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Sir Frederick Handley Page CBE FRAeS (15 November 1885 – 21 April 1962) was an English industrialist who was a pioneer in the aircraft industry and became known as the father of the heavy bomber. [1] His company Handley Page Limited was best known for its large aircraft such as the Handley Page 0/400 and Halifax bombers and the H.P.42 airliner.
Sir Frederick Handley Page (born Nov. 15, 1885, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died April 21, 1962, London) was a British aircraft designer who built the Handley Page 0/400, one of the largest heavy bomber planes used in World War I.
Handley Page Limited was a British aerospace manufacturer. Founded by Frederick Handley Page (later Sir Frederick) in 1909, it was the United Kingdom's first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing company.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Frederick Handley Page, the father of the heavy bomber and a pioneer of aviation. He studied electrical engineering at City, University of London and founded Handley Page Ltd, a leading aircraft company.
Jul 4, 2016 · Pioneer of French aviation who died after a crash in 1909. page no 434 note †.
Frederick Handley Page, who started in business as an aeroplane builder in 1908, having works at Barking, was one of the principal exponents of the inherently stable machine, to which he devoted practically all his experimental work up to the outbreak of war.
Frederick Handley Page was knighted in 1942 for his contribution to the war effort. The Handley Page Victor B.2., a long-range medium bomber was deployed with RAF’s Bomber Command from 1962 when the service had moved to nuclear delivery (potentially) during the Cold War.
