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1946 Incorporated as '''British Aviation Services ''' | 1946 Incorporated as '''British Aviation Services ''' | ||
1954 [[General Steam Navigation Co]] acquired a majority holding in the group, which owned [[Silver City Airways]], car-ferry operators, and Aquila Airways, the only British flying-boat operators<ref>The Times, Jun 16, 1954</ref> | 1954 [[General Steam Navigation Co]] acquired a majority holding in the group, which owned [[Silver City Airways]], car-ferry operators, and [[Aquila Airways]], the only British flying-boat operators<ref>The Times, Jun 16, 1954</ref> | ||
By 1957 was part of '''British Aviation Services''' group<ref>The Times, Jan 26, 1957</ref>. | By 1957 was part of '''British Aviation Services''' group<ref>The Times, Jan 26, 1957</ref>. | ||
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[[Category: Town - Southend-on-Sea]] | [[Category: Town - Southend-on-Sea]] | ||
[[Category: Aircraft Components ]] | [[Category: Aircraft Components ]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 7 October 2015
British Aviation Services Limited (Britavia) of Municipal Airport, Southend-on-Sea
1946 Incorporated as British Aviation Services
1954 General Steam Navigation Co acquired a majority holding in the group, which owned Silver City Airways, car-ferry operators, and Aquila Airways, the only British flying-boat operators[1]
By 1957 was part of British Aviation Services group[2].
1962 Eoin Mekie was chairman.
By 1989 was a designer of aircraft components, part of the Bricom Group[3]
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