Frederick Handley Page
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Sir Frederick Handley Page, CBE, FRAeS, (November 15, 1885 – April 21, 1962) was an English industrialist who was a pioneer in the design and manufacture of aircraft. His company Handley Page Limited produced a series of military aircraft, including the Halifax bomber in World War II, of which around 7,000 were produced. They also produced civil aircraft, including the H.P.42, flagships of the Imperial Airways fleet and remarkable at the time for no passenger deaths.
Page was the uncle of the World War II flying ace Geoffrey Page.
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| Preceded by The Lord Latham |
Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex 1956–1961 |
Succeeded by Sir John Crocker |
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