Alan Rogers (British, active 1930s). Imperial Airways, The British Air Line, c1931. Colour lithograph, signed in image upper right, 76.4 x 50.8cm. Repaired minor tears to margins and pinholes to corners of image. Linen-backed. Text includes "Speed And Comfort. The World's Largest Air Liners. 1A/X/50. Printed in England at the Baynard Press, London. SW9." The biplane G-AAGX Hannibal, featured in this poster, was one of eight prototypes built by Handley Page on behalf of Imperial Airlines. The Hannibal, which had its first flight on 14 November 1930, was rebuilt after a forced landing due to engine failure on 8 August 1931 during a passenger flight from Croydon Airport, UK, to Paris. Later the ill-fated plane was lost over the Gulf of Oman in RAF service on 1 March 1940 with eight aboard including the WW1 ace Group Captain Harold Whistler and the Indian politician Sir A.T. Pannirselvam. No trace of the aircraft has ever been found and the cause of its disappearance remains unknown. Ref: Wiki.-CL163-149

Size
76.4 x 50.8 cm

Condition
c1931. Colour lithograph, signed in image upper right, 76.4 x 50.8cm. Repaired minor tears to margins and pinholes to corners of image. Linen-backed.

Medium
Colour lithograph