'Jupiter', British Airways Junkers Ju 52 freighter G-AERX at Croydon.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.52/3m - ГерманияGermany - 1931

A W Ensign G-AFZV 'Enterprise' in camouflage. The type provided essential airlift capacity as the war started.

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

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy I G-EBLF, Imperial Airways

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy I G-EBLO, 'City of Birmingham', Imperial Airways.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy II G-AACH, Imperial Airways

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

The Great Western Railway company operated Westland Wessex, G-AAGW.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Wessex / Westland IV - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929

Saunders-Roe Cloud G-ABXW 'Cloud of Iona' of British Flying Boats Ltd operated between Greenock and Belfast for a trial period.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Saunders-Roe Cloud / A.19 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

Avro 652 G-ACRM 'Avalon', one of two operated by Imperial Airways, used on London-Brindisi mail runs.
Avalon, the first Avro 652, after being fitted with mass-balanced rudder.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Anson / Type 652 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Jersey Airways DH.86 G-ACZN 'St Catherine’s Bay'.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Express Air Liner / D.H.86 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

The shapely, but troublesome, DH.91 Albatross (G-AFDJ 'Frobisher' illustrated) was frustrated by the advent of the war.
Frobisher was flown at Martlesham in September and November 1938.
G-AFDI "Frobisher" the flagship of Imperial Airways' fleet of DH.91 Albatrosses, which was destroyed in an air raid at Whitchurch 20.10.40. Sadly only seven of these superb aircraft were ever built.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Albatross / D.H.91 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The prototype DH Flamingo, G-AFUE, was used for an experimental period by Guernsey and Jersey Airways in 1939.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Flamingo / D.H.95 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

Ordered straight of the drawing board, the Short 'C'-Class - G-ADUU 'Cavalier'.

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

One of five British Airways Lockheed Model 10A Electras, G-AEPN. It was impressed as W9105.
Lockheed 10A G-AEPN was commissioned in April 1937. During the summer season Electras made six return flights a day each on the Croydon - Le Bourget run.

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

British Airways Lockheed 14 Super Electra G-AFGN carried Neville Chamberlain on what might now be described as the first piece of 'shuttle diplomacy'.
This aircraft caught fire in mid-air and made a casualty-free crash landing in France in August 1939.

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

Edward Hillman's need for a twin-engined airliner helped de Havilland to develop the DH.84 Dragon - Hillman's G-ACBW illustrated.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

Arguably that the most successful landplane to operate in Imperial Airways livery were biplanes - the eight magnificent and sedate HP.42s - G-AAXC 'Heracles' illustrated.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page H.P.42 / H.P.45 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

DH Puss Moth G-AAXL operated across the Wash between Skegness, Lincs, and Hunstanton, Norfolk, a distance of 19 miles.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Puss Moth / D.H.80 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929

Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation Airspeed Courier G-ACLR.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Courier / AS.5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

Liverpool and the Isle of Man were linked for the first time by Airspeed Ferry G-ACFB.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Ferry / AS.4 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

Avro 618 Ten G-ACGF of Midland and Scottish Air Ferries Ltd.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Ten / Type 618 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

Hillman Airways DH Fox Moth G-ABVK at Barton, July 1934.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Fox Moth / D.H.83 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

The AW Atlanta was "ugly but functional". Illustrated is G-ABTL ‘Astraea’.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta / A.W.15 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

British Airways could purchase foreign aircraft when no suitable British types were available, including Fokker F.VIII G-AEPT.
FOKKER F.VIII. An unusual addition to the pre-war British civil register was the Dutch Fokker F.VIII. Two examples were purchased from K.L.M. by British Airways Ltd. (PH-AEF and 'AEI, formerly H-NAEF and 'NAEl), and delivered in November 1936. At that time there was a dearth of British air transports which accounted for the purchase of these two eight-year-old twelve-passenger (two-crew) air liners powered by two 525-h.p. Pratt and Whitney Wasp radials. The F.VIII was also built in Hungary by Manfred Weiss (also the Fokker C.V-E reconnaissance biplane). One example sent to Hungary was H-MFNA (later HA-FNA) for use by Magyar Legiforgalmi r/t. At one time K.L.M. used four F.VIIIs, PH-AED, 'EF, 'EH and 'El. G-AEPT (formerly PH-AEF) illustrated was photographed at Hamble in 1936, with a Saro Cutty Sark of A.S.T. in the background. Upper wing surface devices are magnesium flares for night landings! Cruising speed, 115 m.p.h.; range, 605 miles. Span, 75 ft. 5 1/2 in .; length, 54 ft. 11 1/2 in.; height, 14 ft. 7 in.
Fokker F.VIII G-AEPT, powered by two 500 h.p. Pratt & Whitney Wasp T1D1 engines, carried twelve passengers and two crew.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker F.VIII - НидерландыNetherlands - 1927

Aberdeen Airways initially used Short S.16 Scion G-ACUV.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Scion / S.16 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

The first commercial aircraft to be registered in Ireland was this Desoutter II EI-AAD in August 1930.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Koolhoven FK-41 - НидерландыNetherlands - 1928

In 1931 Short S.17 Kent flying-boats (G-ABFA illustrated) replaced the Calcuttas on the Mediterranean route.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Kent / S.17 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Both Short L.17s, G-ACJJ 'Scylla' and G-ACJK 'Syrinx' on the famed ramp at Croydon.
The two ugly ducklings together at Croydon with Syrinx in the foreground.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Scylla / L.17 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934