL
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2300
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 April 1934 to 18 May 1934
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ACPL
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2300
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 April 1934 to 18 May 1934
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:484539Submit Correction
View count: 299
The DH.86 prototype, first flown as E.2 on 14 January 1934. Owned by Imperial Airways but initially used by Railway Air Services as Diana as Imperial disapproved of the single-pilot cockpit. Renamed Delphinus by Imperial. Converted to two-pilot configuration in August 1934. Served in Asia from 1936. Transferred to BOAC and sent to Cairo in 1940. Impressed by the RAF as HK844 in December 1941. Crashed at Maaten Bagush on 10 April 1942. Possibly repaired but struck off charge on 1 December 1942. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:G-ACPL
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2300
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 April 1934 to 18 May 1934
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-URT
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2312
Operator Titles:Holyman's Airways
Aircraft Name:Loina
City / Airport:Flinders Island (YFLI / FLS)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:February 1935 to September 1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:481534Submit Correction
View count: 215
Crashed into the sea off Flinders Island on October 2, 1935. All five onboard were killed. Photo from: David Caughey Collection
Registration / Serial:VH-URT
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2312
Operator Titles:Holyman's Airways
City / Airport:Flinders Island (YFLI / FLS)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:February 1935 to September 1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-URT
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2312
Operator Titles:Holyman's Airways
Aircraft Name:Loina
City / Airport:Flinders Island (YFLI / FLS)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:February 1935 to September 1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:481534Submit Correction
View count: 215
Crashed into the sea off Flinders Island on October 2, 1935. All five onboard were killed. Photo from: David Caughey Collection
Registration / Serial:VH-URT
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2312
Operator Titles:Holyman's Airways
City / Airport:Flinders Island (YFLI / FLS)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:February 1935 to September 1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AHW
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2331
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Aircraft Name:Korimako
Location:Not known
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:March 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:432897Submit Correction
View count: 307
ZK-AHW was withdrawn from use in September 1946 and returned to the RNZAF. Scrapped. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library
Registration / Serial:ZK-AHW
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2331
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Location:Not known
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:March 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:ZK-AHW
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2331
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Aircraft Name:Korimako
Location:Not known
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:March 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:432897Submit Correction
View count: 307
ZK-AHW was withdrawn from use in September 1946 and returned to the RNZAF. Scrapped. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library
Registration / Serial:ZK-AHW
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2331
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Location:Not known
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:March 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ACWD
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2305
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Dorado
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Photo Date:3 October 1935 to 30 April 1940
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:420697Submit Correction
View count: 320
Imperial Airways sent this early DH.86 to the Far East in September 1935 to explore a branch route from Penang to Hong Kong, which was inaugurated by Dorado in March 1936. The aircraft stayed in the Far East until 1940 when it was transferred to Africa.
Registration / Serial:G-ACWD
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2305
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Photo Date:3 October 1935 to 30 April 1940
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-ACWD
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2305
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Dorado
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Photo Date:3 October 1935 to 30 April 1940
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:420697Submit Correction
View count: 320
Imperial Airways sent this early DH.86 to the Far East in September 1935 to explore a branch route from Penang to Hong Kong, which was inaugurated by Dorado in March 1936. The aircraft stayed in the Far East until 1940 when it was transferred to Africa.
Registration / Serial:G-ACWD
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2305
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Photo Date:3 October 1935 to 30 April 1940
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NZ553
Military Code:2
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2331
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
City / Airport:Ohakea (NZOH / OHA)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:419203Submit Correction
View count: 240
Ex ZK-AEG. Returned to airline use in 1945 as ZK-AHW. Back to the RNZAF in 1946 and was scrapped soon after. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:NZ553
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2331
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
City / Airport:Ohakea (NZOH / OHA)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NZ553
Military Code:2
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2331
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
City / Airport:Ohakea (NZOH / OHA)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:419203Submit Correction
View count: 240
Ex ZK-AEG. Returned to airline use in 1945 as ZK-AHW. Back to the RNZAF in 1946 and was scrapped soon after. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Registration / Serial:NZ553
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2331
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
City / Airport:Ohakea (NZOH / OHA)Map
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1940
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-USE
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2309
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Aircraft Name:RMA Sydney
City / Airport:Camooweal (YCMW / CML)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:400295Submit Correction
View count: 263
VH-USE seen here connecting with DH50 VH-UFA which was operating the Qantas service to Tennant Creek. Photo from David Caughey Collection
Registration / Serial:VH-USE
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2309
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:Camooweal (YCMW / CML)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-USE
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2309
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Aircraft Name:RMA Sydney
City / Airport:Camooweal (YCMW / CML)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:400295Submit Correction
View count: 263
VH-USE seen here connecting with DH50 VH-UFA which was operating the Qantas service to Tennant Creek. Photo from David Caughey Collection
Registration / Serial:VH-USE
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2309
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:Camooweal (YCMW / CML)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ACVZ
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2303
Operator Titles:Railway Air Services
Aircraft Name:Jupiter
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:19 December 1934 to 12 December 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:393022Submit Correction
View count: 619
DH.86 Express with original one-pilot cockpit. Crashed at Glasgow - Renfrew after one year of service with RAS and rebuilt with two-pilot cockpit. Leased to Imperial Airways in January 1937. Crashed on approach to Cologne - Butzweilerhof at night on 15 March 1937. The two crew and one airline official lost their lives. Dutch postcard.
Registration / Serial:G-ACVZ
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2303
Operator Titles:Railway Air Services
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:19 December 1934 to 12 December 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-ACVZ
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2303
Operator Titles:Railway Air Services
Aircraft Name:Jupiter
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:19 December 1934 to 12 December 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:393022Submit Correction
View count: 619
DH.86 Express with original one-pilot cockpit. Crashed at Glasgow - Renfrew after one year of service with RAS and rebuilt with two-pilot cockpit. Leased to Imperial Airways in January 1937. Crashed on approach to Cologne - Butzweilerhof at night on 15 March 1937. The two crew and one airline official lost their lives. Dutch postcard.
Registration / Serial:G-ACVZ
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2303
Operator Titles:Railway Air Services
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
Photo Date:19 December 1934 to 12 December 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:VH-USC
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2307
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:13 September 1934 to 24 September 1934
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:386970Submit Correction
View count: 1327
Delivered to Australia by air, leaving Croydon on 24 September 1934.
Registration / Serial:VH-USC
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2307
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:13 September 1934 to 24 September 1934
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:VH-USC
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2307
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:13 September 1934 to 24 September 1934
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:386970Submit Correction
View count: 1327
Delivered to Australia by air, leaving Croydon on 24 September 1934.
Registration / Serial:VH-USC
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2307
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:13 September 1934 to 24 September 1934
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-ADCM
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2317
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Draco
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:30 March 1935 to 22 October 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:386783Submit Correction
View count: 379
This short-lived Express encountered icing and was damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing in Austria on 22 October 1935.
Registration / Serial:G-ADCM
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2317
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:30 March 1935 to 22 October 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-ADCM
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2317
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:Draco
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:30 March 1935 to 22 October 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:386783Submit Correction
View count: 379
This short-lived Express encountered icing and was damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing in Austria on 22 October 1935.
Registration / Serial:G-ADCM
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2317
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways
City / Airport:London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:30 March 1935 to 22 October 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:ZK-AEH
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2332
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Aircraft Name:Korimako
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:373961Submit Correction
View count: 314
Impressed into the New Zealand air force as NZ554 in October 1939. Crashed in service and did not return to civil use. Leo White photo
Registration / Serial:ZK-AEH
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2332
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:ZK-AEH
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2332
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Aircraft Name:Korimako
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:373961Submit Correction
View count: 314
Impressed into the New Zealand air force as NZ554 in October 1939. Crashed in service and did not return to civil use. Leo White photo
Registration / Serial:ZK-AEH
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2332
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:VH-USC
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2307
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Aircraft Name:RMA Canberra
City / Airport:Brisbane - Archerfield (YBAF)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:310529Submit Correction
View count: 955
Crashed at Darwin on October 9, 1944 while on loan to Qantas by the RAAF. The RAAF had impressed it in 1940. Photo from: Archerfield Jet Base
Registration / Serial:VH-USC
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2307
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:Brisbane - Archerfield (YBAF)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-USC
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2307
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Aircraft Name:RMA Canberra
City / Airport:Brisbane - Archerfield (YBAF)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:310529Submit Correction
View count: 955
Crashed at Darwin on October 9, 1944 while on loan to Qantas by the RAAF. The RAAF had impressed it in 1940. Photo from: Archerfield Jet Base
Registration / Serial:VH-USC
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2307
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:Brisbane - Archerfield (YBAF)Map
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ADMY
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2327
Operator Titles:British Continental Airways
Aircraft Name:St. George
City / Airport:Antwerp - Deurne (EBAW / ANR)Map
Country:Belgium
Photo Date:29 August 1935 to 31 December 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:304086Submit Correction
View count: 763
British Continental Airways existed for just one year, merging into British Airways in 1936. Destinations included Brussels, Antwerp, Ostend, Knokke, Amsterdam and Lille. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:G-ADMY
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2327
Operator Titles:British Continental Airways
City / Airport:Antwerp - Deurne (EBAW / ANR)Map
Country:Belgium
Photo Date:29 August 1935 to 31 December 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:G-ADMY
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2327
Operator Titles:British Continental Airways
Aircraft Name:St. George
City / Airport:Antwerp - Deurne (EBAW / ANR)Map
Country:Belgium
Photo Date:29 August 1935 to 31 December 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:304086Submit Correction
View count: 763
British Continental Airways existed for just one year, merging into British Airways in 1936. Destinations included Brussels, Antwerp, Ostend, Knokke, Amsterdam and Lille. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:G-ADMY
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2327
Operator Titles:British Continental Airways
City / Airport:Antwerp - Deurne (EBAW / ANR)Map
Country:Belgium
Photo Date:29 August 1935 to 31 December 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:SU-ABO
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2329
Operator Titles:Misr Airlines
Aircraft Name:Al Fostat
City / Airport:Cairo - Almaza (HEAZ)Map
Country:Egypt
Photo Date:1 March 1946 to 26 July 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:297933Submit Correction
View count: 710
Willem van de Poll took photos in Cairo on several occasions. Photo dated by the Beech D18S SU-ADK, which left Wichita on delivery to Egypt on 1 March 1946 and crashed in July 1949. The fate of SU-ABO is unknown. Photo by: Willem van de Poll / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:SU-ABO
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2329
Operator Titles:Misr Airlines
City / Airport:Cairo - Almaza (HEAZ)Map
Country:Egypt
Photo Date:1 March 1946 to 26 July 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:SU-ABO
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2329
Operator Titles:Misr Airlines
Aircraft Name:Al Fostat
City / Airport:Cairo - Almaza (HEAZ)Map
Country:Egypt
Photo Date:1 March 1946 to 26 July 1949
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Photo ID:297933Submit Correction
View count: 710
Willem van de Poll took photos in Cairo on several occasions. Photo dated by the Beech D18S SU-ADK, which left Wichita on delivery to Egypt on 1 March 1946 and crashed in July 1949. The fate of SU-ABO is unknown. Photo by: Willem van de Poll / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
Registration / Serial:SU-ABO
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2329
Operator Titles:Misr Airlines
City / Airport:Cairo - Almaza (HEAZ)Map
Country:Egypt
Photo Date:1 March 1946 to 26 July 1949
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:SU-ABO
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2329
Operator Titles:Misr Airlines
Aircraft Name:Al Fostat
City / Airport:Baghdad - Al Muthanna (closed)Map
Country:Iraq
Photo Date:1935 to 1937
Photo by:Sidney Hatter (via Ian McDonell)Contact
Photo ID:217494Submit Correction
View count: 844
In the late 1930s Misr built up a network of services across the Middle East from its base in Cairo using a fleet of DH86 Expresses and DH89 Rapides.
Registration / Serial:SU-ABO
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2329
Operator Titles:Misr Airlines
City / Airport:Baghdad - Al Muthanna (closed)Map
Country:Iraq
Photo Date:1935 to 1937
Photo by:Sidney Hatter (via Ian McDonell)Contact
Registration / Serial:SU-ABO
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2329
Operator Titles:Misr Airlines
Aircraft Name:Al Fostat
City / Airport:Baghdad - Al Muthanna (closed)Map
Country:Iraq
Photo Date:1935 to 1937
Photo by:Sidney Hatter (via Ian McDonell)Contact
Photo ID:217494Submit Correction
View count: 844
In the late 1930s Misr built up a network of services across the Middle East from its base in Cairo using a fleet of DH86 Expresses and DH89 Rapides.
Registration / Serial:SU-ABO
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2329
Operator Titles:Misr Airlines
City / Airport:Baghdad - Al Muthanna (closed)Map
Country:Iraq
Photo Date:1935 to 1937
Photo by:Sidney Hatter (via Ian McDonell)Contact
Registration / Serial:VH-USG
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2311
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Area:Ilfracombe / Barsdale Station [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:15 November 1934
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:189830Submit Correction
View count: 512
VH-USG was being delivered to Qantas when it crashed soon after departing Longreach killing the three crew and one passenger. As can be seen in the photo, the fin had failed. The problem was a defective fin-trim mechanism and similar faults were found in the rest of the Qantas DH86 fleet. Poor quality control at DH to blame. -USG was neither registered in the UK nor Australia at the time but was being ferried on a UK Certificate of Airworthiness. Photo from: State Library of Queensland
Registration / Serial:VH-USG
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2311
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Area:Ilfracombe / Barsdale Station [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:15 November 1934
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-USG
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2311
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Area:Ilfracombe / Barsdale Station [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:15 November 1934
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Photo ID:189830Submit Correction
View count: 512
VH-USG was being delivered to Qantas when it crashed soon after departing Longreach killing the three crew and one passenger. As can be seen in the photo, the fin had failed. The problem was a defective fin-trim mechanism and similar faults were found in the rest of the Qantas DH86 fleet. Poor quality control at DH to blame. -USG was neither registered in the UK nor Australia at the time but was being ferried on a UK Certificate of Airworthiness. Photo from: State Library of Queensland
Registration / Serial:VH-USG
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2311
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Area:Ilfracombe / Barsdale Station [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Photo Date:15 November 1934
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:VH-USW
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2315
Operator Titles:Holyman's Airways
Aircraft Name:Lepena
City / Airport:Launceston (YMLT / LST)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:189334Submit Correction
View count: 610
Abandoned at Allahabad, Pakistan, on December 26, 1946 while being ferried to the UK. Crew feared imminent failure of the tail. Between the time of the photo and being abandoned, VH-USW had served with the RAAF as an ambulance. It suffered a couple of significant accidents with Holyman's before the war. Postwar Qantas rejected -USW due to its poor condition and it went to MMA in Western Australia.
Registration / Serial:VH-USW
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2315
Operator Titles:Holyman's Airways
City / Airport:Launceston (YMLT / LST)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:VH-USW
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2315
Operator Titles:Holyman's Airways
Aircraft Name:Lepena
City / Airport:Launceston (YMLT / LST)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:189334Submit Correction
View count: 610
Abandoned at Allahabad, Pakistan, on December 26, 1946 while being ferried to the UK. Crew feared imminent failure of the tail. Between the time of the photo and being abandoned, VH-USW had served with the RAAF as an ambulance. It suffered a couple of significant accidents with Holyman's before the war. Postwar Qantas rejected -USW due to its poor condition and it went to MMA in Western Australia.
Registration / Serial:VH-USW
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2315
Operator Titles:Holyman's Airways
City / Airport:Launceston (YMLT / LST)Map
Region / Country:Tasmania, Australia
Photo Date:1935
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:ZK-AEF
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2330
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Aircraft Name:Kotuku
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:186557Submit Correction
View count: 1190
Impressed into the RNZAF in September 1939 as NZ552. Written off in Fiji in December 1943
Registration / Serial:ZK-AEF
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2330
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:ZK-AEF
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2330
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Aircraft Name:Kotuku
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:186557Submit Correction
View count: 1190
Impressed into the RNZAF in September 1939 as NZ552. Written off in Fiji in December 1943
Registration / Serial:ZK-AEF
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 86 Express
C/n (msn):2330
Operator Titles:Union Airways
Location:In Flight
Country:New Zealand
Photo Date:1938
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)