The Duchess of Bedford's Fokker F.VIIa G-EBTS c/n 4953 "The Spider" with 480 hp geared Jupiter VIII being refuelled by hand from cans during its record-breaking flight from Croydon to Karachi and return 2 - 9.8.29.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker F.VII / C-2 / F.XIV - НидерландыNetherlands - 1924

Duck! The one and only Parnall Imp G-EBTE flies low over roof-level spectators at an air show in mid-1928 powered by an 80 hp 5-cylinder Genet II radial faired in by a streamlined cowling and matching spinner.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Parnall Imp - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

Parnall Imp G-EBTE was used at the end of its career as a test bed for the 64 hp 7-cyl Pobjoy P radial engine as seen in this rare photograph. Unlike the Genet radial, the Pobjoy was not cowled and is easily recognised, like its widely used 90 hp development the Pobjoy R, by the offset gearing which put the propshaft above the centreline of the engine thus providing more propeller ground clearance.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Parnall Imp - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

Avro Avian III G-EBVI (85 hp ADC Cirrus II) was operated by the Hampshire Aero Club for six and a half years until written off in a collision with a boundary fence at Stevenage 1.6.34.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Avian / Type 594/616 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

Cruising above a cloud layer, the prototype DH.75 Hawk Moth 4-seater G-EBVV c/n 327 with 198 hp DH Ghost engine. The Ghost was two Gipsy Is on a common crankcase as an upright vee but it was replaced on the production Hawk Moths, eight with the 240 hp A.S.Lynx and one with a 300 hp Wright Whirlwind.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Hawk Moth / D.H.75 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

Seen leaving for CofA trials Imperial Airways first commercial flying boat, the Short S8 Calcutta c/n S712 G-EBVC "City of Alexandria". The tall aerials above the top wing were to allow radio messages to be sent from sea level in the event of a forced landing, but they were later removed.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Calcutta / Rangoon / S.8 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928