Early in 1921, the British government decided to provide subsidies for approved airlines, so Bristol's management authorised Barnwell to proceed with a design for a single-engined transport aircraft.

[2] The Ten-seater was a large, two-bay biplane, with a cabin for nine passengers and a forward cockpit for the single pilot.

[4] The Type 62 had its Certificate of Airworthiness awarded on 14 February 1922[5] and was transferred to Instone Air Line for service on its London-to-Paris route, carrying both passengers and cargo.

[6] By this time, Instone Air Lines had merged with the other three subsidised British airlines to form Imperial Airways.

It was overweight at full load and did not go into overseas service, being used as an ambulance at RAF Halton together with the Avro Andover.