British Aircraft Corporation
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Not to be confused with British Aircraft Company.
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 Aircraft several months later.[1]
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Founded | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) |
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Defunct | 29 April 1977; 47 years ago (1977-04-29) |
Fate | Merged with Hawker Siddeley and Scottish Aviation |
Successor | British Aerospace |
Headquarters | , |
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