Airspeed Ltd.
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Airspeed Limited was established in 1931 to build aeroplanes in York, England, by A. H. Tiltman and Nevil Shute Norway. The other directors were A. E. Hewitt, Lord Grimthorpe and Alan Cobham. Amy John
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Airspeed Ambassador in service with British European Airways in 1953
Airspeed Horsa cockpit
De Havilland
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The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of North London. Operati
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…thought that it was a very advanced engine at a low price, so its loss was a major disaster for Airspeed. In June 1940, it was formally announced that de Havilland had completed negotiations for the purchase from Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., of their holding of Airspeed ordinary shares. Airspeed…
Building Mosquito aircraft at the de Havilland factory in Hatfield, 1943
The first de Havilland DH.106 Comet prototype at Hatfield in 1949, a symbol of the new technological age.
The de Havilland Biplane No. 2 or F.E.1 in flight, circa 1911
A de Havilland Airco DH.9 on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in 2008