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EDWARDS, SIR GEORGE - The First Sixty Years (British Aircraft Corporation)

Title: The First Sixty Years (British Aircraft Corporation)
Description: New York: The Newcomen Society in North America, 1970. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. Thespine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a small inked #5 on the top front corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "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% respectively. BAC in turn acquired the share capital of their aviation interests and 70% of Hunting several months later. Its head office was on the top floors of the 100 Pall Mall building in the City of Westminster, London." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics BAC British Aircraft Corporation Business History Airline History

Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40131

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