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In 1923 Daimler added further routes from Croydon to Amsterdam, Hanover and Berlin using their DH.34 fleet. |
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The Daimler Airway merged with Handley Page Transport, Instone Air Lines and British Marine Air Navigation into [[Imperial Airways]] (IAL) effective 1 April 1924,<ref>''The Times'', Thursday, Dec 17, 1953; pg. 7; Issue 52807; col F. ''Jubilee In The Air II'' - British Pioneers On World Highways By Our Aeronautical Correspondent.</ref> bringing along its three remaining [[de Havilland DH.34]] aircraft. IAL immediately discontinued Daimler's route to the north of England, the monopoly airline not being interested in serving any UK points outside of London. |
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Revision as of 07:52, 11 April 2011
Daimler Air Hire was a private air hire company established June 7, 1919 by Lieutenant Colonel Frank Searle CB, DSO, of the BSA Motorcycle Company. In 1921 Daimler Air Hire acquired Aircraft Transport and Travel (AT&T) to form the Daimler Airway.
History
From April 1922 the Daimler Airway, owned by Daimler Hire Ltd a subsidiary of Daimler and member of the BSA Group, was the first company to begin operating de Havilland DH.34 single-engined cabin biplanes. A total of six were operated, the first being (registration G-EBBQ),[1] flying from Croydon Airport London to Paris.[2]
From October 1922 until early 1924, the Daimler Airway operated daily scheduled flights from Alexandra Park Aerodrome Manchester to Croydon Airport London. The northbound flight left Croydon in the late afternoon and the southbound flight departed Alexandra Park during the next morning. This timing enabled passengers from the north of England to connect at Croydon with Daimlers continental schedules.
In 1923 Daimler added further routes from Croydon to Amsterdam, Hanover and Berlin using their DH.34 fleet.
The Daimler Airway merged with Handley Page Transport, Instone Air Lines and British Marine Air Navigation into Imperial Airways (IAL) effective 1 April 1924,[3] bringing along its three remaining de Havilland DH.34 aircraft. IAL immediately discontinued Daimler's route to the north of England, the monopoly airline not being interested in serving any UK points outside of London.
Accidents and incidents
One de Havilland DH.18A aircraft, (registration G-EAWO) was transferred from Instone Air Line to Daimler Hire Ltd for operation on the Croydon-Paris route until the De Havilland DH.34s which Daimler had on order could be delivered. However, on 7 April 1922, two days after Daimler commenced operations with the aircraft, it collided with a Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens Farman Goliath (registration F-GEAD) over Picardie, France, [4] 60 miles (97 km) north of Paris. Seven people died in the first mid-air collision between airliners.[5][6]
On 14 September 1923, de Havilland DH.34 G-EBBS operating the evening service from Croydon to Manchester crashed near Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire, during an attempted forced landing due to bad weather. Pilots Pratt and Robinson and their three passengers were killed. This was the first fatal accident on a UK internal scheduled air service.
References
- ^ DH.34 (in French)
- ^ British Airline History, London Metropolitan University (2004)
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Dec 17, 1953; pg. 7; Issue 52807; col F. Jubilee In The Air II - British Pioneers On World Highways By Our Aeronautical Correspondent.
- ^ Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam,1973. ISBN 0-370-10107-X.
- ^ DH.18 from jnpassieux.chez-alice.fr (in French)
- ^ "Review Of ACAS RA Downlink, An assessment of the technical feasibility and operational usefulness of providing ACAS RA awareness on CWP" (pdf). p. 20. Retrieved 2007-06-17.