The British Aircraft Corporation was a British aircraft manufacturer formed in 1960 from the merger of four aviation firms. It jointly developed and manufactured Concorde with France's Sud Aviation.
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Founded Year SignificanceThe British partner, alongside France's Sud Aviation, in the joint development and manufacture of the Concorde supersonic airliner. 1 Headquarters100 Pall Mall, City of Westminster, London 1 Merged IntoBritish Aerospace (1977 nationalisation and merger with Hawker Siddeley Group and Scottish Aviation) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Manufacturer, jointly with Sud Aviation
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1. Wikipedia: British Aircraft Corporation
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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.
1. Wikipedia: British Aircraft Corporation
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BAC's head office was on the top floors of the 100 Pall Mall building in the City of Westminster, London.
1. Wikipedia: British Aircraft Corporation
Wikipedia1977 nationalisation sectionQuote, 1977 nationalisation section
On 29 April 1977, BAC, the Hawker Siddeley Group and Scottish Aviation were nationalised and merged under the provisions of Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977. This new group was established as a statutory corporation, British Aerospace (BAe).
Wikipedia: Concorde
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Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
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