Airwork Services
1928–1960 British airline / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Airwork Limited, also referred to during its history as Airwork Services Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary company of VT Group plc. It has a long and rich history in providing a variety of defence support services to the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm and overseas air forces, as well as having played an important role in the development of civil aviation – both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
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Founded | 1928 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 1960 (merged with Hunting-Clan Air Transport to form British United Airways) | ||||||
Hubs | Blackbushe Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 12 aircraft (4 Handley Page Hermes, 2 Vickers Viscount 800 series, 5 Vickers Viking, 1 Airspeed Consul) [as of April 1958] | ||||||
Destinations | East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa | ||||||
Headquarters | Central London | ||||||
Key people | M.D. Wyatt, R. Louden Cumming, Hon. W.K. Davison, L.R. Castlemaine, G.E. Ford, K.R. Sangster, L.A. Lafone A.D. Page |
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