Welcome to Imperial Airways One of the most famous pre-war airlines gets its own website. This came from the browsing of the Handley Page website.
I still love the way the Interweb throws up such random but fascinating stuff when searching for something else. I see the same chaps as run that Vimy now want to build a replica of an 'Imperial' HP 42! : Imperial Airways - Imperial 42 - Project Information Advanced mentalism of the finest kind. I wish 'em well.
Heres a link to a photo album relating to Imperial Airways and British Airways pcitures from the 1940's: British Airways Museum Collection - 1930 - 1940 Images
Thanks for posting this Gott. They knew how to look after passengers in those days. Today its pack them in like sardines.
Theres something about those big old airliners that I find truly fascinating Peter. They are beautiful and it harks back to an era when flying was truly luxury.
Just looking over this site again and came across a beautiful aircraft in design. The De Havilland Albatross: Imperial Airways - De Havilland DH91 Albatross de Havilland Albatross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia seems her design was later used as a reference for the Mosquito!