Hurricane I Z4769 ‘3’ on delivery from Takoradi to Fayoum Road, late May 1941. Note the long range tanks and the high visibility panels.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Takoradi in 1942 with two Hurricanes and a Tomahawk awaiting the next leg of their ferry flight. Note the white rear decking and tailplanes for high visibility.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk - СШАUSA - 1939Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Blenheim IV 77633 of the Free French Air Force.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV/Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Another Free French combatant of the time, Lysander P9134.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Lysander - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

AW Ensign II G-ADSV Explorer of BOAC at Takoradi, circa 1943. Wellingtons in the background and a most impressive refuelling truck in the foreground.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Ensign / A.W.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Wellesley L2714 of 223 Squadron at Khartoum, 1940.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Wellesley - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Khartoum airfield August 21, 1941 showing the after-effects of a storm. Bombay ‘P’ of 117 Squadron lies wrecked.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Bombay / Type 130 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Another view of Lodestar G-AGDD showing the underside application of the registration and the red-white-blue ‘underlining’.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Lodestar L-18/C-59/R5O - СШАUSA - 1939

BOAC Lodestar G-AGCT circa 1944/1945.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Lodestar L-18/C-59/R5O - СШАUSA - 1939

Impressed Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar G-AGDD Lake Losna in late 1941. It survived to join the Royal Norwegian Air Force in July 1945.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Lodestar L-18/C-59/R5O - СШАUSA - 1939

Short S.23 G-ADVB Corsair of BOAC, 1943/1944.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Empire / S.23 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Former British Airways Electra L.10A G-AEPO was impressed for service with the RAF as W9106 in April 1940. It served with 24 Squadron at Hendon until 1942. It was dismantled for spares recovery at Hendon in June 1942.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Electra 10 - СШАUSA - 1934

Another view of Lockheed 10A Electra W9104 of 24 Squadron.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Electra 10 - СШАUSA - 1934

Lockheed 10A Electra W9104 of 24 Squadron. It had previously served with British Airways as G-AFEB.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Electra 10 - СШАUSA - 1934

Electra G-AEPN undergoing maintenance in the British Airways hangar at Heston. In the background are four Lockheed 14-WF62s, including G-AFMO which was destroyed in a crash-landing at Heston on January 15,1940.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Electra 10 - СШАUSA - 1934Lockheed Super Electra 14 - СШАUSA - 1937

Loading mail into G-AEPN in classic British weather!

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Electra 10 - СШАUSA - 1934

The crew for the Helsinki flight pose in front of their aircraft at Heston, September 1939: left to right Captain D S King, F/O J W S Beach, R/O J W Elliott, F/Clerk B R Bryan and F/E Bonici.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Super Electra 14 - СШАUSA - 1937

Lt Col Sir Francis Shelmerdine, Director General of Civil Aviation, addresses the crowd in front of British Airways Lockheed 14-WF62 G-AFMR at Heston, prior to the inaugural flight to Warsaw, April 17,1939.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Super Electra 14 - СШАUSA - 1937

The Author’s photograph of the demise of Lockheed 14 G-AFMO, at Heston on January 15, 1940. A miraculous escape.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Super Electra 14 - СШАUSA - 1937

Another view of the wreckage pattern of G-AFMO.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Super Electra 14 - СШАUSA - 1937