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Background imageHandley Collection: Avro Vulcan BMk1, Vickers Valiant BMk1, XD869

Avro Vulcan BMk1, Vickers Valiant BMk1, XD869, and Handley Page Victor BMk1, XA931

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor B1 XA930 taking off from Hatfield

Handley Page Victor B1 XA930 taking off from Hatfield
Handley Page Victor B1, XA930, taking off from Hatfield on 14 July 1960 at 190, 000lb all-up weight assisted by de Havilland Spectre rockets. Date: 1960

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP67 Hastings C2 WD493 of No114 Squadron

Handley Page HP67 Hastings C2 WD493 of No114 Squadron
Handley Page HP67 Hastings C2, WD493, of No114 Squadron

Background imageHandley Collection: Halifax Bomber Halifax Bomber

Halifax Bomber Halifax Bomber
Halifax Bomber - Handley Page Long-range Bomber. One of the most formidable in the World. Four Rolls-Royce Merlin Engines. Four-gun Bolton Paul Rear Turret. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHandley Collection: RAF Hastings T Mk. 5 - RAF Finningley

RAF Hastings T Mk. 5 - RAF Finningley
Royal Air Force Handley Page Hastings T Mk.5 TG553, of the Strike Command Bombing School from RAF Lindholme, at RAF Finningley Date: 1971

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor K1 refuels 2 RAF McDonnell F-4 Phantoms

Handley Page Victor K1 refuels 2 RAF McDonnell F-4 Phantoms
Handley Page Victor K1 refuels two RAF McDonnell F-4 Phantoms

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP 42 flight deck

Handley Page HP 42 flight deck

Background imageHandley Collection: Imperial Airways Poster, four types of plane

Imperial Airways Poster, four types of plane
Imperial Airways Poster, showing four types of plane, with cutaway drawings of interiors of each class -- Heracles and Hannibal, Scylla, Atalanta, and Scipio. 20th century

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Harrow K6962 aeroplane

Handley Page Harrow K6962 aeroplane in camouflage colours. 1940s

Background imageHandley Collection: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon marries Albert, Duke of York

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon marries Albert, Duke of York
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (then the Queen Mother) pictured together on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageHandley Collection: Prototype Handley Page Victor B2 XH668

Prototype Handley Page Victor B2 XH668
Prototype Handley Page Victor B2, XH668

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2

Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2
RAF Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2 Date: 1942

Background imageHandley Collection: Frederick Handley Page

Frederick Handley Page
Sir Frederick Handley Page (1885-1962), aircraft industry pioneer, known as the father of the heavy bomber. During the First World War, he developed the Handley Page O/100

Background imageHandley Collection: Frederick Handley Page in Bluebird in April 1910

Frederick Handley Page in Bluebird in April 1910. Date: 1910

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hastings T. 5 TG517

Handley Page Hastings T. 5 TG517
Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG517 of the Strike Command Bombing School (SCBS) RAF Lindholme Date: 1970s

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP38 Heyford I K3497 at Radlett

Handley Page HP38 Heyford I K3497 at Radlett
Handley Page HP38 Heyford I, K3497, at Radlett

Background imageHandley Collection: Prototype Handley Page Victor B2 XH668

Prototype Handley Page Victor B2 XH668
Prototype Handley Page Victor B2, XH668

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Halifax VI RG815 Mercury of the RAF

Handley Page Halifax VI RG815 Mercury of the RAF
Handley Page Halifax VI, RG815, Mercury of the RAF Empire Radio School, Debden, prior to its 25, 000-mile tour of Palestine, Iraq, India, Burma, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand in 1946

Background imageHandley Collection: Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1

Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1
Officers of 207 Squadron of the Independent Air Force in a group photo in front of a Handley Page bomber plane during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageHandley Collection: AFC Handley Page biplane at Haifa, Palestine, WW1

AFC Handley Page biplane at Haifa, Palestine, WW1
A Handley Page biplane belonging to the AFC (Australian Flying Corps) at the aerodrome at Haifa, North Palestine (Ottoman Empire), during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Background imageHandley Collection: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons marries Albert, Duke of York

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons marries Albert, Duke of York
Wedding group photograph on the occasion of the marriage of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons (later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother) to Albert, Duke of York on 26th April

Background imageHandley Collection: Royal Air Force Martin 187 Baltimore B Mk. III - head-on view

Royal Air Force Martin 187 Baltimore B Mk. III - head-on view
Royal Air Force Martin 187 Baltimore B Mk.III. The prominent Boulton-Paul mid-upper turret can be clearly seen - head-on view from the photographers favourite Handley Page Hampden mount - 24th

Background imageHandley Collection: Imperial Airlines Handley Page over London, Englad

Imperial Airlines Handley Page over London, Englad
G-aXE - named Hengist (brother of Horsa legendary conqueror of England), A Handley Page H.P.42, first flew on December 1931 - burned at Karachi in an airship hangar fire in May 1937

Background imageHandley Collection: William Rowland Ding (1885-1917 )

William Rowland Ding (1885-1917 )
William Rowland Ding, 1885-1917, chief test pilot for Blackburn Aircraft. He is shown here sitting in the cockpit of a modified Handley Page G in 1914. Date: 1917

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP-80 Victor K-2

Handley Page HP-80 Victor K-2
RAF Handley Page Hp-80 Victor K-2 Tanker V-Bomber flying in formation with Two Ee Lightnings During Aerial-Refuelling Date: 1970s

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP42E G-aVE Hadrian of Imperial Airways

Handley Page HP42E G-aVE Hadrian of Imperial Airways
Handley Page HP42E, G-aVE, Hadrian, of Imperial Airways, at Croydon

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page V / 1500 F7140 Atlantic after the crash

Handley Page V / 1500 F7140 Atlantic after the crash
Handley Page V/1500, F7140, Atlantic, after the crash at Parrsboro, NS, showing the damaged pilots seat from which Brackles had a narrow escape

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor B1 XA930

Handley Page Victor B1 XA930
Handley Page Victor B1, XA930

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor first prototype WB771

Handley Page Victor first prototype WB771
Handley Page Victor first prototype, WB771

Background imageHandley Collection: Jorrocks Hunt / Surtees

Jorrocks Hunt / Surtees
Or Mr. Jorrockss Hunt ; Jorrocks out hunting on a wet day

Background imageHandley Collection: Hampden Bomber Hampden Bomber

Hampden Bomber Hampden Bomber
Hampden Bomber - Twin engine Handley Page long range Aircraft. Bristol Pegasus 1, 000 H.P. engines. 265mph. Range - 1, 725 miles. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHandley Collection: Plain of Notre Dame de Lorette from Souchez, WW1

Plain of Notre Dame de Lorette from Souchez, WW1
Ablain St. Nazaire - plain of Notre Dame de Lorette from Souchez. By Captain Edward Handley-Read, RBA (1869-1935), Machine Gun Corps

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP94 Hastings C4 WD500

Handley Page HP94 Hastings C4 WD500
Handley Page HP94 Hastings C4, WD500

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page O / 100 3125 showing the lower-wing damage

Handley Page O / 100 3125 showing the lower-wing damage
Handley Page O/100, 3125, showing the lower-wing damage. 12 June 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor undergoing engineering work

Handley Page Victor undergoing engineering work

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-ALDC

Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-ALDC, of Airwork

Background imageHandley Collection: The naming ceremony of Handley Page Halifax I L9608

The naming ceremony of Handley Page Halifax I L9608
The naming ceremony of Handley Page Halifax I, L9608, at Radlett by the Viscountess Halifax, 12 September 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP42W G-aXE Hengist at Croydon

Handley Page HP42W G-aXE Hengist at Croydon
Handley Page HP42W, G-aXE, Hengist, at Croydon with HP42 Helena behind

Background imageHandley Collection: Surtees / Handley Cross

Surtees / Handley Cross
Or Mr Jorrockss Hunt ; Jorrocks with the dead fox

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hinaidi

Handley Page Hinaidi
Cruising at 120 km/h, this is a stately old lady of a bomber - yet it will remain in service with the RAF till 1933, and this scene in India seems quite appropriate

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP. 80 Victor 1st prototype WB771

Handley Page HP. 80 Victor 1st prototype WB771
Handley Page HP.80 Victor 1st prototype WB771 lined up for take-of, at the SBAC 1953 Farnborough Air Show. Visible in the right background are the Short SB.5 WG768, Short Seamew AS.1 XA209

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Clive III G-ABYX

Handley Page Clive III G-ABYX of Sir Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day flying circus. One of the Hinaidi I prototypes, J9126

Background imageHandley Collection: Pilot and 40 passengers after a flight at 6, 500ft in a ?

Pilot and 40 passengers after a flight at 6, 500ft in a ?
Pilot and 40 passengers after a flight at 6, 500ft in a Handley Page aeroplane. Cricklewood Aerodrome, 15 November 1918. The pilot, in flying kit, is Mr Prodger and Mr Handley Page is to his left

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD480

Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD480
Royal Aircraft Establishment - Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD480, at RAF Abingdon on 15 September 1973. WD480 was fitted with a large pannier housing sonobuoy bays

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Dart-Herald G-AODF

Handley Page Dart-Herald G-AODF
Handley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODF (msn 148), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show in September 1959. The first showing of the Dart-Herald after the first prototype, G-AODE

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IVA G-ALDK

Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IVA G-ALDK (msn 12, XJ281, 'Helena'), of Britavia at Blackbushe Airport. ALDK was damaged beyond repair 8 May 1956, on landing at Drigh Road, Karachi

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Herald 214 G-BAVX

Handley Page Herald 214 G-BAVX
Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 214 G-BAVX (msn 194) Date: 1974

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Herald 201 G-APWE

Handley Page Herald 201 G-APWE
Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 201 G-APWE (msn 153) Date: 1974

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor B.1A XA935

Handley Page Victor B.1A XA935
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor B.1A XA935, of No.15 Squadron, at RAF Waddington on 17 September 1960. Date: 1960

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor K.2 XL161

Handley Page Victor K.2 XL161
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K.2 XL161, of No.55 Squadron, at RAF Marham. Date: circa 1990

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP.42 G-AAUE 'Hadrian'

Handley Page HP.42 G-AAUE 'Hadrian' (msn 42/2), of Imperial Airways. Date: circa 1936

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD491

Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD491
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD491 (msn HP67/119), of No.36 Squadron. Date: 1965

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD476

Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD476
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD476 (msn HP67/22), at RAF Andover for the Battle of Britain display on 20 September 1958. Date: 1958

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG518

Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG518
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG518 (msn HP67/22), of the Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS), at RAF Lindholme on 17 April 1961

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HPR.1 Marathon T.11 G-ALVY

Handley Page HPR.1 Marathon T.11 G-ALVY (msn 104, ex XA252), stored at Shoreham, after service with No.2 Air Navigation School, RAF Thorney Island. Scrapped by February 1962. Date: circa 1960

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor K.1A XH648

Handley Page Victor K.1A XH648
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K.1A XH648, at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. Date: circa 1990

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor K.2 XL188

Handley Page Victor K.2 XL188
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K.2 XL188 Date: circa 1990

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Halifax A Mk.VII

Handley Page Halifax A Mk.VII
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Halifax A Mk.VII, airborne assault support aircraft, fresh off the production line. Date: circa 1945

Background imageHandley Collection: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her wedding day

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her wedding day
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, then Queen Elizabeth, then Queen Mother, pictured leaving her parents house in Bruton Street

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor K. 2 8911M - XH673

Handley Page Victor K. 2 8911M - XH673
Handley Page Victor K.2 8911M (XH673) being assembled on the parade ground at RAF Marham. Sadly this aircraft was scrapped in 2020 despite concerted attempts to have it preserved elsewhere

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP. 80 Victor 2nd prototype WB775

Handley Page HP. 80 Victor 2nd prototype WB775
Handley Page HP.80 Victor 2nd prototype WB775 (msn HP80-02), landing after a display at the 1955 SBAC Farnborough Air-show. Date: 1955

Background imageHandley Collection: Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K. 1A 8517M - XA932

Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K. 1A 8517M - XA932
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K.1A 8517M (XA932) at RAF Marham as a ground instructional airframe. Built as a B.1A, to BK.1A when converted to tanker/bomber

Background imageHandley Collection: Slingsby T. 7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX

Slingsby T. 7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX
Slingsby T.7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX of the Handley Page Gliding Club at Radlett, with Handley Page Hastings in the background awaiting flight -test - delivery. Date: 1950s

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP-80 Victor SR-2

Handley Page HP-80 Victor SR-2
RAF Handley Page Hp-80 Victor SR-2 V-Bomber and Avro Vulcan Parked at Upper Heyford Date: 1969

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald

Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald
Bea Handley Page Hpr-7 Dart Herald Airliner Date: 1960s

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page O / 700 O / 7

Handley Page O / 700 O / 7
Empty Wicker Seat in the Cabin of a Handley Page O/700 Airliner Converted from a Bomber Immediately after the First World War with a Clock Mounted on the Wall (At Top Right Side) Date: 1919

Background imageHandley Collection: P. J. Field Richards, Avro test pilot, left, and W. G. N. ?

P. J. Field Richards, Avro test pilot, left, and W. G. N. ?
P.J. Field Richards, Avro test pilot, left, and W.G.N. Saunders, Handley Page test pilot, at the 1947 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Radlett on 14 September. Date: 1947

Background imageHandley Collection: Sqn Ldr Albert Kenneth Cook DFC, Avro test pilot, left, ?

Sqn Ldr Albert Kenneth Cook DFC, Avro test pilot, left, ?
Sqn Ldr Albert Kenneth Cook DFC, Avro test pilot, left, and Sqn Ldr Hedley George Hazelden DFC*, Handley Page test pilot, at the 1947 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Radlett on 14

Background imageHandley Collection: Mr Marsh, Handley Page test pilot (?), left, and Arthur?

Mr Marsh, Handley Page test pilot (?), left, and Arthur?
Mr Marsh, Handley Page test pilot (?), left, and Arthur John ?Bill? Pegg, Test Pilot, Bristol, possibly at the 1946 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Radlett on 15 September. Date: 1946

Background imageHandley Collection: Hugh McKlennan Kendall, Chief Test Pilot, Handley Page

Hugh McKlennan Kendall, Chief Test Pilot, Handley Page (Reading), at the 1947 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Radlett on 14 September. Date: 1947

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor B. 1A XH592

Handley Page Victor B. 1A XH592
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor B.1A XH592, at No.2s of TT RAF Cosford.. Date: circa 1990

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Victor B. 1A XH593

Handley Page Victor B. 1A XH593
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor B.1A XH593. Date: 1962

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HP. 39 Gugnunc G-AACN

Handley Page HP. 39 Gugnunc G-AACN
Handley Page HP.39 Gugnunc G-AACN Date: circa 1950

Background imageHandley Collection: WW2 - Handley Page Halifax

WW2 - Handley Page Halifax
A photograph of a British Royal Air Force Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber, relative to a true to life novel, Seven Pilots written by Charles Patrick Ranke Graves. Date: 1942

Background imageHandley Collection: WW2 - Handley Page Halifax Engines

WW2 - Handley Page Halifax Engines
A photograph which shows two of the four engines of a Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber, relative to a true to life novel, Seven Pilots written by Charles Patrick Ranke Graves. Date: 1942

Background imageHandley Collection: The Story Of A Hampden Bomber

The Story Of A Hampden Bomber
A back cover illustration for H Is For Harry The Story Of A Hampden Bomber, by Walter & Bridget Moss. The image shows the silhouetted shape of a Handley Page Hampden heavy bomber procured for

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hampden Bomber At Night

Handley Page Hampden Bomber At Night
This coloured double page illustration shows a British Handley Page Hampden heavy bomber plane soaring through the night sky

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hampden Bomber

Handley Page Hampden Bomber
This illustration shows a group of children watching a large British Handley Page Hampden bomber heavy bomber plane soaring through the sky. Date: 1942

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Sapphire-Hastings TE583

Handley Page Sapphire-Hastings TE583. The second Hastings prototype fitted with Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojet engines in the outer engine nacelles for in-flight engine testing. Date: 1950

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE

Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE
Handley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODE (msn 1), the first prototype Herald, seen during a photo-shoot rendezvous with an HP Victor

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Hyderabad J8320 - T of No. 99 Squadron

Handley Page Hyderabad J8320 - T of No. 99 Squadron
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Hyderabad J8320 - T, of No.99 Squadron, attracting attention from local schoolchildren after a forced-landing in a sugar beet field, near Mistley, Essex

Background imageHandley Collection: Handley Page Mail and Passenger Express

Handley Page Mail and Passenger Express aeroplanes Date: 1922

Background imageHandley Collection: Croydon Airport ground crew service Handley Page Heracles

Croydon Airport ground crew service Handley Page Heracles
Croydon Airport ground crew service a Handley Page Heracles Date: 1938

Background imageHandley Collection: The Drawing Room of a Handley Page Pullman

The Drawing Room of a Handley Page Pullman - a new luxury commercial passenger plane which began operating between London and Paris in December 1919 Date: 1919



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