De Havilland DH 84 Dragon Aircraft
- Object Number:
- 1983-603 Pt13
- type:
- aircraft , airliners and passenger aircraft
Aircraft: De Havilland DH84 'Dragon' registration G-ACIT, serial no. 6039, by De Havilland Aircraft Co., Stag Lane, Edgware, 1933
De Havilland DH84 'Dragon' registration G-ACIT, serial no. 6039, by De Havilland Aircraft Co., Stag Lane, Edgware, 1933, this is the oldest surviving British airliner. It was a small airliner, capable of carrying eight passengers at a cruising speed of 130 mph for 550 miles. This example is pictured at the Science Museum's Wroughton airfield in Wiltshire, England.