Went to see a film evening at a local aviation club last night and there was some glorious colour footage (original film on a big screen rather than a video copy) of a Handley Page Halton being handed over by Sir Fred HP to BOAC at Radlett. After the handover, a group of dignitaries - including the local mayor in all his regalia - were taken for a short hop around the area. As would be expected, almost all of the pilots on hand for the event had their WW2 medals on their uniforms.
After the aircraft returned to Radlett and the passengers disembarked, the aircraft was then seen to depart again - presumably for LAP - flying past a line-up of RAF Halifaxes seen alongside the runway as it climbed out. Nice! I wonder if there is any similar Lancastrian footage out there somewhere.