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Imperial Airways

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Imperial Airways : The Definitive Newsreel History 1924-1939 - Civil Aviation

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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - PART ONE - THE BEGINNINGS

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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - Empire Flying Boat Service at Southampton & Hythe

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6bis History of Imperial Airways

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Birth of Britain's Imperial Airways 1924-1939

Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long-range airline, operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but principally the British Empire routes to South Africa, India and the Far East, including Malaya and Hong Kong. There were local partnership companies; Qantas in Australia.
  • Background 

  • Formation 

  • Route proving 

  • The Eastern Route 

  • The Africa Route 

  • Short Empire flying boats 

  • Air Mail 

  • Second World War 

  • Fatal accidents 

  • Non-fatal accidents 

  • Bibliography