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Imperial Airways Handley Page H.P.42. Hanno in 1931. On 31 March 1924, Britain's four pioneer airlines that started up in the immediate post war period—Handley Page Transport, British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Daimler Airways and Instone Air Line—joined to form Imperial Airways Limited, [3] developing routes throughout the British Empire to India, some parts of Africa and later to ...
British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom.It is headquartered in London, England, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. [5] [6]The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers carried, behind easyJet.
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1969. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles. For narratives about this time period, see Post-war Britain (1945–1979), Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979),
21 May – A tornado tracks across England from Wendover to Blakeney, Norfolk (68 miles (109 km)), the longest ever such track in Britain. [15] 26 May – Motor fuel rationing comes to an end after eleven years, marking another stage in the phasing-out of rationing that was introduced in the wake of World War II. [16]
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 23 February 1950. It was the first election to be held after the abolition of plural voting and university constituencies in addition to a reorganization of constituencies by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 .
After the passing of the Civil Aviation Act 1946, European and South American services passed to two further state-owned airlines, British European Airways (BEA) and British South American Airways (BSAA). BOAC absorbed BSAA in 1949, but BEA continued to operate British domestic and European routes for the next quarter century.
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first to be held after a full term of a majority Labour government. The general election was held on Thursday 23 February 1950, and was also the first to be held following the abolition of plural voting and university constituencies .
1950 English local elections (6 P) L. 1950 in London (1 C, 6 P) S. ... Pages in category "1950 in England" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.