Handley Page Halton: How BOAC turned a WW2 bomber into an airliner

Created in 1940 as Britain’s new flag carrier, BOAC was forced to improvise as it sought to gain a footing on the world’s post-war air routes. David Ransted explores the fascinating, yet short-lived history of the carrier’s Handley Page H.P. 70 Halton

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