The Bristol Type 175 Britannia is a retired British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to meet British civilian aviation needs. During development two …

Following the reduction in the need for a large strategic airlift capability in the mid 1970’s because of the perceived easing of the ‘Cold War’, the Britannia fleet was disbanded and together with …

On 19 March 1959, at Royal Air Force Lyneham, Wiltshire, at 1752 hours, the first Britannia C Mark 2 XN398 arrived from the manufacturers base at Filton. The aircraft was cap-tained by …

As a long range military transport aircraft the RAF Britannia C.Mk1 could lift eighteen and a half tons over 4,000+ miles, carrying freight only or up to 53 stretchers with medical personnel and …

The Bristol 175 Britannia was designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to meet the requirements of British Overseas Aircraft Corporation (BOAC) trans-Atlantic routes, carrying …

85 Britannias were built and the RAF used twenty-three as long range troop and freight transports. Despite initial setbacks, Bristol’s ‘Whispering Giant’ proved itself a successful airliner with its …

Feb 9, 2024 · The Bristol Britannia was a British medium-to-long-range aircraft designed and developed by Bristol Aerospace in the early 1950s. Powered by four turboprop engines, the …

The Britannia 312 network was soon widened to include San Francisco (from 6 May 1958), and Montreal, Detroit and Chicago, from 17 April 1958. Some services to the Caribbean and South …

Like several others in the British Airliner Collection, the Bristol Britannia was developed in response to a Brabazon Committee specification, in this case the Type III, which also …

A list of all the Britannias that were used in Military service – all were Series 253 (RAF C.Mk1) except where starred *. Click on the underlined entry of each aircraft to access details with photo.