Provincial Airways was a 1930s
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airline that was formed in 1933 to operate a service between Croydon and the South West of England, the routes were never a success and the company closed at the end of 1935. The airlines main operating base was
Croydon Airport.
History
The company 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 ST-4
The General Aircraft Monospar was a 1930s British family of touring and utility aircraft built by General Aircraft Ltd (GAL).
Design and development
In 1929, the Monospar Company Ltd was formed to pursue new techniques of designing cantilever ...
s 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 Moth
The DH.83 Fox Moth was a successful small biplane passenger aircraft from the 1930s powered by a single de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline inverted engine, manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
The aircraft was designed late in 1 ...
s 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
The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon is a successful small commercial aircraft that was designed and built by the de Havilland company.
Design and construction
Following the commercial success of its single-engined de Havilland Fox Moth that had fi ...
in May. By 1935 they were flying a twice-daily service between Croydon and Penzance with stops at Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth,
Torquay
Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paig ...
and Plymouth. In February a new route was started between Plymouth and Hull.
["News in Brief." Times ondon, England26 Feb. 1935: 19. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.] But the routes were not a financial success and the company closed on 10 December 1935.
Fleet
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de Havilland Dragon
The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon is a successful small commercial aircraft that was designed and built by the de Havilland company.
Design and construction
Following the commercial success of its single-engined de Havilland Fox Moth that had fi ...
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de Havilland Fox Moth
The DH.83 Fox Moth was a successful small biplane passenger aircraft from the 1930s powered by a single de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline inverted engine, manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
The aircraft was designed late in 1 ...
See also
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List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
This is a list of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom.
See also
* List of airlines of the United Kingdom
* List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies
References
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