On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 04:38:35 -0800 (PST), wrote:

Hi,
Working for the International Herald Tribune I am trying to find out
which airplane could have been used in 1928 for a Paris-London
connection.
IHT was the first newspaper distributed by airplane, flying copies
from Paris to London in time for breakfast, but I am trying to
determin what type plane was used for this purpose. I don't have any
more precise info but I hope someone can put me on track.

Cheers,
Davy

There had been a Croydon Paris service from 1920. Instone, etc?

Operating out of Croydon (a South London suburb) in 1924, three
Handley Page W.8bs, two Supermarine Sea Eagles, one Vickers Vimy
Commercial and seven DH34s were used to develop the European
routes to Paris, Zurich, Basle, Amsterdam, Hanover and Berlin for
Imperial Airways.

Imperial Airways’ first flight was London Croydon to Paris Le Bourget.
on 26 April. This was flown by DeHavilland 34 G-EBCX (Captain H.S.
Robertson). It opened London (Croydon)-Brussels-Cologne daily services
on 3 May, London (Croydon)-Amsterdam-Hanover-Berlin (in conjunction
with Deutsche Aero-Lloyd AG) weekday services on 2 June and London
(Croydon)-Paris-Basle-Zurich thrice-weekly services on 17 June.

I recall that an airline captain of the time complained that enclosed
cockpits on faster aircraft prevented the low slow approaches into
Croydon formerly used in marginal conditions.

Brian W