IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PASSENGER AEROPLANE no name on aircraft on airfield, facing left/front, 2 propellers 2 blades, 4 front wheels

Card
15/20
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

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PASSENGER AEROPLANE no name on aircraft on airfield, facing left/front, 2 propellers 2 blades, 4 front wheels

Item Comment

Perkins & Tonkin. list as aeroplane picture no. 8 (1 type) - this aircraft is “G-EBLE” – “City of New York” – a Handley Page W9a “Hampstead” carrying 14 passengers and 2 crew. POSTCARD No. 1A/C/56 on second back, courtesy of David Ogden.

Orientation

Horizontal

Estimated value

$40.00 USD

Tags

Aircraft