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History of British European Airways: 1946 - 1972
Charles Woodley
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BEA was formed in 1946 and took over most UK domestic and European routes under the British government's nationalisation policy. It began operations with a fleet of outdated and hopelessly uneconomic passenger aircraft that were derivatives of wartime types such as the DC-3, Avro Viking and Rapide. By the end of 1955 the airline had re-equipped with more modern types such as the jet-prop Viscount and moved into a profit for the first time. From 1960 onwards the airline introduced larger jets such as the Comet, Trident and BAC 1-11. BEA merged with the British Overseas Airways Corporation in 1974 ... Read more
BEA was formed in 1946 and took over most UK domestic and European routes under the British government's nationalisation policy. It began operations with a fleet of outdated and hopelessly uneconomic passenger aircraft that were derivatives of wartime types such as the DC-3, Avro Viking and Rapide. By the end of 1955 the airline had re-equipped with more modern types such as the jet-prop Viscount and moved into a profit for the first time. From 1960 onwards the airline introduced larger jets such as the Comet, Trident and BAC 1-11. BEA merged with the British Overseas Airways Corporation in 1974 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473886629
SKU
V9781473886629
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About Charles Woodley
Charles Woodley's first book, Golden Age: Commercial Aviation in Britain 1945-1965 was published by Airlife in 1992. He is also the author of Bristol Britannia published by Crowood Aviation in 2002, Scotland's Airlines (The History Press, 2008), Heathrow Airport: The First Twenty-Five Years (The History Press, 2010), Stansted Airport Through Time (Amberley Publishing, 2011) and Gatwick Airport: The First Fifty ... Read more
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