Air Union temporary Parking Lot, Croydon, 1926

Machines are:

 

* Fokker F.III "H-NABG" operated by the KLM.

(First Flight 13/04/1921, reg. #1503, 28/04/1926 sold to Switzerland and later to the italian Aeroclub of Bolzano "Aeroturismo Atesino").

 

* Blériot SPAD 35 "F-ADBI" just transfered from the Messageries Aériennes to Air Union.

(First Flight July 1921 under #633, constr. #3045.15, later converted in 33 mod. and reformed in August 1929).

 

* Farman F.61 Goliath "F-AECU" "Normandie" former Messageries Aeriennes Aircraft, here operated by Air Union.

(First Flight 15/05/1922 under #820, constr. #60, later converted to F.60 standard vers. and 07/12/1932 withdrawed from Use)

 

* Farman F.60 Goliath "F-ADDT" "Languedoc" first flying under the Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens Colors and then by Air Union.

(First Flight 28/09/1921, under #694, constr. #6935.228, later converted in F.63 mod. Withdrawed from Use 07/12/1932)

 

From the 1926 - 1928 Improvments Time (wireless Control Tower, new Hangars, Tarmac, Runway...).

 

Original Air Union Photograph

 

Click to ENLARGE !

 

Strong Paper and photographic Emulsion

 

N.B.: the same Spad here

flic.kr/p/21682yi

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