Aircraft Photo of G-ACVZ | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express | Railway Air Services | AirHistory.net #393022
Aircraft
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
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
 
Photo Date:19 December 1934 to 12 December 1935
Photo from:Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID: 393022
Photo Comment

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.

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