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When Handley Page joined the Society in 1907, he was described as \u2018something of an enfant terrible and one of the most remarkable personalities in a cause [aeronautics] which boasts of more young men\u2019s successes than any other\u2019. In this entertaining lecture, Keith Hayward recalls the explosion that occurred once \u2018the enfant terrible\u2019 and his colleagues came up against the Aeronautical establishment and goes on to explore the contribution that HP made during his next fifty years of membership.\n\nThe recording concludes with a panel discussion where Prof Hayward is joined by the morning\u2019s other contributors, Harry Fraser-Mitchell FRAeS and Andrew Brookes FRAeS.\n\nProf Keith Hayward FRAeS presented the third paper in the conference \u2018Handley Page Ltd : celebrating the centenary of the first British aircraft company\u2019. The conference was organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society\u2019s Historical Group on 10 September 2009. The lecture was introduced by Tony Edwards FRAeS and the recording was edited by Eur Ing Mike Stanberry FRAeS.