George Handasyde

George Harris Handasyde

c.1877 Born in Edinburgh

1908 Built his first aeroplane in North London

c.1908 Birth of his son Robert Handasyde, who went onto become a director of British Aircraft Corporation's, Weybridge Division

1909 Joined with H. P. Martin to found Martin and Handasyde to build aeroplanes, specifically monoplanes at Brooklands

c.1921 Martinsyde closed

1922 Handasyde designed and rapidly constructed a glider in which F. P. Raynham achieved a winning duration flight at the Itford Hill competition

Hartasyde designed and built a commercial monoplane

Early 1930s: Joined Desoutter Aircraft Co; adapted the Dutch Koolhaven monoplane for British use.

Joined the British Klemm Aeroplane Co and adapted the Klemm monoplane.

The company became British Aircraft Manufacturing Co; Handasyde designed the Eagle and Double Eagle variants of the Klemm

c.1939 he retired to Scotland

1958 Died at age of 81

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Sources of Information

• Flight 14 November 1958