New Imperial Airways Aircraft At Croydon

An aerial view of the christening ceremony for five Handley Page airliners of Imperial Airways at Croydon Aerodrome, London, 30th March 1926. The aircraft are, from top to bottom: a Farman F.63 Goliath of the French airline, Air Union, the four Handley Page W.10 and one Handley Page W.9 Hampstead aircraft being christened, three Imperial Airways Handley Page W.8b aircraft and an Avro 536 of Surrey Flying Services. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)