Silver City Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom that operated mainly in Europe between 1946 and 1962. Unlike many airlines at the time, it was independent of government-owned corporations; its parent company was Zinc Corporation, an Australian company involved mainly in mining and mineral processing. The name "Silver City" originated as a nickname of Broken Hill, Australia – an area famed for silver mines, including some owned by the airline's parent company.
A Silver City Bristol Freighter at Berlin Tempelhof during 1954
Silver City Bristol 170 Mark 32 Superfreighter loading a car at Southampton during 1954
Silver City Bristol 170 Mark 21 Freighter at Manchester Airport in May 1955.
Silver City Bristol 170 in RAF markings during 1953 for use on freight flights to and through the Suez Canal Zone
The Bristol Type 170 Freighter is a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner. Its best known use was as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances. A passenger-only version was also produced, known as the Wayfarer.
Bristol Freighter
Bristol Freighter 31M in Norcanair markings at the Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2007
Bristol Freighter operated by Aer Lingus being loaded through the clamshell nose doors in 1952
Silver City Airways Freighter 32 loading a car for Cherbourg at Southampton in September 1954
