Frederick Handley Page
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Sir Frederick Handley Page, (1885-1962) was an English industrialist who pioneered 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 a zero passenger fatality rate.