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In 1935, London Scottish and
Provincial Airways, Ltd., and North Eastern Airways, Ltd., were
formed. The first cempany operated Manchester-Heston-Paris with
two Couriers, G-ACSY and G-ACSZ: the second operated Edinburgh-Woolsington-Doncaster-Croydon
with four aircraft of this type—G-ACVE, VF, 'VG and'SZ.
Of these six aircraft, it is sad to record that only G-ACVF survived
in the U.K.; G-AVGC was sold abroad, and the other four were
all written off in crashes, By 1939 the P.S.I.O.W.A. Courier
fleet numbered eight, and in 1940 all were impressed into the
R.A.F. and A.T.A. Lastly, as recently as the summer of 1947,
I heard that G-ACVF was the only example still flying in this
country. It was based at Southend Airport, and owned by East
Anglian Flying Services, Ltd. On the 29th of September 1934,
an Airspeed Courier of London, Scottish & Provincial Airways
Ltd crashed just north of Shoreham, Kent. The aircraft was on
a scheduled international passenger flight from Heston Aerodrome
west of London to Le Bourget Airport, Paris. All four people
on board were killed. Two people were injured by flying débris.
Most 'Airspeed Courier' aircraft ended up with this company. |
