A unique photograph taken at the Hounslow Acrodrome since the recent inaugurat on of the regular service of merchandise carrying by aeroplane by one of the new Handley-Page machines. The illustration shows a consignment of woollen goods ready to be placed aboard the Handley-Page for despatch to the Paris depot of Messrs. Bass, Walker and Company, of 2 Argyle Street, London. To enable these goods to be despatched with as little delay as possible, the 25-30 h.p. R.F.C. Model Crossley, shown in foreground, was placed at the disposal of Messrs. Lavington Bros., the well-known shippers, of Old Bailey, who arranged the shipment of goods for Messrs. Bass, Walker and Co. The goods were successfully conveyed by the Crossley car to the aerodrome at Hounslow, and within 40 minutes of leaving London were en route for Paris.
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1573, 17 June 1920, Page 26
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136A unique photograph taken at the Hounslow Acrodrome since the recent inaugurat on of the regular service of merchandise carrying by aeroplane by one of the new Handley-Page machines. The illustration shows a consignment of woollen goods ready to be placed aboard the Handley-Page for despatch to the Paris depot of Messrs. Bass, Walker and Company, of 2 Argyle Street, London. To enable these goods to be despatched with as little delay as possible, the 25-30 h.p. R.F.C. Model Crossley, shown in foreground, was placed at the disposal of Messrs. Lavington Bros., the well-known shippers, of Old Bailey, who arranged the shipment of goods for Messrs. Bass, Walker and Co. The goods were successfully conveyed by the Crossley car to the aerodrome at Hounslow, and within 40 minutes of leaving London were en route for Paris. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1573, 17 June 1920, Page 26
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