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
The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford is a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed. It saw widespread use for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, b
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…of an Engineer, Norway gives an account of the founding of the company and of the processes that led to the development and mass production of the Airspeed Oxford. He received the Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society for his innovative fitting of a retractable undercarriage to an aircraft. The AS.1 Tern…
Oxford II in flight over Saskatchewan, Canada in 1942
A patient and attendant on board an Oxford of the Air Ambulance Unit
Oxford communications aircraft of RAF Marham Station Flight at Blackbushe Airport in September 1955
A trio of Oxfords flying in formation