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Aircraft Transport and Travel Limited was a British airline formed during the First World War. It was the first airline to operate a regular international flight (between London and Paris). Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

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Aircraft Transport and Travel (AT&T) was formed on 5 October 1916 by George Holt-Thomas. Using a fleet of former military Airco DH.4A biplanes it operated relief flights between Folkstone and Ghent. Despite a lack of support from the British government the company flew a proving flight across the English Channel on 15 July 1919. Flown by Lt. H Shaw in a Airco DH.9 between RAF Hendon and Paris-Le Bourge, the flight took 2 hours and 30 minutes and cost £21 per passenger. For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Airco DH.4 The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seat biplane day-bomber of the First World War. ... Folkestone Harbour, picture taken from the golf court Folkestone (pronounced fÅkstun) is a coastal resort town in the Shepway district of Kent, England. ... This article is about the Belgian city. ... For the Thoroughbred racehorse of the same name, see English Channel (horse). ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1919: Events Avianca begins services. ... Three DH.9A in formation. ... Hendon Aerodrome was an aerodrome in north London, England and between 1908 and 1968 was an important centre for aviation. ...

The following month the company used DH.16s to start a regular service. The first flight on the 25 August 1919 was the start of the first regular (daily) international service in the world. Despite problems with bad weather the airline soon gained a reputation for reliability. In November 1919 it won the first British civil airmail contract. Six Royal Air Force Airco DH.9A aircraft were loaned to the company to operate the airmail service between Hawkinge and Cologne. They were returned to the Royal Air Force in 1920. The de Havilland DH.16 was a British four-seat commercial biplane of the 1910s built by De Havilland. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1919: Events Avianca begins services. ... RAF redirects here. ... The Airco DH.9A was a British light bomber designed and first used shortly before the end of the First World War. ... , Hawkinge, (IPA: or hawkindge), once a village and now a rapidly expanding commuter dormitory in southeast Kent. ... For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... RAF redirects here. ...

As well as the London (Hounslow)-Paris service AT&T also operated a Croydon Airport to Amsterdam service on behalf of KLM using the de Havilland DH.16. AT&T aircraft G-EALU operating the first KLM service between London and Amsterdam on the 17 May 1920. The control tower of Croydon Airport in 1939, with the BOAC de Havilland DH 91 Albatross Fortuna alongside Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary of what are now the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Air Transport Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... The de Havilland DH.16 was a British four-seat commercial biplane of the 1910s built by De Havilland. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

By 1921 they were six companies operating a London to Paris service, three French and three British. The French airlines were receiving subsidies from the French Government and in protest the three British airlines (including AT&T) stopped services on 28 February 1921. Shortly after the company closed down and the aircraft were put into storage or sold. is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1921: Events Bessie Coleman attends flying school in France and became the first licensed African-American female pilot. ...

Aircraft

Airco DH.4 The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seat biplane day-bomber of the First World War. ... Airco DH.4 The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seat biplane day-bomber of the First World War. ... The Airco DH.6 was a military trainer biplane used by Britains Royal Flying Corps during World War I. // It was of conventional configuration with unstaggered, two-bay wings and a tractor-mounted engine driving a four-bladed propeller. ... Three DH.9A in formation. ... The Airco DH.9A was a British light bomber designed and first used shortly before the end of the First World War. ... The Airco D.H.9 (from de Havilland 9) also known after 1920 as the de Havilland D.H.9 was a British bomber used in the First World War. ... The de Havilland DH.16 was a British four-seat commercial biplane of the 1910s built by De Havilland. ... The de Havilland D.H.18 was a single engined British biplane transport aircraft of the 1920s built by de Havilland. ...

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Categories: Airlines established in 1916 | Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom Aviation encompasses all the activities relating to airborne devices created by human ingenuity, generally known as aircraft. ... This is a timeline of aviation history. ... This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer). ... This is a list of aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order). ... List of aircraft engines: // Two- and four-stroke rotary, radial, inline. ... This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. ... This is a list of airlines in operation (by continents and country). ... This is a list of air forces, sorted alphabetically by country, followed by a list of former countries air forces. ... This is an incomplete list of aircraft weapons, past and present. ... Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. ... A Boeing 720 being flown under remote control as part of NASAs Controlled Impact Demonstration The following is a list of Unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated by various countries around the world. ... This is a list of experimental aircraft. ... // This is a list of notable incidents and accidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year that the incident or accident occurred. ... This list of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft is grouped by the years in which the incidents or accidents occurred. ... // This list of notable accidents and incidents involving general aviation is grouped by the years in which the incidents or accidents occurred. ... This is a list of some well-known people who have died in aviation-related events. ... The SR-71 Blackbird is the current record holder. ... Flight distance records without refueling. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of altitude records reached by different aircraft types. ... The flight endurance record is the amount of time spent in the air. ... Aircraft with a production run greater than 5,000 aircraft. ... Transcontinental air speed record In-flight and on-ground time is counted 1929 Frank Hawks 1937 Howard Hughes Junior transcontinental air speed record For the junior record only in-flight time is counted 1929 Richard James 1930 Stanley Boynton East to West, 24 hours, 2 minutes in 6 days 1930...

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