Forty passengers made a flight overj London in the latest type of Handley-: Page biplane early in November. The machine flew over Hendon to St. Pan?ras, and, after following the course of the Thames for a time, travelled overj tho West End and Buckingham Palace ■at a height of about 6500 ft. The re-] turn journey was made over Edgeware road to Hendon, and thence to the aerodrome. The passengers included 10 ladies. The "record" number of -passengers carried by an aeroplane flying over London until this flight was 20, this number having been carried ■- ai a Handley-Page machine in the sumfilsr of 1916.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16411, 3 January 1919, Page 9
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104Untitled Press, Volume LV, Issue 16411, 3 January 1919, Page 9
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