BEA British European Airways 1960s- early 1970s: The Pinnacle of Success – A Photo History
Photos from the Collection of Henry Tenby
Write up by Henry Tenby
BEA British European Airways was the UK’s short haul government owner air carrier during post war period up until the airline was merged into BOAC to become British Airways in 1973.
BEA Vanguard G-APEH possibly at Manchester winter of 1970.
Along with their associate companies BEA Scottish and BEA Channel Island Airways BEA provided domestic UK services as well as flights to many popular points within Continental Europe during the 1960s. BEA had an all British built fleet that included the De Havilland Comet, De Havilland Heron, Vickers Viscount, Vickers Vanguard, BAC One Eleven, Trident, SC-7 Skyvan, S-61 helicopter, and other types in the 1950s including the AS.57 Elizabethan and DC-3.
BEA’s main operating bases were at London Heathrow and Manchester and the airline operated the famous London-Scotland shuttle service using pretty much all the larger types in their fleet of the day. The Vanguard was specially well utilized on the shuttle service.
The images presented here are from the slide collection of Henry Tenby.
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BEA Comet 4B G-ARJK Gatwick June 1972.British Airways BEA SC-7 Skyvan G-ASZJ July 1973.BEA BAC One Eleven 501 G-AVMR.BEA Argosy G-ASXO Heathrow 1960s.BEA Comet G-ARDI Heathrow 1960s.BEA Comet G-ARCP Heathrow 1960s.BEA Trident 3B G-AWZD Heathrow August 1972.BEA Trident 1C G-ARPX Heathrow August 1972.BEA Trident 1C G-ARPH Heathrow July 1973.BEA Trident 3B G-AWZB Heathrow July 1972.BEA Trident 1C G-ARPC Heathrow July 1973.BEA Cargo Vanguard G-APEM MARCH 1971.BEA pax Vanguard G-APEM 1960s climb out.BEA pax Vanguard G-APEU Heathrow September 1973.BEA pax Vickers Vanguard G-APEU March 1970.BEA ex Cambrian Viscount G-AOYG May 1971.BEA Viscount G-AOJC possibly at Manchester May 1971.BEA Scottish Viscount G-AOJE early 1970s.BEA Viscount G-AOJF Heathrow 1960s.BEA Channel Viscount 800 G-AOHM 1960s.BEA Scottish Airways Viscount G-AOHS Gatwick August 1973.
