In this artwork, how is the People of the Composition elucidated?
A number of well known aviators are depicted in the painting, including Sir Alan Cobham. A man identical to a description of the first pilot to circumnavigate the world via flight, Wiley Post, is seen in the centre of the painting.Other people in the painting are:
George Holt Thomas – aviation industry pioneer and newspaper proprietor.
Frederick Handley Page – founded Handley Page Limited in 1919.
The Instone brothers (Samuel, Alfred and Theodore) – established the Instone Airline.
Walter G. R. Hinchliffe – Royal Air Force flying ace of the First World War who died during his 1927 transatlantic flight attempt.
Sir Eric Geddes – Chairman of Imperial Airways, 1924–1937.
Hubert Scott-Paine – founded the Supermarine Aviation Works and was later a director of Imperial Airways.
Lord Thomson of Cardington – British Secretary of State for Air, 1924 and 1930.
Sefton Brancker – senior officer of the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force.
Sefton Brancker Frederick Handley Page George Holt Thomas Alan Cobham Lord Thomson of Cardington First World War Sir Eric Geddes Eric Geddes Walter G. R. Hinchliffe Sir Alan Cobham Samuel Wiley Post Hubert Scott-Paine