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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1960 1
Significance
The British partner, alongside France's Sud Aviation, in the joint development and manufacture of the Concorde supersonic airliner. 1
Headquarters
100 Pall Mall, City of Westminster, London 1
Merged Into
British Aerospace (1977 nationalisation and merger with Hawker Siddeley Group and Scottish Aviation) 1
Dissolved Year
1977 1
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1. Wikipedia: British Aircraft Corporation
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    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.
  • Head office description
    BAC's head office was on the top floors of the 100 Pall Mall building in the City of Westminster, London.
  • 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).
  • Merger speculation and 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.
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Wikipedia: Concorde
WikipediaHas Part: Concorde, Overview
Quote, Has Part: Concorde, Overview
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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