Scanned from a glass slide dated just 'circa 1926'. Registered to Imperial Airways 15 September 1926. Shortly after take-off from Croydon on a local test flight on 13 July 1928, the aircraft crashed and was burnt out in a field at Purley, Surrey. The pilot and one passenger survived but the other four occupants died in the accident.

The first 4 engined airliner i Denmark although not very succesful. Operated from 1926 - 1931 and was scrapped in 1931

Photographed at the Consolidated Aircraft factory which had also been the Curtiss factory during World War I. There was no airfield at the factory and Curtiss and Consolidated used different airfields a short distance away for test flying. Both manufacturers delivered aircraft dismantled. The NY-1s were assembled at Pensacola. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

'Air mail plane Miss St. Petersburg at 54th Street Airport, Hialeah.' Ford sent four new Stout 2-ATs to Florida in November 1925. Only three arrived. Note styling similar to Ford Air Transport Service, although the F in the Ford logo is different. Florida Airways ceased operations in June 1927. Photo by: Gleason Waite Romer / Miami-Dade Public Library

Cancelled from the register in 1928. Photo from: Ken Molson fonds - Ingenium

Damaged by fire at Fraser Arm, British Columbia, September 16, 1932. Photo from: Ken Molson fonds - Ingenium

E873 - D.H. 9A - was originally flown by No 39 Squadron in 1923. This original Whitehead Aircraft Company built D.H.9A was shipped to the Middle East in 1924 where it was fitted with an auxiliary radiator at the Hinaidi Aircraft Depot. It is shown here with No 84 Squadron flying from Shaibah in 1926, it is equipped for night flying and carrying a spare main wheel. The original date of the image taken is as shown however, this copy of the image is an official reprint by British Aerospace (No 7976C), date and photographer unknown.

Struck off charge. Date and reasons unknown. Photo from: Ken Molson fonds - Ingenium

Destroyed at Beechville on July 27 1927. Rebuilt as CF-AMM. Photo from: Ken Molson fonds - Ingenium

The Air Board, the ancestor of the Royal Canadian Air Force, maintained a base at Cormorant Lake for forestry patrols. An airfield was also constructed but it too is closed. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

G-CYGV was the prototype Varuna and also the only Mk.I. It was struck off charge in November 1932. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

The Prussian Aeronautical Observatory Lindenberg provided weather information for the aviation industry. About the time the Junkers was acquired it was sampling ozone levels at different altitudes. D-754 was scrapped in 1936. Photo from: University of Melbourne

The Netherlands navy and the Netherlands East Indies air force received two Pander Ds each, although these small single-seaters were of little military value. These military Panders were fitted with a protective structure behind the pilot's seat. The navy's Fokker D.VII fighters similarly received protective headrests, but D-26 and D-27 do not yet have them here. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

Van Berkels W8, W7 and W12 beached at Kupang, West Timor. Year approximate. By 1941 the Dutch navy had just a few true seaplane bases in the vast Indonesian archipelago, but there were some 50 auxiliary sites with rudimentary facilities. Photo from: Leiden University Libraries

The sole Avenger biplane in its initial Type 566 configuration. First flew from Avro's Hamble airfield on 26 June 1926. Converted to Type 567 standard in 1928.

De Havilland's Moth visiting Woodford for an air display. Also seen are Moths G-EBLR (centre) and G-EBLV (left). The latter is still airworthy 85 years later. Each wears the then obligatory 'G' letter on its fin. Image obtained 60 years ago.

1926-built DH.60 Moth of the Lancashire Aero Club at its Woodford base during an informal open day. The use of 'Q' in UK registrations was discontinued in Autumn 1927.