Our Illustrious Leader

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Ah yes, Handley Page H.P.42 G-AAUD Hanno. Big, strong, reliable - that I bear the same name is a coincidence

See the Wikipedia entry for a short history and the origin of it's name:

G-AAUD, production number 42/3, was named after the Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Navigator, who explored the Atlantic coast of Africa in approx. 570 BC. Hanno first flew on 19 July 1931 and was later converted to a H.P.42(W) (Hannibal class). The aircraft was impressed into No. 271 Squadron RAF and was destroyed in a gale at Whitchurch Airport, Bristol when it was blown together with Heracles and damaged beyond repair on 19 March 1940.

G-AAUD Hanno starred in the 1937 short film, Air Outpost - 24 Hours at the City and Airport of Sharjah in the Persian Gulf.