Private company
Hillman's Airways
Airline of the United Kingdom (1931–1935)
Hillman's Airways was a 1930s British airline which later became part of British Airways. The company was formed in November 1931 as Hillman's Saloon Coaches and Airways Limited by Edward Henry "Ted" Hillman, who was a coach operator in Essex. His previous business had been sold to London Transport following a change in government rules on the expansion of bus routes.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Hillman's Airways was a 1930s British airline which later became part of British Airways.2
Controversies and legal
Accidents and incidents
On 2 October 1934, de Havilland Dragon Rapide G-ACPM crashed into the sea off Folkestone causing the death of the pilot and the six passengers.
On 26 January 1935, de Havilland Dragon Rapide G-ACPO, operating a mail flight from Aldergrove Airport, Belfast to Stapleford Aerodrome, Abridge, Essex via Speke Airport, Liverpool crashed at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man, while attempting to divert to Ronaldsway Airport during bad weather.
On 21 February 1935, two American sisters, Jane and Elizabeth Du Bois, jumped from a Hillman's Airways de Havilland Dragon G-ACEV en route from Stapleford Aerodrome to Paris. They were the only passengers, having bought all the seats on the aircraft, but claiming before take-off that their companions could not travel that day. Their bodies were found on waste ground in Upminster, but the pilot only became aware of what had happened some time later when over the English Channel. The women were the daughters of the American Consul in Naples, Court Du Bois. The women had been well-known society figures and press speculation linked their double suicide with the recent deaths of two R.A.F. pilots whom they had been romantically linked to. The pilots had been both killed in the crash of a Short Singapore flying boat near Messina, Italy less than a week before.
From Wikipedia’s article on Hillman's Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
- 1931Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaHillman's Airways
- WikidataQ5763337
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- 1WikidataHillman's Airways on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHillman's Airways on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsHillman's Airways photo by Filo boy1, CC BY-SA 4.0