Adie Aviation Ltd

Formed on the 1st of September 1947.

 An 'Airspeed Consul' bought and sold to Icelandic customer in January 1951 crashed and killed three occupants on the 30th of March 1951.

 The managing director of Adie Aviation, Ltd., Mr. D. J. Adie, has entered into partnership with Mr. A. F. Muir to form the business of Muir and Adie, Ltd., aircraft engineers and dealers in aircraft and spares, with headquarters at Croydon Airport. After serving in the R.F.C. and R.N.A.S. in the First World War, Mr. Muir went into the joy-riding business, first with Leatherhead Aviation Services (in partnership with Mr. Chapman), and then with Surrey Flying Services, of which company he was the founder, in 1921. He next went to India as personal pilot to the Maharajah of Patiala. Returning in 1939, he served with the R.A.F. throughout the last war, and was awarded an
A.F.C. for flying instruction.