Handley Page O/400 G-EAAF

Not quite – or maybe in spirit alone. K-107 was a Vickers Vimy Commercial that became G-EAAV. Do you know where that photograph was taken?

I believe in the U.K. it was in my Uncles effects, he was RFC/RAF.

See this thread also. http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?65186-Can-anyone-identify-this-aircraft&highlight=

Not quite – or maybe in spirit alone. K-107 was a Vickers Vimy Commercial that became G-EAAV. Do you know where that photograph was taken?

A sister?

Here’s a couple of shots of the Tri-plane.
“Curtiss-Cox Racer “Cactus Kitten” on the ground, September 9, 1922; Ensign Al Williams posed standing in front of nose of aircraft, hands in his pockets. This view shows the refit with 18-T triplane wings for entry in the 1922 Pulitzer Race; the aircraft was first constructed as a monoplane.”


Regards Duggy

Along with the 504’s there are what appear to be Fokker F.III’s and a lot of Curtiss Orioles and the Curtiss Wasp Tri-plane to the left.

John

G-EAAF wa an O/7, originally built as O/400 F5414 but never taken on RAF charge. Handley Page converted for their airline offshoot, Handley Page Transport, for whom it flew their first-ever cross-Channel service on 25 August 1919. It was also used for trials with Marconi radio apparatus and quite possibly other things as well, the dividing line between airline and parent company being somewhat blurred. EAAF went through a variety of markings schemes in a short while, as the international conventions were drawn up and agreed on (and as Fred Handley Page pondered whether he could be bothered with them), being variously marked as F5414, G5414, HP.13, and G-EAAF. Given those ‘quick changes’, the second picture adds substance to the suspicion I have that this aircraft and some others had the registration applied as a big ‘sticker’ – perhaps a prepainted panel that was doped on – as the rear edge of that white panel looks a bit ragged. In early 1920 EAAF was shipped to America where Handley Page had ambitions to start an airline (as they did in most parts of the world!) Unfortunately their choice of business partners left something to be desired, and despite other backing from American Express (not then the force they were to become) they fell foul of local feeling that only Americans should own American airlines (largely whipped up by the likes of Curtiss), and the aircraft was impounded by customs. Some while later, it was released – to Curtiss (!) who flew it at shows and on demonstrations for the US military throughout 1922, and possibly for some considerable time after that. These pictures show one of those events.

Thank you Sir

Cor, there’s a recognition challenge!

Do I see two Avro 504s in there?

Adrian

I like the fact that they’ve parked the smallest aircraft underr the wing of the largest.

Cor, there’s a recognition challenge!

Do I see two Avro 504s in there?

Adrian

G-EAAF wa an O/7, originally built as O/400 F5414 but never taken on RAF charge. Handley Page converted for their airline offshoot, Handley Page Transport, for whom it flew their first-ever cross-Channel service on 25 August 1919. It was also used for trials with Marconi radio apparatus and quite possibly other things as well, the dividing line between airline and parent company being somewhat blurred. EAAF went through a variety of markings schemes in a short while, as the international conventions were drawn up and agreed on (and as Fred Handley Page pondered whether he could be bothered with them), being variously marked as F5414, G5414, HP.13, and G-EAAF. Given those ‘quick changes’, the second picture adds substance to the suspicion I have that this aircraft and some others had the registration applied as a big ‘sticker’ – perhaps a prepainted panel that was doped on – as the rear edge of that white panel looks a bit ragged. In early 1920 EAAF was shipped to America where Handley Page had ambitions to start an airline (as they did in most parts of the world!) Unfortunately their choice of business partners left something to be desired, and despite other backing from American Express (not then the force they were to become) they fell foul of local feeling that only Americans should own American airlines (largely whipped up by the likes of Curtiss), and the aircraft was impounded by customs. Some while later, it was released – to Curtiss (!) who flew it at shows and on demonstrations for the US military throughout 1922, and possibly for some considerable time after that. These pictures show one of those events.

A very little more here:

http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=EAAF