| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-AFDM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 91 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 91 Albatross |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 91 Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 6806 |
| Operator Titles: | (BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation) |
| Aircraft Name: | Fiona |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Bristol - Whitchurch (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | September 1940 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 7979 |
| Photo Comment |
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"Fiona" was the last of seven Albatrosses to be delivered to Imperial Airways in June 1939. Used as a 22 passenger aircraft on European routes from Croydon. To BOAC in Autumn 1940 based at Whitchurch. Camouflaged and used on routes to neutral Lisbon and Shannon. Scrapped in September 1943. No DH.91's survive. From BOAC 60 years ago. This photo was added on 14 September 2017, and has since been viewed 847 times. |