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SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE SWITZERLAND / IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. 1935. 39 3/4x25 inches, 101x63 cm. Haycock Press, London. Condition B+: restoration, repaired tears and creases in margins and corners, some slightly affecting image; creases and abrasions in image Although this poster incongruously associates mermaids and Switzerland, it very accurately depicts the airplane. The Short L.17 Scylla was a luxurious, four-engine bi-plane, the last such vessel the airline would operate. Built as the land version of the Kent flying boat, the airline took delivery of two aircraft (The Scylla and the Syrinx, whose tail number is visible here), in 1934. The planes operated until 1940 and were then taken out of service. They were used for flights between London and other European cities.
