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25%OFFCharles Woodley - History of British European Airways: 1946 - 1972 - 9781473886629 - V9781473886629
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History of British European Airways: 1946 - 1972

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Description for History of British European Airways: 1946 - 1972 Paperback. .
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 It began operations with a fleet of outdated and hopelessly uneconomic passenger aircraft that were derivatives of wartime types such as the DC-3, Avro Viking and Rapide.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
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4

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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