Frederick Handley Page, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick Handley Page

British aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1885

Place of Birth: Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1962

Profession: businessperson, engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Sir Frederick Handley Page, CBE, FRAeS (15 November 1885 – 21 April 1962) was an English industrialist who was a pioneer in the aircraft industry and became known as the father of the heavy bomber.His company Handley Page Limited was best known for its large aircraft such as the Handley Page 0/400 and Halifax bombers and the H.P.42 airliner.
The latter was the flagship of the Imperial Airways fleet between the wars and remarkable at the time for having been involved in no passenger deaths. He is also known for his invention, with Gustav Lachmann, of the leading edge slot to improve the stall characteristics of aircraft wings.
Frederick Handley Page was the uncle of World War II flying ace Geoffrey Page.