Timeline - 1935
07 January Highland Airways. Crash on the Moray Firth. 21 January. Isle of Man Air Services registered. 01 February. Blackpool and West Coast Air Services. First flight of new mail contract Liverpool to Isle of Man. 02 February. Hillmans Airways. Introduction of Glasgow cachets. 01 March. Hillmans Airways. Wording changed on Glasgow cachets. 04 March. North Eastern Airways registered. 04 March Provincial Airways begin Hull to Plymouth service. 25th March Highland Airways. First accelerated service from Lerwick in the Shetlands. 2nd April. Atlantic Coast Airlines. First production of Air labels. 4 April. United Airways founded. 15 April Manchester and Birmingham were back in the route Glasgow-Belfast-Liverpool-Manchester - Birmingham - London. 07 May Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. Last flight from Portsmouth to Shanklin. 27th May. Railway Air Services. Nottingham replaces Liverpool on route to Plymouth. Denberry added on same route. 27th May. Railway Air Services. Birmingham to Cowes now Liverpool-Birmingham-Bristol-Southampton - Portsmouth - Shoreham. 27th May. Railway Air Services. Spartan AIrways move back to Heston. Run new Heston to Cowes route. 27th May. Railway Air Services. Spartan Airways start new route Sandown - Cowes - Southampton. 28th June. Jersey Airways. First trial passenger and mail flight arranged by Mr Cann owner of Whoopee Sports. 14th September. Railway Air Services. Glasgow to London, Birmingham becomes request stop, Stoke on Trent included. 30th September. Hillmans, United and Spartan join forces to become Allied British Airways. 1st November . United Airways. 1st flight of the new Air mail contract.
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30 November. Hillmans Airways. Last flight of air mail contract. 2nd December. Railway Air Services. First flight of new mail contract from Liverpool. 2nd December. Railway Air Services. First flight of new mail contract from London. 2nd December. Railway Air Services. First flight of new mail contract from Belfast. 3rd December. Atlantic Coast Air Services. Second printing of first issue of air labels.
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s
Timeline - 1935
07 January Highland Airways. Crash on the Moray Firth. 21 January. Isle of Man Air Services registered. 01 February. Blackpool and West Coast Air Services. First flight of new mail contract Liverpool to Isle of Man. 02 February. Hillmans Airways. Introduction of Glasgow cachets. 01 March. Hillmans Airways. Wording changed on Glasgow cachets. 04 March. North Eastern Airways registered. 04 March Provincial Airways begin Hull to Plymouth service. 25th March Highland Airways. First accelerated service from Lerwick in the Shetlands. 2nd April. Atlantic Coast Airlines. First production of Air labels. 4 April. United Airways founded. 15 April Manchester and Birmingham were back in the route Glasgow-Belfast-Liverpool-Manchester - Birmingham - London. 07 May Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation. Last flight from Portsmouth to Shanklin. 27th May. Railway Air Services. Nottingham replaces Liverpool on route to Plymouth. Denberry added on same route. 27th May. Railway Air Services. Birmingham to Cowes now Liverpool-Birmingham-Bristol-Southampton - Portsmouth - Shoreham. 27th May. Railway Air Services. Spartan AIrways move back to Heston. Run new Heston to Cowes route. 27th May. Railway Air Services. Spartan Airways start new route Sandown - Cowes - Southampton. 28th June. Jersey Airways. First trial passenger and mail flight arranged by Mr Cann owner of Whoopee Sports. 14th September. Railway Air Services. Glasgow to London, Birmingham becomes request stop, Stoke on Trent included. 30th September. Hillmans, United and Spartan join forces to become Allied British Airways. 1st November . United Airways. 1st flight of the new Air mail contract.
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30 November. Hillmans Airways. Last flight of air mail contract. 2nd December. Railway Air Services. First flight of new mail contract from Liverpool. 2nd December. Railway Air Services. First flight of new mail contract from London. 2nd December. Railway Air Services. First flight of new mail contract from Belfast. 3rd December. Atlantic Coast Air Services. Second printing of first issue of air labels.
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s