Timeline - 1934
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02 January. Aberdeen Airways Ltd registered. 03 February. Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. 1st experimental flight from Ryde to Portsmouth. 19 February Midland and Scottish Ferries. First flights from BIF to Hooton and Heston 20 February Midland and Scottish Ferries. Return flights from Speke and Heston 21 March Railway Air Services registered. 7 May Railway Air Services start the old GWR route from Liverpool to Plymouth 7 May Highland Airways fly from Aberdeen (Seaton) to Wick and Kirkwall 17 May. Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. Sunshine Express flight to Shoreham and Bournemouth. 23 May London, Scottish and Provincial Airlines. Only mail flight from Nottingham to London 29 May Highland Airways. First mail contract. 29 May Highland Airways. Orcadian envelopes. 29 May Highland Airways. J & W Tait envelopes. 29 May Highland Airways. St Leonards envelopes 9 June Southend Flying Services start an hourly route between Rochester and Southend. July Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. . New ‘Island Air Express’ labels. July 1 Northern Airways founded by George Nicholson 18th July Railway Air Services. Souvenir mail on the Liverpool to Plymouth route. Cardiff to Plymouth. 28th July Dyce Airport opened by Eric Gandar-Dower as the base for Aberdeen Airways. 02 August Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. London to Heston. First with ‘Island Air Express’ labels.
09 August Southend Flying Services. Souvenir mail sent. 20th August Railway Air Services. Timetable for flights. 20th August Railway Air Services. Missing colour black on envelopes. 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Liverpool 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Birmingham 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Cardiff 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Teignmouth 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Plymouth 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Bristol 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Glasgow 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Belfast 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Isle of Man 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Manchester 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from London. 20th August Railway Air Services. First Railex letter. 21st August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Southampton 21st August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Cowes 23rd August Railway Air Services. First railway letters from Birmingham. 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight to Liverpool 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight from Birmingham 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight from Cardiff. 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight from Plymouth. 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight from Southampton 30th September Midland and Scottish Airways cease operations 01 October Liverpool replaces Birmingham and Manchester, so the route now went Glasgow-Belfast-Liverpool-London. 01 October Spartan Airlines. First flight of Spartan Airlines contracted to RAS to Southampton and Isle of Wight 01 October Railway Air Services. First flight new route from Glasgow. 31 October Railway Air Services. Last flight Belfast to London 31 October Railway Air Services. Last flight London to Birmingham 31 October Railway Air Services. Last flight from Manchester 1st November Railway Air Services. New route from Liverpool. 24th November Guernsey Airways formed. 30 November Railway Air Services. Last flight London to Glasgow 30 November Railway Air Services. Last flight Belfast to Liverpool. 30 November Railway Air Services. Last flight from Glasgow 30 November Railway Air Services. Last railex letter. 01 December Railway Air Services. First direct flights from Liverpool to Glasgow, Belfast and London 01 December Channel Island Airways formed following Whitehall Securities purchasing a stake in Jersey Airways 01 December Highland Airways. Extension of service to Wick. 01 December Highland Airways. New vignette produced for Wick 01 December Highland Airways. John O’Groats envelope 01 December Highland Airways. Orcadian envelope 01 December Highland Airways. Cross Envelopes. 01 December Hillman Airways. First flights on new mail contract. 07 December Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. London to Portsmouth. 10 December Highland Airways. First acceptance at Thurso
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s
Timeline - 1934
Copyright © 2020 Robert Farquharson All Rights Reserved
02 January. Aberdeen Airways Ltd registered. 03 February. Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. 1st experimental flight from Ryde to Portsmouth. 19 February Midland and Scottish Ferries. First flights from BIF to Hooton and Heston 20 February Midland and Scottish Ferries. Return flights from Speke and Heston 21 March Railway Air Services registered. 7 May Railway Air Services start the old GWR route from Liverpool to Plymouth 7 May Highland Airways fly from Aberdeen (Seaton) to Wick and Kirkwall 17 May. Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. Sunshine Express flight to Shoreham and Bournemouth. 23 May London, Scottish and Provincial Airlines. Only mail flight from Nottingham to London 29 May Highland Airways. First mail contract. 29 May Highland Airways. Orcadian envelopes. 29 May Highland Airways. J & W Tait envelopes. 29 May Highland Airways. St Leonards envelopes 9 June Southend Flying Services start an hourly route between Rochester and Southend. July Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. . New ‘Island Air Express’ labels. July 1 Northern Airways founded by George Nicholson 18th July Railway Air Services. Souvenir mail on the Liverpool to Plymouth route. Cardiff to Plymouth. 28th July Dyce Airport opened by Eric Gandar-Dower as the base for Aberdeen Airways. 02 August Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. London to Heston. First with ‘Island Air Express’ labels.
09 August Southend Flying Services. Souvenir mail sent. 20th August Railway Air Services. Timetable for flights. 20th August Railway Air Services. Missing colour black on envelopes. 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Liverpool 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Birmingham 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Cardiff 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Teignmouth 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Plymouth 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Bristol 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Glasgow 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Belfast 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Isle of Man 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Manchester 20th August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from London. 20th August Railway Air Services. First Railex letter. 21st August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Southampton 21st August Railway Air Services. First airmail flight from Cowes 23rd August Railway Air Services. First railway letters from Birmingham. 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight to Liverpool 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight from Birmingham 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight from Cardiff. 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight from Plymouth. 29th September Railway Air Services. Last flight from Southampton 30th September Midland and Scottish Airways cease operations 01 October Liverpool replaces Birmingham and Manchester, so the route now went Glasgow-Belfast-Liverpool-London. 01 October Spartan Airlines. First flight of Spartan Airlines contracted to RAS to Southampton and Isle of Wight 01 October Railway Air Services. First flight new route from Glasgow. 31 October Railway Air Services. Last flight Belfast to London 31 October Railway Air Services. Last flight London to Birmingham 31 October Railway Air Services. Last flight from Manchester 1st November Railway Air Services. New route from Liverpool. 24th November Guernsey Airways formed. 30 November Railway Air Services. Last flight London to Glasgow 30 November Railway Air Services. Last flight Belfast to Liverpool. 30 November Railway Air Services. Last flight from Glasgow 30 November Railway Air Services. Last railex letter. 01 December Railway Air Services. First direct flights from Liverpool to Glasgow, Belfast and London 01 December Channel Island Airways formed following Whitehall Securities purchasing a stake in Jersey Airways 01 December Highland Airways. Extension of service to Wick. 01 December Highland Airways. New vignette produced for Wick 01 December Highland Airways. John O’Groats envelope 01 December Highland Airways. Orcadian envelope 01 December Highland Airways. Cross Envelopes. 01 December Hillman Airways. First flights on new mail contract. 07 December Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. London to Portsmouth. 10 December Highland Airways. First acceptance at Thurso
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s