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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h30m05s632.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none | <i> Airport (1934) </i> screen title.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h30m05s632.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none | <i> Airport (1934) </i> screen title.]]
<b>Documentary (1935)</b><br>
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<b>Documentary (1934)</b><br>
  
 
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h32m34s058.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
 
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h32m34s058.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
  
==  [[:Category: Fokker F.XII|Fokker F.XII]] ==  
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==  Fokker F.IX ==  
[[:Category: Sabena|SABENA]]/[[:Category: KLM|KLM]]'s hangar at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|London Croydon Airport]].<br>
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[[:Category: SABENA|SABENA]]/[[:Category: KLM|KLM]]'s hangar at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|London Croydon Airport]].<br>
8x aircraft were operated by [[:Category: KLM|KLM]].
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2x aircraft were operated by [[:Category: KLM|KLM]].[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:Airport_(1934) See discussion tab].<br>
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h32m48s296.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Fokker F.XII of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h32m48s296.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Fokker F.IX of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h32m54s744.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Fokker F.XII of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h32m54s744.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Fokker F.IX of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
  
 
== [[:Category: Fokker F.VII|Fokker F.VIIb/3m]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Fokker F.VII|Fokker F.VIIb/3m]] ==
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h33m12s813.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Fokker F.VIIb/3m.]]
 
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h33m12s813.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Fokker F.VIIb/3m.]]
  
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==  [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.42]] ==
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h33m20s154.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Handley Page H.P.42 of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h35m44s821.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Handley Page H.P.42 of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h36m05s875.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Handley Page H.P.42 of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
  
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==  [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.45]] ==
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G-AAXD seen again. [[:Category: Short Scylla|Short L.17 Scylla]] in the background, very likely G-ACCJ seen below.
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h33m31s863.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h33m45s801.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h34m02s480.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45|Handley Page H.P.45]] ==
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Registration G-AAXC, c/n 42/5. Delivered new to [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]] in August 1931. Transferred to Squadron 271 of the RAF in March 1940. Written off few weeks later at Bristol-Whitchurch Airport. Blown over in a gale and collided with G-AAUD.<br>
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h34m07s175.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h36m27s197.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h36m49s155.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h36m55s975.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Fokker F.VII|SABCA-Fokker F.VIIb/3m]] ==
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In the background behind G-AAXC already mentioned above.<br>
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Registration OO-AII, c/n 185. Belgian SABCA production delivered new to [[:Category: SABENA|SABENA]] in December 1929. Destroyed by fire after Fairey Fox '0-47' crashed into a hangar in Evere in July 1934.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h36m31s631.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.OO-AII SABCA-Fokker F.VIIb/3m of [[:Category: SABENA|SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h36m36s540.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.OO-AII SABCA-Fokker F.VIIb/3m of [[:Category: SABENA|SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne]].]]
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== [[:Category: Short Scylla|Short L.17 Scylla]] ==
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First of the two built, registration G-ACJJ, c/n S.768. Delivered new to [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]] in March 1934, named ''Scylla''. Transferred to[[:Category: British Overseas Airways Corporation|B.O.A.C]] in 1939. Destroyed in gale Drem, UK in September 1940.<br>
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].<br>
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[[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.45]] to the left background. Maybe G-AAXD seen earlier above.
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h34m46s523.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-ACJJ Short L.17 Scylla ''Scylla'' of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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==  [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.45]] ==
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G-AAXD seen again.
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h34m53s111.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h36m59s737.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Wibault 280T|Wibault 280T]] ==
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[[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.42]] in the background.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h35m30s774.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Wibault 280T of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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== [[:Category: Fokker F.VII|SABCA-Fokker F.VIIb/3m]] ==
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Registration OO-AIK, c/n 187. Belgian SABCA production delivered new to [[:Category: SABENA|SABENA]] in January 1930. Written off in September 1936.<br>
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G-AAXD already mentioned above is taking off in the background.<br>
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h37m10s158.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.OO-AIK SABCA-Fokker F.VIIb/3m of [[:Category: SABENA|SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne]].]]
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==  [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.45]] ==
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G-AAXD taking off.
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h37m12s782.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h37m16s250.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h37m18s313.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h37m21s692.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45|Handley Page H.P.45]] ==
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Continuity error with change to G-AAXC.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h37m29s718.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h37m33s502.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Junkers Ju 52| Junkers Ju 52/3me]] & [[:Category: Avro 652| Avro 652]] ==
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Foreground left, [[:Category: Short Scylla|Short L.17 Scylla]] registered G-ACJJ already mentioned above.<br>
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Background on the left [[:Category: Junkers Ju 52| Junkers Ju 52/3me]] of [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH]], registration D-AMYR, c/n 5071. Delivered new in October 1934, named ''Telefunken''.<br>
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To the right an [[:Category: Avro 652| Avro 652]] of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h38m22s116.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.D-AMYR  Junkers Ju 52/3m ''Telefunken'' of [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa]] and Avro 652 of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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==  Fokker F.IX ==
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Registration PH-AGA, c/n 5106. Delivered new to [[:Category: KLM|KLM]] in October 1929, named ''Adelaar''. Sold to Alfred Pilain/Paris in September 1936, registered F-APFA, then to Société Française de Transports Aériens. Sent to Spanish Republicans. Damaged in bomb attack at Le Bourget in August 1937.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h38m35s078.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX ''Adelaar'' of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h39m07s273.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX ''Adelaar'' of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h39m30s088.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX ''Adelaar'' of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h39m53s998.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX ''Adelaar'' of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h40m01s363.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX ''Adelaar'' of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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== [[:Category: Fokker F.XII|Fokker F.XII]] ==
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Continuity error when take off, the airplane changes to [[:Category: Fokker F.XII|Fokker F.XII]].<br>
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Registration PH-AID, c/n 5291. Delivered to [[:Category: KLM|KLM]] in October 1931, named ''Duif''. Sold to [[:Category: British Airways Ltd|British Airways Ltd]] in October 1936. Scrapped in June 1940.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h40m49s249.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AID Fokker F.XII of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h40m55s283.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AID Fokker F.XII of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h41m01s051.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AID Fokker F.XII of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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== Various Aircraft ==
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One distinctive [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45|Handley Page H.P.42/45]] on the ground among several unidentified airplanes (too blurry). In the air one of the Fokkers of the era.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h41m08s469.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Aerial view of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Croydon Airport]] .]]
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== [[:Category: Junkers Ju 52| Junkers Ju 52/3me]] ==
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Registration D-ADER, c/n 5120. Delivered new to [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH]] in 1935, named ''Hans Wende''. Sold to Syndicato Condor in July 1938, registered PP-CBE named ''Yarassu''.Changed to [[:Category:Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul|Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul]] in 1943. Sold to Fuerza Aérea Argentina in August 1947, registered T-169. Bought by Ministerio de Agricultura de Argentina in April 1950, registered LV-ZBM. Withdraw from use in January 1956 after an accident at Esquel Airport in January 1958 - collision with the terrain when trying to return to the runway after takeoff. Seven fatalities.
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h41m27s468.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.D-ADER  Junkers Ju 52/3me ''Hans Wende'' of [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h41m32s766.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.D-ADER  Junkers Ju 52/3me ''Hans Wende'' of [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h41m34s846.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.D-ADER  Junkers Ju 52/3me ''Hans Wende'' of [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa]].]]
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== [[:Category: Douglas DC-2|Douglas DC-2-115B]] ==
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Registration HB-ITE, c/n 1322/60. Built by Douglas USA, final assembly by Fokker Amsterdam. Delivered new to [[:Category: Swissair|Swissair]] in January 1935. Sold to Phoenix Airlines of South Africa in March 1952, registered ZS-DFW. Written off at Kosti Airport, Sudan in February 1953 when overran runway.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h41m36s290.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.HB-ITE Douglas DC-2-115B of [[:Category: Swissair|Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h41m38s336.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.HB-ITE Douglas DC-2-115B of [[:Category: Swissair|Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h41m44s368.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.HB-ITE Douglas DC-2-115B of [[:Category: Swissair|Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES]].]]
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== [[:Category: Fokker F.XII|Fokker F.XII]] ==
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PH-AID seen again in flight.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h42m01s436.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AID Fokker F.XII of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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==  [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.45]] ==
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Registration G-AAX..(C,D,E,F).
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h42m17s091.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Handley Page H.P.45 of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h42m25s686.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Handley Page H.P.45 of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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== [[:Category: Douglas DC-2|Douglas DC-2-115B]] ==
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Registration HB-ITO, c/n 1332/10. Built by Douglas USA, final assembly by Fokker Amsterdam. Delivered new to [[:Category: Swissair|Swissair]] in JFebruary 1935. Sold to Phoenix Airlines of South Africa in 1952, registered ZS-DFX. Sold to AirNautic in September 1959, registered F-BJHR. Have been the the last [[:Category: Douglas DC-2|DC-2]] in service in Europe.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h43m52s528.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.HB-ITO Douglas DC-2-115B of [[:Category: Swissair|Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h43m53s406.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.HB-ITO Douglas DC-2-115B of [[:Category: Swissair|Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h43m56s750.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.HB-ITO Douglas DC-2-115B of [[:Category: Swissair|Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES]].]]
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== [[:Category: Wibault 280T|Wibault 282T12]] ==
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Registration F-AMHK, c/n 04. Delivered new to CIDNA in May 1933. Transferred to [[:Category: Air France|Air France]] after merge in October 1933, named ''Le Diligent''.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m02s583.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-AMHK Wibault 282T12 ''Le Diligent'' of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m06s051.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.F-AMHK Wibault 282T12 ''Le Diligent'' of [[:Category: Air France|Air France]].]]
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== [[:Category: Junkers Ju 52| Junkers Ju 52/3mge]] ==
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Registration D-AMIT, c/n 5060. Delivered new to [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH]] in October 1934, named ''O.v. Beaulieu-Marconnay''. Sold to Luft Hansa Perú in 1940, registered OA-HHA-294 named ''Huascaran''. Confiscated by Peruvian Govt in the late years of WWII.
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m08s356.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.D-AMIT Junkers Ju 52/3mge ''O.v. Beaulieu-Marconnay'' of [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m13s629.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.D-AMIT Junkers Ju 52/3mge ''O.v. Beaulieu-Marconnay'' of [[:Category:Deutsche Luft Hansa|DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa]].]]
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== Fokker F.36 ==
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Registered PH-AJA, c/n 5348. Unique copy of the model, delivered to [[:Category: KLM|KLM]] in July 1934, named ''Arend''. Sold in September 1939 to Scottish Aviation as G-AFZR for use as a crew and navigation trainer for the Royal Air Forces No.12 Elementary Flying Training School (reg.HM161), which was operated by Scottish Aviation. It was scrapped in May 1940 after it burnt out in a take-off accident.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m16s846.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AJA Fokker F.36 of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m19s569.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AJA Fokker F.36 of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m21s110.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.PH-AJA Fokker F.36 of [[:Category: KLM|KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]].]]
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== Fokker F.22 ==
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Registered SE-ABA, c/n 5359. Delivered new to [[:Category: AB Aerotransport|AB Aerotransport]] in March 1935, named ''Lappland''. Crashed at Bulltofta Airport, Malmö in June 1936 while attempting an emergency landing following triple engine failure, killing one of 13 on board.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m24s046.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.SE-ABA Fokker F.36 ''Lappland'' of [[:Category: AB Aerotransport|AB Aerotransport]].]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m27s384.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.SE-ABA Fokker F.36 ''Lappland'' of [[:Category: AB Aerotransport|AB Aerotransport]].]]
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==  [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.45]] ==
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G-AAXD landing at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|London Croydon Airport]] .
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m31s803.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m46s784.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h44m55s189.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h45m01s570.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h45m13s681.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Horatius</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
  
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== [[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45|Handley Page H.P.45]] ==
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Continuity error when taxiing towards the terminal, G-AAXD changes to G-AAXC.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h45m07s808.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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Maintenance at the hangar.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h45m54s170.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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Total dismantling of the 4x Bristol Jupiter XFBM engines.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h48m28s670.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 <i>Heracles</i> of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
  
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== [[:Category: De Havilland DH86 Express|De Havilland DH86 Express]] ==
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[[:Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45| Handley Page H.P.45]] registered G-AAXD in the background.<br>
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<u>In the foreground</u>:<br>
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Registration G-ACWD, c/n 2305. Delivered new to [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]] in January 1935, named ''Dorado''. Transferred to [[:Category: British Overseas Airways Corporation|B.O.A.C]] in August 1940. Requisitioned by RAF in November 1941, registered HK829. Destroyed by fire when landing at Noffution North in March 1943.
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h45m38s198.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-ACWD De Havilland DH86 Express ''Dorado'' of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
  
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== [[:Category: Short Scylla|Short L.17 Scylla]] ==
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Closer view on [[:Category: Short Scylla|Short Scylla]]'s fuselage. Either G-ACJJ already mentioned above or G-ACJK seen below.
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].<br>
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h45m21s291.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Short L.17 Scylla of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
  
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== [[:Category: De Havilland DH60 Moth|De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth]] ==
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Registration, c/n 1268. Delivered to Surrey Flying Services Ltd in June 1930. Requisitioned in April 1940, used as decoy.
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h50m11s341.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-ABBJ De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth of Surrey Flying Services Ltd.]]
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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h50m15s908.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-ABBJ De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth of Surrey Flying Services Ltd.]]
  
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== [[:Category: Short Scylla|Short L.17 Scylla]] ==
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Sister aircraft, registration G-ACJK, c/n S.769. Delivered new to [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]] in August 1934, named ''Syrinx''. Transferred to[[:Category: British Overseas Airways Corporation|B.O.A.C]] in 1939. Broken up in Exeter in 1940.<br>
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].<br>
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h50m52s808.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-ACJK Short L.17 Scylla ''Syrinx'' of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h51m01s888.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-ACJK Short L.17 Scylla ''Syrinx'' of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h51m07s688.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-ACJK Short L.17 Scylla ''Syrinx'' of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2024-01-15-19h51m19s449.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.G-ACJK Short L.17 Scylla ''Syrinx'' of [[:Category: Imperial Airways|Imperial Airways]].]]
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498459/ Airport (1934) at IMDb]
 
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498459/ Airport (1934) at IMDb]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBKgiDkITUQ Airport (1934) at YouTube]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBKgiDkITUQ Airport (1934) at YouTube]
* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie_498459-Airport.html Airport (1934) at IMCDb]
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* [https://www.imcdb.org/movie_498459-Airport.html Airport (1934) at IMCDb]
  
 
{{Footnote}}
 
{{Footnote}}
  
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[[Category: Avro 652]]
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[[Category: De Havilland DH60 Moth]]
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[[Category: De Havilland DH86 Express]]
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[[Category: Douglas DC-2]]
 
[[Category: Fokker F.VII]]
 
[[Category: Fokker F.VII]]
 
[[Category: Fokker F.XII]]
 
[[Category: Fokker F.XII]]
 
[[Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45]]
 
[[Category: Handley Page H.P.42/45]]
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[[Category: Junkers Ju 52]]
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[[Category: Short Scylla]]
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[[Category: Wibault 280T]]
  
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[[Category: AB Aerotransport]]
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[[Category: Air France]]
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[[Category: Deutsche Luft Hansa]]
 
[[Category: Imperial Airways]]
 
[[Category: Imperial Airways]]
 
[[Category: KLM]]
 
[[Category: KLM]]
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[[Category: SABENA]]
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[[Category: Swissair]]

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Airport (1934) screen title.

Documentary (1934)

Production:
Edgar Anstey (Producer)
Roy Lockwood (Director)
Stanley Rodwell(Photographer)
Carlton Hobbs (Narrator)
Willian Hodgson (Music)
Jack Bevir (Music)

17 mins black-and-white sound film describing a day in the life of Croydon Airport which was London's leading airport during the 1920s and 1930s, this film released in 1934 was the first-ever film made by the Shell Film Unit.

Handley Page H.P.45

Imperial Airways's hangar at London Croydon Airport.
Registration G-AAXD, c/n 42/6. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in June 1930, named Horatius. Written off in July 1939. Forced landing on Tiverton golf course. It was returning to Exeter from France when the pilot could not find Exeter due to bad weather, leading him to make a forced landing. No fatalities.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.

Fokker F.IX

SABENA/KLM's hangar at London Croydon Airport.
2x aircraft were operated by KLM.See discussion tab.

Fokker F.VIIb/3m

Trimotor in the background at London Croydon Airport. Seems to be a Fokker F.VIIb/3m.

Fokker F.VIIb/3m.

Handley Page H.P.42

Handley Page H.P.42 of Imperial Airways.
Handley Page H.P.42 of Imperial Airways.
Handley Page H.P.42 of Imperial Airways.

Handley Page H.P.45

G-AAXD seen again. Short L.17 Scylla in the background, very likely G-ACCJ seen below.

Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.

Handley Page H.P.45

Registration G-AAXC, c/n 42/5. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in August 1931. Transferred to Squadron 271 of the RAF in March 1940. Written off few weeks later at Bristol-Whitchurch Airport. Blown over in a gale and collided with G-AAUD.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.

SABCA-Fokker F.VIIb/3m

In the background behind G-AAXC already mentioned above.
Registration OO-AII, c/n 185. Belgian SABCA production delivered new to SABENA in December 1929. Destroyed by fire after Fairey Fox '0-47' crashed into a hangar in Evere in July 1934.

Short L.17 Scylla

First of the two built, registration G-ACJJ, c/n S.768. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in March 1934, named Scylla. Transferred toB.O.A.C in 1939. Destroyed in gale Drem, UK in September 1940.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Handley Page H.P.45 to the left background. Maybe G-AAXD seen earlier above.

Reg.G-ACJJ Short L.17 Scylla Scylla of Imperial Airways.

Handley Page H.P.45

G-AAXD seen again.

Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.

Wibault 280T

Handley Page H.P.42 in the background.

Wibault 280T of Air France.

SABCA-Fokker F.VIIb/3m

Registration OO-AIK, c/n 187. Belgian SABCA production delivered new to SABENA in January 1930. Written off in September 1936.
G-AAXD already mentioned above is taking off in the background.

Handley Page H.P.45

G-AAXD taking off.

Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.

Handley Page H.P.45

Continuity error with change to G-AAXC.

Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.

Junkers Ju 52/3me & Avro 652

Foreground left, Short L.17 Scylla registered G-ACJJ already mentioned above.
Background on the left Junkers Ju 52/3me of DLH, registration D-AMYR, c/n 5071. Delivered new in October 1934, named Telefunken.
To the right an Avro 652 of Imperial Airways.

Reg.D-AMYR Junkers Ju 52/3m Telefunken of DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa and Avro 652 of Imperial Airways.

Fokker F.IX

Registration PH-AGA, c/n 5106. Delivered new to KLM in October 1929, named Adelaar. Sold to Alfred Pilain/Paris in September 1936, registered F-APFA, then to Société Française de Transports Aériens. Sent to Spanish Republicans. Damaged in bomb attack at Le Bourget in August 1937.

Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX Adelaar of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX Adelaar of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX Adelaar of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX Adelaar of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
Reg.PH-AGA Fokker F.IX Adelaar of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.

Fokker F.XII

Continuity error when take off, the airplane changes to Fokker F.XII.
Registration PH-AID, c/n 5291. Delivered to KLM in October 1931, named Duif. Sold to British Airways Ltd in October 1936. Scrapped in June 1940.

Reg.PH-AID Fokker F.XII of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
Reg.PH-AID Fokker F.XII of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
Reg.PH-AID Fokker F.XII of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.

Various Aircraft

One distinctive Handley Page H.P.42/45 on the ground among several unidentified airplanes (too blurry). In the air one of the Fokkers of the era.

Aerial view of Croydon Airport .

Junkers Ju 52/3me

Registration D-ADER, c/n 5120. Delivered new to DLH in 1935, named Hans Wende. Sold to Syndicato Condor in July 1938, registered PP-CBE named Yarassu.Changed to Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul in 1943. Sold to Fuerza Aérea Argentina in August 1947, registered T-169. Bought by Ministerio de Agricultura de Argentina in April 1950, registered LV-ZBM. Withdraw from use in January 1956 after an accident at Esquel Airport in January 1958 - collision with the terrain when trying to return to the runway after takeoff. Seven fatalities.

Reg.D-ADER Junkers Ju 52/3me Hans Wende of DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa.
Reg.D-ADER Junkers Ju 52/3me Hans Wende of DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa.
Reg.D-ADER Junkers Ju 52/3me Hans Wende of DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa.

Douglas DC-2-115B

Registration HB-ITE, c/n 1322/60. Built by Douglas USA, final assembly by Fokker Amsterdam. Delivered new to Swissair in January 1935. Sold to Phoenix Airlines of South Africa in March 1952, registered ZS-DFW. Written off at Kosti Airport, Sudan in February 1953 when overran runway.

Reg.HB-ITE Douglas DC-2-115B of Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES.
Reg.HB-ITE Douglas DC-2-115B of Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES.
Reg.HB-ITE Douglas DC-2-115B of Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES.

Fokker F.XII

PH-AID seen again in flight.

Reg.PH-AID Fokker F.XII of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.

Handley Page H.P.45

Registration G-AAX..(C,D,E,F).

Handley Page H.P.45 of Imperial Airways.
Handley Page H.P.45 of Imperial Airways.

Douglas DC-2-115B

Registration HB-ITO, c/n 1332/10. Built by Douglas USA, final assembly by Fokker Amsterdam. Delivered new to Swissair in JFebruary 1935. Sold to Phoenix Airlines of South Africa in 1952, registered ZS-DFX. Sold to AirNautic in September 1959, registered F-BJHR. Have been the the last DC-2 in service in Europe.

Reg.HB-ITO Douglas DC-2-115B of Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES.
Reg.HB-ITO Douglas DC-2-115B of Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES.
Reg.HB-ITO Douglas DC-2-115B of Swissair-SWISS AIR LINES.

Wibault 282T12

Registration F-AMHK, c/n 04. Delivered new to CIDNA in May 1933. Transferred to Air France after merge in October 1933, named Le Diligent.

Reg.F-AMHK Wibault 282T12 Le Diligent of Air France.
Reg.F-AMHK Wibault 282T12 Le Diligent of Air France.

Junkers Ju 52/3mge

Registration D-AMIT, c/n 5060. Delivered new to DLH in October 1934, named O.v. Beaulieu-Marconnay. Sold to Luft Hansa Perú in 1940, registered OA-HHA-294 named Huascaran. Confiscated by Peruvian Govt in the late years of WWII.

Reg.D-AMIT Junkers Ju 52/3mge O.v. Beaulieu-Marconnay of DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa.
Reg.D-AMIT Junkers Ju 52/3mge O.v. Beaulieu-Marconnay of DLH-Deutsche Luft Hansa.


Fokker F.36

Registered PH-AJA, c/n 5348. Unique copy of the model, delivered to KLM in July 1934, named Arend. Sold in September 1939 to Scottish Aviation as G-AFZR for use as a crew and navigation trainer for the Royal Air Forces No.12 Elementary Flying Training School (reg.HM161), which was operated by Scottish Aviation. It was scrapped in May 1940 after it burnt out in a take-off accident.

Reg.PH-AJA Fokker F.36 of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
Reg.PH-AJA Fokker F.36 of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.
Reg.PH-AJA Fokker F.36 of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.

Fokker F.22

Registered SE-ABA, c/n 5359. Delivered new to AB Aerotransport in March 1935, named Lappland. Crashed at Bulltofta Airport, Malmö in June 1936 while attempting an emergency landing following triple engine failure, killing one of 13 on board.

Reg.SE-ABA Fokker F.36 Lappland of AB Aerotransport.
Reg.SE-ABA Fokker F.36 Lappland of AB Aerotransport.

Handley Page H.P.45

G-AAXD landing at London Croydon Airport .

Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.

Handley Page H.P.45

Continuity error when taxiing towards the terminal, G-AAXD changes to G-AAXC.

Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.

Maintenance at the hangar.

Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.

Total dismantling of the 4x Bristol Jupiter XFBM engines.

Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.

De Havilland DH86 Express

Handley Page H.P.45 registered G-AAXD in the background.
In the foreground:
Registration G-ACWD, c/n 2305. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in January 1935, named Dorado. Transferred to B.O.A.C in August 1940. Requisitioned by RAF in November 1941, registered HK829. Destroyed by fire when landing at Noffution North in March 1943.

Reg.G-ACWD De Havilland DH86 Express Dorado of Imperial Airways.

Short L.17 Scylla

Closer view on Short Scylla's fuselage. Either G-ACJJ already mentioned above or G-ACJK seen below. Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Short L.17 Scylla of Imperial Airways.

De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth

Registration, c/n 1268. Delivered to Surrey Flying Services Ltd in June 1930. Requisitioned in April 1940, used as decoy.

Reg.G-ABBJ De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth of Surrey Flying Services Ltd.
Reg.G-ABBJ De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth of Surrey Flying Services Ltd.

Short L.17 Scylla

Sister aircraft, registration G-ACJK, c/n S.769. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in August 1934, named Syrinx. Transferred toB.O.A.C in 1939. Broken up in Exeter in 1940.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.G-ACJK Short L.17 Scylla Syrinx of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-ACJK Short L.17 Scylla Syrinx of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-ACJK Short L.17 Scylla Syrinx of Imperial Airways.
Reg.G-ACJK Short L.17 Scylla Syrinx of Imperial Airways.

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