The Handley Page company in Britain produced the Handley Page Type W, its first civil transport aircraft. It housed two crew in an open cockpit and 15 passengers in an enclosed cabin. Powered by two Napier Lion engines, the prototype first flew on 4 December 1919, shortly after it was displayed at the 1919 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. It was ordered by the Belgian firm Sabena, a further ten Type Ws were produced under license in Belgium by SABCA."Handley Page Three-Engined Commercial Aeroplane for Belgium". Flight, 1 May 1924 In 1921 the Air Ministry ordered three aircraft, built as the W.8b, for use by Handley Page Transport, and later by Imperial Airways, on services to Paris and Brussels."The Handley Page W.8 B." Flight, 19 January 1922,
The Handley Page company in Britain produced the Ha,ndley Page Type W, its first civil transport aircraft. It housed two crew in an open cockpit and 15 passengers in an enclosed cabin. Powered by two Napier Lion engines, the prototype first flew on 4 December 1919, shortly after it was displayed at the 1919 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. It was ordered by the Belgian firm Sabena, a further ten Type Ws were produced under license in Belgium by SABCA."Handley Page Three-Engined Commercial Aeroplane for Belgium" Flight, 1 May 1924 In 1921 the Air Ministry ordered three aircraft built as the W.8b, for use by Handley Page Transport, and later by Imperial Airways, on services to Paris and Brussel,s."The Handley Page W.8 B." Flight 19 January 1922,