Empire Air Mail Scheme
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The Empire Air Mail Scheme was a British interwar initiative that provided subsidized airmail service across the British Empire, significantly expanding and standardizing long-distance air postal routes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government initiative
ⓘ
airmail service program ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1939 ⓘ |
| followedBy | wartime military and civil airmail arrangements ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expansion of regular intercontinental air services
ⓘ
increased volume of airmail within the British Empire ⓘ stimulus to commercial aviation on Empire routes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
British Post Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| industry |
aviation
ⓘ
postal service ⓘ |
| mainHub |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of British Empire by airmail
ⓘ
use of long‑range flying boats on Empire routes ⓘ |
| operator |
British Overseas Airways Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British imperial communications network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | experimental Empire airmail services ⓘ |
| purpose |
reduction of airmail postage rates
ⓘ
standardization of long‑distance air postal routes ⓘ subsidized airmail service across the British Empire ⓘ |
| regulates | airmail postage rates on Empire routes ⓘ |
| routeEnd |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeStart | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | suspension at outbreak of World War II ⓘ |
| sponsor |
British Post Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsidyRecipient |
Imperial Airways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial postal administrations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| transported |
first‑class mail
ⓘ
official government correspondence ⓘ |
| uses |
Empire flying boats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
flying boat aircraft ⓘ land‑based airliners ⓘ |
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