harrywhite

Courtesy of Malcolm Fillmore via Air-Britain's ABIX forum we have an excellent compact history of H J White's aircraft incl. a Stinson, and this Beech 17 Henry White was employed by Vacuum Oil as their UK based Aviation Representative at Heston between (at least) 1933 and 1936. Also based at Heston with Vacuum Oil and flown by White were Stinson Junior R NC12157 (deld Heston July 1932 and later OO-HVS) and Beech 17 NC12584 (which did a European tour in August 1934).

Courtesy of Malcolm Fillmore via Air-Britain's ABIX forum we have Henry White was employed by Vacuum Oil as their UK based Aviation Representative at Heston between (at least) 1933 and 1936. Dragon G-ACGK was operated by Vacuum Oil but I do not have a note of its exploits in Hungary, unless it was en route Java – history: 6033 DH.84 (Gipsy Major #5226/5227) Regd G‑ACGK [CofR 4357] 1.6.33 to Eric Cecil Gordon England, general manager and nominee for Vacuum Oil Co Ltd, Hanworth. CofA 3968 issued 30.6.33; dd 3.7.33. Flown on tour to Java; returned to UK 11.33. Flown on survey flight England-Australia and return 12.33-1.34 (56 days and 340 f/hrs), piloted by Vacuum’s sales manager Henry J [Edward] White. Delivered 9/10.7.34 and regd [CofR 5227] 11.7.34 to Highland Airways Ltd, Inverness, named "Loch Ness". Ditched 20yds off beach in Moray Firth, nr Inverness 8.1.35 following power loss caused by carburetor icing; pilot Eric Coleman. Salvaged but not rebuilt. Regn cld 12.34 as wfu (sic) (or 2Q.35).

This is Gao, not "Nidmey" which I'm guessing is a typo for "Niamey" (capital of Niger). This, and the other image of Gao in this set, can be matched up quite easily to current Gao on Google Earth. This view is looking NE, the wide diagonal road is now the N8.