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The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "parents" of BAC with shareholdings of 20%, 40% and 40% ...
British Aircraft Corporation aircraft (9 C, 8 P) Pages in category "British Aircraft Corporation" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Babcock Aircraft Company; British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) Ltd – United Kingdom, (1959–1977) > British Aerospace; Bach Aircraft – United States; Bachem, Bachem – Germany, (1944–1945) [1] Back Bone, Tallard, France; Backcountry Super Cubs, Douglas, Wyoming, United States; BAE Systems, BAE Systems PLC – United Kingdom, (1999–present)
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Notable aircraft produced by the company include the 'Boxkite', the Bristol Fighter, the Bulldog, the Blenheim, the Beaufighter, and the Britannia, and much of the preliminary work which led to Concorde was carried out by the company. In 1956 its major operations were split into Bristol Aircraft and Bristol Aero Engines.
British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer that was formed in 1977. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire . [ 1 ]
The British Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Maidstone. It was founded by C H Lowe-Wylde and produced gliders and light aircraft during the 1930s. B.A.C. Ltd was registered as a Limited Company on 4 March 1931; directors were C H Lowe-Wylde, K Barcham Green and Mrs Sheila M Green. Around this time Lowe-Wylde was ...
Richard Milne, DFC & Bar (8 July 1919 – 2004) was a British flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the destruction of at least fifteen aircraft. Born in Edinburgh, Milne joined the RAF in 1937. At the time of the outbreak of the Second World War, he was serving with No. 151 Squadron.