History of British European Airways: 1946 - 1972

by Charles Woodley

BEA was formed in 1946 and took over most UK domestic and European routes under the British government's nationalization 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 It began operations with a fleet of outdated and hopelessly uneconomic passenger aircraft that were derivatives of wartime types such as the DC-3, Avro Viking and Rapide.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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473886627
• ISBN13: 9781473886629
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Length: 208 Pages