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Handley Page HP.42W Western G-AAXC Heracles

Handley Page HP.42W Western G-AAXC Heracles (msn 42/5) of Imperial Airways Ltd. On the apron at Croydon Airport. Heracles was the fifth Western to be built, entering service on 23 April 1930 and remaining in service until wrecked in a gale at Whitchurch, near Bristol on 19 April 1940, finally being scrapped in July 1942

Picture No
13130168
Media ID
47742853
Size
3774px x 2927px (1.1MB)
Credit
(c) The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Original negative - unknown photographer
Date
1930s

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Croydon Entering Finally Gale Handley Heracles Hp.42w Remaining Scrapped Whitchurch Wrecked


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