The Bristol Type 175 Britannia is a retired British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to meet British civilian aviation needs. During development two prototy
BOAC Britannia Model 312 on a transatlantic flight at Manchester Airport in 1962.
The prototype Britannia 101 G-ALBO in BOAC markings at the 1953 Farnborough Air Show
Britannia Airways Britannia Model 102 at Manchester Airport in 1965
Ex-Canadian Pacific Air Lines Britannia Model 314 of Transglobe Airways at Manchester Airport in June 1966
The Canadair CL-44 was a Canadian turboprop airliner and cargo aircraft based on the Bristol Britannia that was developed and produced by Canadair in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Although innovativ
Bristol Britannia
…less tranquil. Canadair purchased a licence to build the Britannia in Canada, adding another 72 aircraft in two variants. These were the stretched Canadair CL-44/Canadair CC-106 Yukon, and the greatly modified Canadair CP-107 Argus maritime patrol aircraft. In 1942, during the Second World War, Allied aircraft construction saw the…
A Canadair CL-44 of Transporte Aereo Rioplatense. The same aircraft crashed in July 1981 following a mid-air collision
Loading a Canadair CL-44 at Manchester in 1963 with the fuselage swung open. This aircraft was operated by BOAC on charter from Seaboard World Airlines
Slick Airways at San Francisco 1963
Canadair CC-106 Yukon of the Canadian Armed Forces at London Gatwick Airport in 1968