 Handley Page HP42 'Heracles', 1931.
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Picture Number:10216066
Credit:Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
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Description:
Model of Handley Page H.P.42 'Heracles' Aircraft, scale 1:24, sectioned.This four-engined biplane was operated by Imperial Airways between 1931 and 1939, flying to Europe, the Middle East and India. When introduced it was the largest airliner in regular use. Although slow, and obsolete by the 1930s, it was extremely safe. The eight aircraft in the fleet flew ten million miles without a fatality.
Object Number: 1940-73
Date Made: 1931
Maker: Handley Page Ltd
Place of Production: Radlett
In Collection of: Science Museum
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