The Beginnings of British Commercial Aviation - August 25th 1919 - The inauguration of the first regular Kent to France flight, providing a passenger service using a converted WWII wartime biplane bomber. Disputed accounts claim this shows the first London to Paris flight. though this was reportedly using a de Havilland 4A bomber

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