Aircraft Photo of G-ACPL | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express | Imperial Airways

Aircraft
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
Operator Titles:	Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:	Delphinus

Location
City / Airport:	Karachi - Jinnah InternationalMap
Country:	Pakistan
Airport Codes:	ICAO: OPKC IATA: KHI Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	19 February 1936 to 29 September 1936
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:	703918

Photo Comment
Seen here after conversion from a single-pilot to a two-pilot cockpit. The date of this photo is between its arrival in Karachi on February 19, 1936 and the loss of Atalanta G-ABTK in a fire on September 29 that year. The two aircraft were sharing the airship hangar at Karachi airport. Impressed as HK844 in December 1941. Photo from: D.W.F Bonham-Carter DFC (via Jim Cownie) This photo was added on 4 July 2024, and has since been viewed 266 times.

Photo Comment

Seen here after conversion from a single-pilot to a two-pilot cockpit. The date of this photo is between its arrival in Karachi on February 19, 1936 and the loss of Atalanta G-ABTK in a fire on September 29 that year. The two aircraft were sharing the airship hangar at Karachi airport. Impressed as HK844 in December 1941. Photo from: D.W.F Bonham-Carter DFC (via Jim Cownie)

This photo was added on 4 July 2024, and has since been viewed 266 times.

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