| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | Z7258 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide |
| C/n (msn): | 6434 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Women of the Empire |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 20 May 1941 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 571317 |
| Photo Comment |
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Z7258 and Z7261 Women of Britain, 'the day before they were presented to No 24 Sqn RAF by the Silver Thimble Fund.' Elsewhere we found that the date of the ceremony was 21 May 1941. Ex G-AFMH and G-AFMJ of Airwork, these Rapides were already used to for military training before they were impressed in July 1940. They were only used as ambulances briefly in 1941. Z7258 scrapped in 1945. Rapide G-AHGD (c/n 6862) was painted as Z7258 in 1980, but lost in a crash in 1991. Photo by: F W Crouch / Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 13 May 2023, and has since been viewed 204 times. |