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Could anyone point me in the right direction to find out more about Railway Air
Services and the start of other UK Airlines in the 1930s? I have the book 'Sword in the Sky' which gives an excellent account of Midland and Scottish Air Ferries. There does not seem to be much on the internet.
Many Thanks
Keith
A good start is the 2005 book "British Airways An Airline and its Aircraft Volume 1: 1919-1939 The Imperial Years" by R.E.G. Davies, publisher Paladwr Press (Ron Davies' own imprint). A lot of it is taken up with details of the various independents which eventually got rolled up into BA's various predecessors. There are full chapters, fleetlists and routemaps of Hillman (page 56) and Railway (page 76), as well as all others.
windriver
9th Apr 2008, 08:03
There's a few bits and bobs here including a timetable...
http://www.aviationancestry.com/Airlines/RailwayAirServices/index.html
Agaricus bisporus
9th Apr 2008, 11:55
Blue is the Sky by GD Fleming has some interedting personal anecdotes about flying for Hillman.
Many Thanks to all for the advice.
Keith
bigal1941
9th Apr 2008, 20:44
Railway Air Services by John Stroud is the book you need, published by Ian Allen priced at £ 11.95 ISBN Number is 0-7710-1743-3. Enjoy Alan
KeMac
10th Apr 2008, 06:06
Alan - That certainly sounds like the one.
Thanks
Keith