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Handley Page

British  

noun

  1. See (Sir Frederick Handley) Page

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On 20 August 1959 a prototype British bomber - a Handley Page Victor B.2 - disappeared during flight trials along with its five crew members.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2023

For seven decades, the Handley Page Halifax bomber was believed to be at the bottom of the Adriatic Sea.

From Reuters Mar. 9, 2015

In an experiment in 1935 a Handley Page Heyford bomber flew between a receiving station and a BBC transmission tower to see how well it could be detected.

From Economist Mar. 14, 2013

It also has a roof made from aluminium reclaimed from a Handley Page Halifax III bomber shot down over Belgium in May 1944.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2012

The F. 2 A., and F. 5, were twin-engined, while one, the Handley Page V/1,500, was equipped with four engines.

From Aviation in Peace and War by Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes

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