A Shell Aviation Service tanker refuelling a British built Handley Page H

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Series[UMA-SR-000000037] Aviation photographsAccession[2008.0045] SHELL HISTORICAL ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2008004502828Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentP.42 bi-plane airliner at an unknown location. It carries the name "Heracles" and was registered as G-AAXC. The H.P.42 was a long-range bi- plane designed in 1928 to Imperial Airlines specifications and was the first four-engine airliner in the world to go into regular passenger service. Eight were built to carry 24-36 passengers and they were consideredto be popular, safe and reliable.Access StatusAccess restrictions apply for some itemsRequest TypeRequest unitUnitBWP Album 0177Conditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission of University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

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CreatorShell Australia LimitedRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1932-1940

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Previous System ID2008.0045.02828Format NumberBWP/28320

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Genre/FormPhotographic prints

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A Shell Aviation Service tanker refuelling a British built Handley Page H

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