Aircraft

A selection of pictures of aircraft seen at Croydon throughout it's history

The De Havilland DH86 Dragon Express

Click on the blue underlined names for links   the 'DH Moths'  the 'DH 82 Tiger Moths' the 'DH84 Dragon'  the 'DH89 Dragon Rapide'  the 'DH Doves & Herons'  the 'DH Chipmunk'  Back to the rest of De Havilland's

(below) DH86 Prototype 1934. The DH86 was developed for Quantas. The first one (in this photograph) had a single seat cockpit but the operators insisted on 2 seat cockpits for the production version.

(above) 'DH86 Expess'. 'St George'.

(above) Imperial Airways 'DH86 Express' 'Draco'.

(above) 'DH86 Express.'Mercury' 1938. and (below) in 1932.

(above) 'DH86 Express'. 'Dido'. 1938

(above) 'Denebola' a 'De Havilland DH86 Express'

(below) DH86 Delphinius. 1937

(above and below) 'DH86 Express', (above) 1936. (below) 1937.

(above and below) an 'Aer Lingus'. 'De Havilland DH86 Express'. 1938

( below) the workshop for overhaul of 'DH86 Expess' in 1938

(below) G-ADEC a 'DH86A Express' had just been transferred from 'Hillman's Airways' when this picture was taken in 1936.

(below) DH 86 Expressin front. 1936

(above and below) DH86 Express

(above) a 'DH86 Express' of 'Wrightways'. 1938

(below) DH86 Express. Venus. a DH91 behind