De Havilland Hercules

DH.66 Hercules
General information
TypeAirliner
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturerde Havilland Aircraft Company
Primary usersImperial Airways
Number built11
History
Introduction date1926
First flight30 September 1926
Retired1942

The de Havilland DH.66 Hercules was a British 1920s seven-passenger, trimotor airliner built by de Havilland Aircraft Company. With the Hercules, Imperial Airways took over responsibility for the airmail service from the Royal Air Force, which had been operating the obsolete Airco DH.10 Amiens.

The Hercules effectively provided long-distance service to far-flung regions for Imperial Airways. Although slow, they pointed the way for future airliners.[1]

  1. ^ "Western Australian Aviation History". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.

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