Imperial Airways

Summary

Imperial Airways is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Imperial Airways is the creator of Ben Nicholson^[3].
• Imperial Airways is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Imperial Airways's image is recorded as Imperial Airways Fly There Poster (19290401540).jpg^[5].
• Imperial Airways's image is recorded as DonThomasPosters3 (19291815029).jpg^[6].
• Imperial Airways's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• Imperial Airways's instance of is recorded as airline^[8].
• Imperial Airways's item operated is recorded as Handley Page Type W^[9].
• Imperial Airways's follows is recorded as Instone Air Line^[10].
• Imperial Airways's follows is recorded as British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd^[11].
• Imperial Airways's follows is recorded as Daimler Airway^[12].
• Imperial Airways's follows is recorded as Handley Page Transport^[13].
• Imperial Airways's followed by is recorded as British Overseas Airways Corporation^[14].
• Imperial Airways's followed by is recorded as British Airways Ltd.^[15].
• Imperial Airways's headquarters location is recorded as Croydon^[16].
• Imperial Airways's GND ID is recorded as 5008760-5^[17].
• Imperial Airways's Commons category is recorded as Imperial Airways^[18].
• Imperial Airways's industry is recorded as aviation^[19].
• Imperial Airways's industry is recorded as air transport^[20].
• +1924-03-31T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Imperial Airways^[21].
• Imperial Airways was dissolved in +1939-11-24T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Imperial Airways's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yy1^[23].
• Imperial Airways's location of formation is recorded as London^[24].
• Imperial Airways's significant event is recorded as 1926 Channel ditching^[25].
• Imperial Airways's significant event is recorded as City of Khartoum crash^[26].
• Imperial Airways's significant event is recorded as Imperial Airways accident on 15 February 1928^[27].

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Founding

+1924-03-31T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Imperial Airways^[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[24].

Identity

Predecessors include Instone Air Line^[10], British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd^[11], Daimler Airway^[12], and Handley Page Transport^[13]. Successors include British Overseas Airways Corporation^[14] and British Airways Ltd.^[15].

Operations

Imperial Airways's headquarters location is recorded as Croydon^[16].

Industry

Industries include aviation^[19] and air transport^[20].

Dissolution

Imperial Airways was dissolved in +1939-11-24T00:00:00Z^[22].

Why It Matters

Imperial Airways ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]