AN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PASSENGER AEROPLANE on airfield, facing right, back of plane clearly seen

Card
8/20
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 right, back of plane clearly seen

Item Comment

Perkins & Tonkin. list as aeroplane picture no. 4 (4 types) - this aircraft is “G-EBBW” – “City of Chicago” – a de Havilland DH34 single-engine aircraft carrying 9 passengers and 1 crew. Back Type A. Additional back courtesy of David Ogden.

Orientation

Horizontal

Estimated value

$40.00 USD