109 results found
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW742 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Atalanta |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 313555Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1255 |
Somewhere in Africa. This was not the first AW.15 but the 'lead ship' name Atalanta was transferred to this aircraft following a mishap involving G-ABPI.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTI |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW742 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW742 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Atalanta |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 313555Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1255 |
Somewhere in Africa. This was not the first AW.15 but the 'lead ship' name Atalanta was transferred to this aircraft following a mishap involving G-ABPI.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTI |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW742 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW744 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Athena |
| City / Airport: | Lyon - Bron (LFLY / LYN)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 26 September 1932 to 29 September 1936 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 313061Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1025 |
Athena in Lyon. This aircraft was lost in a hangar fire in Delhi in 1936.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTK |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW744 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lyon - Bron (LFLY / LYN)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 26 September 1932 to 29 September 1936 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW744 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Athena |
| City / Airport: | Lyon - Bron (LFLY / LYN)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 26 September 1932 to 29 September 1936 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 313061Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1025 |
Athena in Lyon. This aircraft was lost in a hangar fire in Delhi in 1936.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTK |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW744 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lyon - Bron (LFLY / LYN)Map | Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 26 September 1932 to 29 September 1936 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/3 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hanno |
| City / Airport: | Samakh (closed)Map |
| Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | 21 October 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 311335Submit Correction |
| View count: | 711 |
A well-known photo of Hanno but it completes the eight-aircraft HP.42/HP.45 fleet in the AirHistory database. The lumbering giants could use austere airports such as the old Ottoman airfield at Samakh, although Imperial Airways later moved to Gaza and then to Lydda. Photo from: Library of Congress
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUD |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/3 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Samakh (closed)Map | Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | 21 October 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/3 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hanno |
| City / Airport: | Samakh (closed)Map |
| Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | 21 October 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 311335Submit Correction |
| View count: | 711 |
A well-known photo of Hanno but it completes the eight-aircraft HP.42/HP.45 fleet in the AirHistory database. The lumbering giants could use austere airports such as the old Ottoman airfield at Samakh, although Imperial Airways later moved to Gaza and then to Lydda. Photo from: Library of Congress
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUD |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/3 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Samakh (closed)Map | Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | 21 October 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/5 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Heracles |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 8 August 1931 to 3 March 1940 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 311062Submit Correction |
| View count: | 2567 |
Impressed by the RAF on 3 March 1940, and then wrecked within weeks by a gale at Bristol - Whitchurch together with G-AAUD Hanno.
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXC |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/5 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location: | In Flight | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 8 August 1931 to 3 March 1940 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/5 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Heracles |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 8 August 1931 to 3 March 1940 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 311062Submit Correction |
| View count: | 2567 |
Impressed by the RAF on 3 March 1940, and then wrecked within weeks by a gale at Bristol - Whitchurch together with G-AAUD Hanno.
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXC |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/5 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location: | In Flight | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 8 August 1931 to 3 March 1940 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW785 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Amalthea |
| City / Airport: | Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 310986Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1033 |
The Atalanta replaced the DH.66 Hercules on the Kisumu, Kenya to South Africa sector of the Imperial network in 1933. End of the line was Cape Town until 1936. From then it terminated at Johannesburg - Rand. Photo from: DRISA
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTG |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW785 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map | Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW785 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Amalthea |
| City / Airport: | Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 310986Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1033 |
The Atalanta replaced the DH.66 Hercules on the Kisumu, Kenya to South Africa sector of the Imperial network in 1933. End of the line was Cape Town until 1936. From then it terminated at Johannesburg - Rand. Photo from: DRISA
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTG |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW785 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Johannesburg - Rand (FAGM / QRA)Map | Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW743 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Artemis |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map |
| Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | 21 April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 310154Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1080 |
Detail of an overview similar to photo 135779. Fokker F.XVIII VQ-PAF, in the background, is tied to the ground. It had an accident three months earlier and was reportedly written off. Photo by: Zoltan Kluger / National Photo Collection of Israel
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTJ |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW743 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map | Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | 21 April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW743 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Artemis |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map |
| Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | 21 April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 310154Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1080 |
Detail of an overview similar to photo 135779. Fokker F.XVIII VQ-PAF, in the background, is tied to the ground. It had an accident three months earlier and was reportedly written off. Photo by: Zoltan Kluger / National Photo Collection of Israel
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTJ |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW743 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map | Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | 21 April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABPI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW740 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Atalanta |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 6 June 1932 to 17 October 1932 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 307833Submit Correction |
| View count: | 2775 |
The AW.15 prototype, or 'lead ship of the Atalanta class'. After it was damaged on 20 October 1932, Imperial Airways swapped the names of this aircraft and the third, G-ABTI Arethusa, so Atalanta could still be shown to the public. Wheel spats were done away with in service.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABPI |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW740 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location: | In Flight | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 6 June 1932 to 17 October 1932 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABPI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW740 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Atalanta |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 6 June 1932 to 17 October 1932 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 307833Submit Correction |
| View count: | 2775 |
The AW.15 prototype, or 'lead ship of the Atalanta class'. After it was damaged on 20 October 1932, Imperial Airways swapped the names of this aircraft and the third, G-ABTI Arethusa, so Atalanta could still be shown to the public. Wheel spats were done away with in service.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABPI |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta |
| C/n (msn): | AW740 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location: | In Flight | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 6 June 1932 to 17 October 1932 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADSR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1 |
| C/n (msn): | AW1156 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Ensign |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 February 1938 to 3 September 1939 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 304345Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1824 |
The AW.27 was a large airliner first flown in January 1938. Ensign was the name given to the prototype by Imperial Airways, making this the 'class name'. The type's service debut was embarassing - three Ensigns carrying the Christmas 1938 mail for Australia all broke down. The Armstrong Siddeley Tiger engines were eventually replaced by Wright Cyclones. The 14 Ensigns built did transport work in WWII, including during the British evacuation from France in 1940.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADSR |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1 |
| C/n (msn): | AW1156 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location: | In Flight | Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 February 1938 to 3 September 1939 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADSR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1 |
| C/n (msn): | AW1156 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Ensign |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 February 1938 to 3 September 1939 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 304345Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1824 |
The AW.27 was a large airliner first flown in January 1938. Ensign was the name given to the prototype by Imperial Airways, making this the 'class name'. The type's service debut was embarassing - three Ensigns carrying the Christmas 1938 mail for Australia all broke down. The Armstrong Siddeley Tiger engines were eventually replaced by Wright Cyclones. The 14 Ensigns built did transport work in WWII, including during the British evacuation from France in 1940.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADSR |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign 1 |
| C/n (msn): | AW1156 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location: | In Flight | Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 February 1938 to 3 September 1939 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ACRN |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 652 Anson |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 652 Anson |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 652 |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Avatar |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1935 to 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 303172Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1184 |
The Avro 652 was the precursor of the Anson. Only two examples were built. Imperial Airways used them mostly to fly express mail to their seaplane station in Brindisi, until the Empire flying boats entered service. They were then sold to Air Service Training Ltd and impressed in 1941, G-ACRN becoming DG656. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
| Registration / Serial: | G-ACRN |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 652 |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1935 to 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ACRN |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 652 Anson |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 652 Anson |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 652 |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Avatar |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1935 to 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 303172Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1184 |
The Avro 652 was the precursor of the Anson. Only two examples were built. Imperial Airways used them mostly to fly express mail to their seaplane station in Brindisi, until the Empire flying boats entered service. They were then sold to Air Service Training Ltd and impressed in 1941, G-ACRN becoming DG656. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)
| Registration / Serial: | G-ACRN |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 652 |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1935 to 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/7 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hengist |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1934 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 303022Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1445 |
'First regular airmail service to Australia'. Imperial Airways schedules were always complicated - the HP.45 flew to Karachi and an AW.15 Atalanta continued to Darwin. As there was too much demand for the inaugural flight, the public were fooled: Hengist actually carried mail for India while letters for Australia had been dispatched via the old route to Karachi which involved a train between Paris and Brindisi. Even when transported entirely by air, the mail still took almost two weeks from London to Sydney.
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXE |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/7 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1934 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/7 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hengist |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1934 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 303022Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1445 |
'First regular airmail service to Australia'. Imperial Airways schedules were always complicated - the HP.45 flew to Karachi and an AW.15 Atalanta continued to Darwin. As there was too much demand for the inaugural flight, the public were fooled: Hengist actually carried mail for India while letters for Australia had been dispatched via the old route to Karachi which involved a train between Paris and Brindisi. Even when transported entirely by air, the mail still took almost two weeks from London to Sydney.
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXE |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/7 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1934 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-EBLF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy [biplane] |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy [biplane] |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1 |
| C/n (msn): | AW154 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 16 May 1925 to 31 December 1926 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 297139Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1143 |
Seven examples were built of the Argosy, a 20-passenger trimotor airliner. This is the prototype, first flown in 1926. It was soon named City of Glasgow. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich
| Registration / Serial: | G-EBLF |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1 |
| C/n (msn): | AW154 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 16 May 1925 to 31 December 1926 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-EBLF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy [biplane] |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy [biplane] |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1 |
| C/n (msn): | AW154 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 16 May 1925 to 31 December 1926 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 297139Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1143 |
Seven examples were built of the Argosy, a 20-passenger trimotor airliner. This is the prototype, first flown in 1926. It was soon named City of Glasgow. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich
| Registration / Serial: | G-EBLF |
| Aircraft Version: | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Mk1 |
| C/n (msn): | AW154 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 16 May 1925 to 31 December 1926 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/6 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Horatius |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 297131Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1856 |
The blue Morris Streamline car looks much faster than the aeroplane, but was a one-off vehicle used for promotional purposes by the Royal Mail Air Service. Photo from: General Post Office
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXD |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/6 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/6 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Horatius |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 297131Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1856 |
The blue Morris Streamline car looks much faster than the aeroplane, but was a one-off vehicle used for promotional purposes by the Royal Mail Air Service. Photo from: General Post Office
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXD |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/6 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1935 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/2 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hadrian |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 1931 to 29 May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 293904Submit Correction |
| View count: | 872 |
Commandeered by the RAF as AS982 in May 1940, but lost a few months later when a gale flipped the big biplane on its back at Doncaster. Photo from: DRISA
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUE |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/2 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 1931 to 29 May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/2 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hadrian |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 1931 to 29 May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 293904Submit Correction |
| View count: | 872 |
Commandeered by the RAF as AS982 in May 1940, but lost a few months later when a gale flipped the big biplane on its back at Doncaster. Photo from: DRISA
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUE |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/2 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (EGGC) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 1931 to 29 May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/4 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Horsa |
| City / Airport: | Aswan (closed)Map |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 293892Submit Correction |
| View count: | 994 |
The HP.42 certainly made an impression on the imperial airways. Dating uncertain. Photo by: Ernst Ackermann / SLUB / Deutsche Fotothek
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUC |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/4 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Aswan (closed)Map | Country: | Egypt |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/4 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Horsa |
| City / Airport: | Aswan (closed)Map |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 293892Submit Correction |
| View count: | 994 |
The HP.42 certainly made an impression on the imperial airways. Dating uncertain. Photo by: Ernst Ackermann / SLUB / Deutsche Fotothek
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAUC |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/4 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Aswan (closed)Map | Country: | Egypt |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAGX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hannibal |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map |
| Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | January 1936 to April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 293689Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1311 |
Imperial dinosaur at Lydda, the future Ben Gurion Airport. The photographer took another shot from the new control tower. Photo from: Library of Congress
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAGX |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map | Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | January 1936 to April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAGX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hannibal |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map |
| Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | January 1936 to April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 293689Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1311 |
Imperial dinosaur at Lydda, the future Ben Gurion Airport. The photographer took another shot from the new control tower. Photo from: Library of Congress
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAGX |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map | Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | January 1936 to April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAGX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hannibal |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map |
| Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | January 1936 to April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 292709Submit Correction |
| View count: | 923 |
Shot from the incomplete tower at Lydda (Lod), which was becoming an international hub in the late 1930s. Photo from: Library of Congress
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAGX |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map | Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | January 1936 to April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAGX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Hannibal |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map |
| Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | January 1936 to April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 292709Submit Correction |
| View count: | 923 |
Shot from the incomplete tower at Lydda (Lod), which was becoming an international hub in the late 1930s. Photo from: Library of Congress
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAGX |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (LLBG / TLV)Map | Country: | Israel |
| Photo Date: | January 1936 to April 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86A Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2335 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Danae |
| City / Airport: | Cologne - Butzweilerhof (ETBB) (closed)Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | August 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 288134Submit Correction |
| View count: | 847 |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUG |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86A Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2335 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Cologne - Butzweilerhof (ETBB) (closed)Map | Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | August 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86A Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2335 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Danae |
| City / Airport: | Cologne - Butzweilerhof (ETBB) (closed)Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | August 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 288134Submit Correction |
| View count: | 847 |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUG |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86A Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2335 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Cologne - Butzweilerhof (ETBB) (closed)Map | Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | August 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/8 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Helena |
| City / Airport: | Gaza (closed)Map (unconfirmed) |
| Country: | Palestine |
| Photo Date: | January 1932 to May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 246583Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1364 |
The HP.45 was designated HP.42W by Imperial Airways and initially served on the airline's western (European) routes. Photo taken by an American photographer based in Jerusalem. Two camels can be discerned in the background! Photo from: Library of Congress
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXF |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/8 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Gaza (closed)Map (unconfirmed) | Country: | Palestine |
| Photo Date: | January 1932 to May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP.42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP.42/HP.45 |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/8 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Helena |
| City / Airport: | Gaza (closed)Map (unconfirmed) |
| Country: | Palestine |
| Photo Date: | January 1932 to May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 246583Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1364 |
The HP.45 was designated HP.42W by Imperial Airways and initially served on the airline's western (European) routes. Photo taken by an American photographer based in Jerusalem. Two camels can be discerned in the background! Photo from: Library of Congress
| Registration / Serial: | G-AAXF |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP.45 |
| C/n (msn): | 42/8 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Gaza (closed)Map (unconfirmed) | Country: | Palestine |
| Photo Date: | January 1932 to May 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-23 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.811 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Centaurus |
| City / Seaplane Base: | Sydney - Rose Bay Seaplane (YRAY / RSE)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1938 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 202687Submit Correction |
| View count: | 518 |
Swapped with Qantas at the outbreak of World War II then impressed by the RAAF as A18-10. Destroyed at Broome during a Japanese air raid on March 3, 1942.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUT |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-23 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.811 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Seaplane Base: | Sydney - Rose Bay Seaplane (YRAY / RSE)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1938 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-23 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.811 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Centaurus |
| City / Seaplane Base: | Sydney - Rose Bay Seaplane (YRAY / RSE)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1938 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 202687Submit Correction |
| View count: | 518 |
Swapped with Qantas at the outbreak of World War II then impressed by the RAAF as A18-10. Destroyed at Broome during a Japanese air raid on March 3, 1942.
| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUT |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-23 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.811 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Seaplane Base: | Sydney - Rose Bay Seaplane (YRAY / RSE)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1938 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | G-EAPJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page W |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page W |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page W.8 |
| C/n (msn): | W.8/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Duchess of York |
| City / Airport: | Martlesham Heath (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1920 |
| Photo from: | Chris England CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 150277Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1340 |
Handley Page's prototype of their first passenger airliner, developed from the O/400 bomber. It was written off on 10 July 1923 during a forced landing at Poix in France following engine problems during a flight from Croydon to Le Bourget, when it over-ran the runway and broke it's back. No injuries were sustained by the seven passengers, and the two crew members received "minor injuries". Photographer not known, possibly an Imperial Airways publicity shot?
| Registration / Serial: | G-EAPJ |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page W.8 |
| C/n (msn): | W.8/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Martlesham Heath (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1920 |
| Photo from: | Chris England CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-EAPJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page W |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page W |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page W.8 |
| C/n (msn): | W.8/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Duchess of York |
| City / Airport: | Martlesham Heath (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1920 |
| Photo from: | Chris England CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 150277Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1340 |
Handley Page's prototype of their first passenger airliner, developed from the O/400 bomber. It was written off on 10 July 1923 during a forced landing at Poix in France following engine problems during a flight from Croydon to Le Bourget, when it over-ran the runway and broke it's back. No injuries were sustained by the seven passengers, and the two crew members received "minor injuries". Photographer not known, possibly an Imperial Airways publicity shot?
| Registration / Serial: | G-EAPJ |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page W.8 |
| C/n (msn): | W.8/1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| City / Airport: | Martlesham Heath (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1920 |
| Photo from: | Chris England CollectionContact |