Person    | Male  Born 15/11/1885  Died 21/4/1962

Frederick Handley Page

Aircraft designer and manufacturer. His company manufactured the Halifax bombers used in WW2.

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Frederick Handley Page

Sir Frederick Handley Page, 1885 - 1962, aircraft designer and manufacturer l...

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