Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 166,994 pages of information and 246,688 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Handley Page Transport

From Graces Guide

1919 Company formed by the Handley Page company which modified a number of O/400 aircraft for passenger use to be flown on the London-Paris route as Handley Page Transport.

1920 2 September: Handley Page Transport Ltd started flights from London Cricklewood to Paris Le Bourget with Handley Page converted twin-engined bombers. The pilot of the first service was Lt-Col W Sholto Douglas.

1921 19 March: After a temporary halt to all British airlines, a subsidy was provided by the British government which enabled British air services to restart. Handley Page Transport operated the first subsidised London to Paris service.

1923 23 June: Handley Page Transport Ltd carried 79 passengers in one day.

1924 March: Imperial Airways Limited was formed from:

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  • History of BA [1]