AN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PASSENGER AEROPLANE on airfield, facing left/front , G-EBIX

Card
7/20
Set

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LTD., CROYDON AERODROME

Set Comment

PRINTED IN ENGLAND, REAL PHOTOGRAPH, see “Postcards of the British Empire Exhibition Wembley 1924 & 1925 “ Part 1 (1994) and Part 2 (2004) by Mike Perkins & Bill Tonkin, published by the Exhibition Study Group, for a study of the cards sold at the Exhibition. revisions to card comments and information on aircraft provided by David Ogden.

Where Sold

Great Britain


Title

AN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PASSENGER AEROPLANE on airfield, facing left/front , G-EBIX

Item Comment

back THE ONLY BRITISH AIR SERVICE TO AND FROM THE CONTINENT THE SAFEST IN THE WORLD Perkins & Tonkin. list as aeroplane picture no. 7 (1 type) this aircraft is “G-EBIX” - a Handley Page W8f “Hamilton” carrying 12 passengers and 2 crew. (It was fitted with one 360hp Rolls Royce Eagle IX and two 240hp Armstrong Siddeley Puma engines.)

Orientation

Horizontal

Estimated value

$40.00 USD

Tags

Aircraft