Sir Frederick Handley Page
(1885-1962)

Died aged c. 77

Sir Frederick Handley Page, CBE, FRAeS (15 November 1885 – 21 April 1962) was an English industrialist who was a pioneer in the aircraft industry and became known as the father of the heavy bomber. His company Handley Page Limited was best known for its large aircraft such as the Handley Page 0/400 and Halifax bombers and the H.P.42 airliner. The latter was the flagship of the Imperial Airways fleet between the wars and remarkable at the time for having been involved in no passenger deaths. He is also known for his invention, with Gustav Lachmann, of the leading edge slot to improve the stall characteristics of aircraft wings. Frederick Handley Page was the uncle of World War II flying ace Geoffrey Page.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Sir Frederick Handley Page 1885-1962 aircraft designer and manufacturer lived here in Flat 3

18 Grosvenor Square, Westminster, W1, London, United Kingdom where they lived

Sir Frederick Handley Page aviation pioneer born here 15-11-1885

3 King’s Road, Cheltenham, United Kingdom where they was born (1885)