The W.8 prototype, first flown on 4 December 1919, on display later that month at the sixth Paris Air Show. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum

Registered 11 Nov.1919. First flew 4 Dec.1919. The company's first pure civil transport prototype, displayed at the Paris Aero Show Dec.1919/Jan.1920. On 10 July 1923, it was damaged beyond repair when it suffered a fuel leak that starved an engine of fuel while en route from Croydon to Paris Le Bourget and was forced to make a downwind landing in a field at Poix de Picardie, Northern France. Although landed successfully, it overran into a sunken road and broke its back. The pilot and mechanic were thrown out but only slightly injured. The seven passengers were uninjured. Cancelled 22 Nov.1923

Registered 25th Nov.1925. Sold to Sir Alan Cobham and registered to his National Aviation Displays Ltd on 27th Nov.1933. Converted to an in-flight tanker in 1934 and flew out to Hal Far, Malta later that year to refuel Sir Alan's Airspeed Courier G-ABXN on its attempted non-stop flight to India. There are conflicting reports as to whether it did carry out the proposed refuelling over the Mediterranean or not but the Courier suffered a throttle problem, which necessitated Cobham forced-landing on Malta. That flight was abandoned and W.10 G-EBMR was sold locally for scrap. Cancelled Nov.1934.

Registered January 1922. To Imperial Airways March 1924. DBR in gales following a precautionary landing in very rough weather near Abbeville, France 15th February 1928.

Registered 27th March 1926. Later became OO-AHZ. Cancelled 12th February 1932 as WFU.

Two former Imperial Airways W.10s, G-EBMM and G-EBMR, were employed by Sir Alan Cobham's Flying Circus from 1932, and in 1934 both were used as tankers for Airspeed Courier G-ABXN which Cobham intended to fly to India non-stop. The 22 September attempt ended with the Courier belly-landing at Hal Far, Malta, with a malfunctioning throttle after successful refuellings by G-EBMM after take-off and by G-EBMR over Malta. G-EBMM fatally crashed that same day in England due to a failing bolt in the tailplane. Oddly G-EBMR is also reported to have crashed on 22 September 1934 at Hal Far, or on 2 September which makes no sense. Can anyone shed any light on this? Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Alan Cobham and William Helmore in the AS.5 Courier prototype G-ABXN refuelling from one of Cobham's Handley Page W.10s. This was a test. A non-stop flight to India with in-flight refuelling failed as the Courier suffered a throttle malfunction. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Detail of photo 375667. The W.8e and W.8f had two Siddeley Puma engines plus a Rolls-Royce Eagle in the nose. This Sabena aircraft was built in England and not by SABCA. Photo from: Amsterdam City Archives

Sabena flew the old Handley Page W.8 well into the 1930s. On the left is a three-engined W.8f, OO-AHG. Photo from: Amsterdam City Archives

Departure of the first aircraft to fly to the Belgian Congo - a three-engined Handley Page W.8. Edmond Thieffry, Léopold Roger and Joseph De Bruycker made it to Léopoldville (Kinshasa) in 51 days. The aircraft served in the colony until 1933, latterly re-registered OO-AHO. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Sabena had four twin-engined Handley Page W.8b airliners, including three built by SABCA. This aircraft is seen on the Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Brussels - Strasbourg - Basel service. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

Handley Page's prototype of their first passenger airliner, developed from the O/400 bomber. It was written off on 10 July 1923 during a forced landing at Poix in France following engine problems during a flight from Croydon to Le Bourget, when it over-ran the runway and broke it's back. No injuries were sustained by the seven passengers, and the two crew members received "minor injuries". Photographer not known, possibly an Imperial Airways publicity shot?