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THE LIORE AND OLIVIER 21. The Liore and Olivier passenger bi-plane is the fastest type on the Air Union fleet flying between London and Paris. Of metal construction it has separate passenger and luggage cabins and seats 14 passengers, pilot, engineer and steward. It is powered by two radial air-cooled Bristol-Jupiter engines developing a total of 900 H.P.
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FRENCH AIR LINER LEAVING CROYDON FOR PARIS
THE LIORE AND OLIVIER 21. The Liore and Olivier passenger bi-plane is the fastest type on the Air Union fleet flying between London and Paris. Of metal construction it has separate passenger and luggage cabins and seats 14 passengers, pilot, engineer and steward. It is powered by two radial air-cooled Bristol-Jupiter engines developing a total of 900 H.P.
Attributed to: Surrey Flying Services (Croydon, England, 1919 – 1934)
British
About 1930
Medium/Technique
Real photograph on card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.12132
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. S.F.S. SERIES G426
Printed in Britain.
Printed in Britain.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)