Hersteller: airspeed

Airspeed Ltd.
Portsmouth, foundet: 1934

Airspeed Ltd. - The Airport - Portsmouth - Hants. - Great Britain

1933 - Airspeed AS 5 Courier, Light transport

1934 - Airspeed AS 6 Envoy, Light transport aircraft

1937 - Airspeed AS 30 Queen Wasp, Remote controlled target aircraft

1937 - Airspeed AS 10 Oxford Mk. V, Radio- and Navigation Trainer

After the successful AS.6 Envoy, the RAF asked Airspeed for a larger twin design. The Oxford was build in large numbers and was one of the standard trainers at the beginning of the war. It was in use for training gunnery, bombing, radio, navigation etc.pp. . 8586 were build.  

1941 - Airspeed AS 45 Cambridge, Advanced Trainer

1941 - Airspeed AS 51 / AS 58 Horsa Mk. I, Transport glider

1943 - Airspeed AS 39 Fleet Shadower, Carrier-based sea reconnaissance aircraft

This highly specialized aircraft was designed to shadow enemy fleets from aircraft carriers, mostly at night. To achieve this, endurance, slow cruising speeds, good field of view and a comparable small size had to be combined.  

1947 - Airspeed AS 57 Ambassador, Midrange airliner

The Ambassador, at the BEA also known as the Eliza- bethan, was a typical midrange airliner of the early fifties.