Damaged before its first flight, Handley Page disowned it, but it was rebuilt and flew for a time in 1910 as the Planes Limited Biplane.
[1] The Type B had no fuselage: the 60 hp (45 kW) Green four-cylinder inline water-cooled engine[3] was flexibly mounted below the lower wing and drove a pair of pusher propellers, mounted at lower wing level, via a pair of chains.
During repairs, a storm caused more damage and Handley Page decided to have no more to do with what he considered a failure and nicknamed it "The Scrapheap".
This work was completed by mid-1910 and Thomson had the machine transported to Freshfield, where he had established an organisation named Planes Limited and had a flying field.
On 29 November 1910 the Type B finally flew, performing well enough for Fenwick to be granted Royal Aero Club pilot's certificate.