Another Portsmouth resident was Miles M.2P Hawk Major G-ADLO. It went to New Zealand in 1937, becoming ZK-AFL.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles Hawk / M.2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

Onlookers wave as Imperial Airways Short C-class Empire flying-boat G-AFCV Caribou takes off from Hythe, Southampton, carrying the first load of British air mail to be flown direct across the Atlantic to New York via Eire, Newfoundland and Canada.

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

The author began his Service flying training with a civilian-run ERFTS at Hanworth Air Park in 1938. His mount was the Blackburn B.2, a side-by-side two-seater, represented here by G-ACRA, which he photographed at Hanworth.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn B-2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

A peek into the wide cockpit of a B.2. Note the metal-clad fuselage, which set it apart from its fabric-covered counterparts.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn B-2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Fairey IIIF seaplane S1353 beached at Lee-on-Solent in 1934.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Fairey IIIF - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

The Airspeed factory at Portsmouth in 1937, seen from Pat Hornridge's Spartan Three-seater, G-ACAF.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Spartan Arrow - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

An autographed postcard of Dorothy Spicer and Pauline Gower with their joyriding Spartan Three-seater I, G-ABKK. The author remembers them operating from a field at Hayling Island.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Spartan Arrow - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

de Havilland Gipsy I Moth G-AAIE. The author spent happy hours attending to its needs.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928