The company (Privincial Airways)
was formed on 12 October 1933 when it took over the assets of
International Airlines Limited. International Airlines had attempted
to operate a Western Air Express route to carry mail between
Croydon, Southampton, Portsmouth and Plymouth using two Monospar
ST4s but the venture failed. Provincial
were to operate a similar route carrying mail, but in the end
only two flights from Croydon to Plymouth with a stop at Southamton
and return in November 1933 using De Havilland Fox Moths were
carried out. In March 1934 they began a weekday service on the
London to Plymouth route still using the Fox Moth which was replaced
by the larger De Havilland Dragon in May. By 1935 they were flying
a twice-daily service between Croydon and Penzance with stops
at Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth and Plymouth. In February
a new route was started between Plymouth and Hull. But the routes
were not a financial success and the company closed on the 10th
of December 1935.
Fleet
de Havilland Dragon
de Havilland Fox Moth
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