| Shinichi Iwami, e-mail, 29.10.2023 03:22 Hello David,
Could you show me the photos of an HP42, please ?
I run a model kit company in Japan and my next project is HP42.
I would like to know about HP42 more.
Shinichi Iwami
AEROBASE, Inc.
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| David James, e-mail, 11.07.2023 12:48 My father flew the HP42 from Croydon in the 1930s, initially to Paris and later to Basra for Imperial Airways. He was about 6'5" and very slim - I wonder if that was him in the photograph.
We have a photograph of an HP42 at night in the desert, presumably en route to the Near East.
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| v.wright101@outlook.com, e-mail, 17.04.2023 04:46 How are you
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| Martin Slater, e-mail, 11.04.2023 23:13 Hello Neil, How are you? OK I hope, as I am. You may remember me from Air Atlantique days, friend of Ian Frimston. Great to hear about your Imperial Airways museum opening soon. I would love to hear more and where it is.
Rgds
Martin
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| Anonymous, 10.06.2020 16:06 now in lockdown-whoever would have dreampt of a peacetime germ warfare scenario?
An uncle died in Sunderland(?) air accident id 1942 over lisbon. Tjere is a plaque in memory of the incident on Lisbon Bridge, Protugal. My mother often spoke of him as Dear uncle John.
Mother said it was a Sunderland. It seems John Lock flew it as a civilian Empire Air pilot to Sunderland where it was converted to Military use. With no military training it seems he was transferred to aircraft. He featured in Picture Post flying over the statue of liberty.The same issue carried pictures of the Flying wing.
Another uncle kept a photo record of his time with the Indian Cavalry, which he defined as "not real army, more a police force looking after the interests of the East India Company. The record stopped in 1942 with a photo of what I believe to be a Handly Page hp 42.
It is pictured in a desert setting with no road or buildings.
It appears to be a liaison visit of a very tall; (probably senior officer) and a number of others. Uncles war mementos did not surface until after his death many years after the war. Family chatter indicated that commanded this flight. I wonder if it would be possible from the photo to identify the place, the, the pilot, the officers and reason for being in the desert with such a plane.
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| Barry V Redmond, e-mail, 03.05.2015 17:39 I remember building an airfix model of hp-42 in 1971 when I was 11 years old. must have been a fun experience to have flown in one, A lot more stylish than cramped flying conditions these days!
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| George, e-mail, 31.07.2014 18:39 Putting the finishing touches on my 1/144 scale Airfix model of the HP 42. Had a lot of fun researching and building this one; especially all the little extra details no included in the kit. I hope that Airfix will reissue this one in the future and possibly fix some of the issues, like the lack of a window on the forward hatch, in the next run. Or better yet that someone like Revell or MiniCraft will offer up the HP 42 in 1/72 scale. Wow, no that would be a biplane to model. One can only wish.
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| Howard Faure, e-mail, 15.02.2014 10:45 I built one of the HP 42 Hannibal's from the original Aeromodeller plan in 1956 aged 17.
It was free flight with 2 DC Merlin .75ccc diesel engines.and had pendulum controls.
Unfortunately icannot remember what happened to it.
I am waiting for another copy of this model to build a R/C version.
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| Michael Wheeler, e-mail, 02.12.2013 22:42 In 1933 I boarded a HP42 Hannibal name of Helena in Basra for the return flight to Croydon. If memory serves me correctly the journey was approx. 6 days with overnight stops in various European Capital cities staying at the finest hotels. My memory is shaky and I would appreciate any information on the actual routing and statistics/specifications of this aircraft and the number of passengers.
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| Dave, e-mail, 04.08.2013 19:32 G-AAFX is seen in "The Solitaire Man" movie from1933 starring Herbert Marshall and Mary Boland.
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| Neil Farley, e-mail, 28.06.2013 16:42 Hi,
Very interested to here all your comments. I run the Imperial Airways website (in fact the text and picture above comes from it). We are 2 months away from opening the world's first dedicated Imperial Airways museum and would love to make contact and hear from anyone with reminiscences or connections with anything to do with the airline.
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| Roger Braga, e-mail, 14.05.2013 00:34 I visited old Stow Maries airfield (see site) last Sunday on an Open Day and saw a beautiful R/C Model H.P.42/45 fly. The wingspan must have been around 8ft and even in a light breeze the a/c flew very gracefully. I do not know who owns or who built the a/c but the curator at Stow Maries (Essex) may be able to answer any queeries. Having flown on an H.P.Hermes Blackbushe to Singapore in 1958 as a child of 10 years old, I've always had a keen interest in all H.P. aircraft.
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| tim, e-mail, 20.04.2013 16:59 My Grandfather flew on G-AAGX from Karachi to Baghdad in 1932. I have several photographs. They stopped at Jask, Bushehr and Rutbah to refuel as well as overnighting at Jask.
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| peter, e-mail, 26.01.2012 19:29 Don't worry. I'm buying a lottery ticket tonight. Once I've built a replica "Claughton" steam loco, the 12inch = 1 foot replica HP42 is next. I can dream, can't I ?
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| Josue Moreno, e-mail, 16.10.2011 05:19 I'm an AMT in small aircrafts and reading about the wing span , it was large than my house. My litle boy has a wall poster from Shell petrol corp. And Imperial Airways. I like this aviation gold age.
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| Sunderajan, e-mail, 10.10.2011 17:04 i would think that it probly had four fuel tanks ,in a nacelle one behind each engine. This could avoid having pumps requiring non existent electric power, and of course no cross feed etc. Giant half steering wheels which was the fashion then.By the way my old boss had once serviced these planes could confirm all this but he is no more.
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| Robert Allen, e-mail, 22.09.2011 19:37 Where was the fuel (petrol) tankage on the HP 42, above, on the high wing or lower down? And weren't the control columns a bit like giant steering wheels?
Does anybody have reference of what the flight deck looked like? Would be nice to see a photo if one exists.
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| Sunderajan, e-mail, 30.04.2011 19:03 Bernard Shaw- By now you must have successfully built a couple of models. If so, I could buy one
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| Sunderajan, e-mail, 28.03.2011 07:00 I eould love to have a small static model of the HP 42, as true as possibble to the real one. I have flown the Tiger moth and Chipmunk and have had hours of soaring fun on sseveral sail planes including the T21B and Eon Olympia. Going on 83, I still dream of atleast seeing an HP42 replica. Does any one know of where i can got a static model.
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| deaftom, e-mail, 26.03.2011 03:49 There's a fairly large (about 4 feet/120cm wingspan, if I remember correctly) non-flying model of a H.P.42 displayed in the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field, near Seattle. A magnificent aircraft that perfectly captures the spirit of commercial aviation in the between-wars era.
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| Laurie Pocock, e-mail, 20.11.2010 17:55 I want to build a Radio Control model of the HP42 based on plans by S Newman. Do I need to make any major modifications, wings seam a bit fragile, and how do I control the aileros, do I build a one piece top plane and put he actuator into the engine pod?
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| Mr. R.G.Covington, e-mail, 06.10.2010 19:05 I do not know very much about the HP42 Airliner but was on holiday with a relative near Hendon and was walking with him along a road in Hendon when one of them took off flying right over our heads. It was so low that I remember both of us flinging ourselves to the ground. I didn't know the airport existed so wasn't expecting it.I am just on ninety now and have been trying for a number of years to get a set of plans to make a model. I would just like one to sit and look at. It was a beautiful sight even if it did put the fear of the devil into us. I wish one had servived to be seen by all in a musium somewhere for all to see. I might have been one on its test flight, but I dont know I know that the year was 1930 and I was ten.
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| Alan Coring, e-mail, 04.09.2010 14:22 Hi David
I remember as a lad buying the Aeromodeller magazine in 1955 which had an article on this model, and have decided, at a somewhat late stage in my life to attempt building this lovely aircraft. I have a copy of the original Newton plans as shown in the Aeromodeller but unfortunately much of the detail is difficult to read. If you can help in any way I would be much obliged.
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| bobby, e-mail, 10.08.2010 02:50 i mu aba of of muno
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| Pete Bogué, e-mail, 07.08.2010 23:29 I was taken often to Croydon Airport as a small boy. You could watch the flying for a small fee from the terminal which still exists. My father somehow arranged for me to sit in the cockpit of the HP 42 Heracles. I was about 6 or 7 then in 1936/7 - I am now 79 and a lot! That experience inspired me to fly - gliders at first and then, in the RAF, Jet fighters and helicopters and, later, business jets. But I still prefer Tiger Moths and piston engined 'tail draggers' generally. I was born a bit too late, but I would have loved to fly with the legendary Captain O.P. Jones - that was REAL aviation!
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| Herman De Wulf, e-mail, 21.06.2010 13:16 I hear a group of enthusiasts is build or would like building an airworthy replica of the HP. Info anyone?
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| Bernard Shaw, e-mail, 13.05.2010 16:48 I understand that a group of people, who also built a replice Vickers Vimy, are currently beavering away on a replica HP42. I am currently building a model of this lovely aircraft and have two sets of plans at two different scales that I obtained from MAP plans services.
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| les simmons, e-mail, 07.05.2010 20:47 dear david i would like a set of the rc plans if you can be so kind les
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| Jakub tetera, 06.01.2010 21:58 Is there any drawing of this aircaft?
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| Jürg Gassmann, e-mail, 24.10.2009 15:54 Re Rodney Jones' query - i think Agatha Christie's "Death in the Clouds" is set on an HP 42.
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| Tim Blake, 15.09.2009 19:12 Sam T. & Ken Wright. You ask if any of these aicraft (H.P. 42/45's) still fly/exist. Sadly not. At the start of WW2 they were handed to the RAF for service but within 2 years all had been distroyed by either weather related incidents or airmanship issues. Such a shame, as in civilian use they put in nearly a decade of exceptional service even if somewhat basic by todays standards. You may however wish to note that the terminal building from which they operated at Croydon near London in the U.K has been preserved and is open to the public.
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| David, e-mail, 04.09.2009 11:06 For those interested in RC plans I have them in PDF form.
Please reply to the email address and i will send them on.
cheers
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| sam t., e-mail, 18.08.2009 17:59 Does anyone know if they are any HP 42's still around capable of flying? Appreciate any comments! thanks!
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| Ken Wright, e-mail, 10.08.2009 01:46 Are there any HP42's in museums?
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| Dennis Little, 26.07.2009 22:25 Still a beautiful thing to look at pictures of, even today.
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| Alan Coring, e-mail, 19.01.2009 18:05 Does anyone know where I can obtain the plans/building instructions for making a model of HP 42 "Hannibal", designed by S Newton and featured in the December 1955 issue of The Aeromodeller?
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| Hugh C Stringer, e-mail, 21.11.2008 01:31 Can you give me any idea as to what the normal service ceiling, or flight level of these aircraft was? I am old enough to have seen them in flight !!!
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| calum morris, e-mail, 09.02.2008 14:21 i dont think so, if they did its only one or two chapters, i think i have one but i cant remember its name, sorry!?
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| Rodney Jones, e-mail, 02.02.2007 23:03 Have m/any novels been written about this aircraft? Thanks.
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