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	Bristol Britannia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a medium/long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly a number of air routes across the British Empire.
		Bristol won both the Type I and Type III contracts, soon delivering their Type I design, the Bristol Brabazon in 1949.
		Unlike the Britannia the Argus was built for endurance, not speed, and so used four Wright R-3350-32W Turbo-Compound engines which use very little fuel (although it is perhaps surprising that it did not use the Napier Nomad, an even more efficient turbo-compound designed expressly for this role).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol_Britannia (1073 words)

	Bristol Proteus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was used mostly on the Bristol Britannia airliner, but saw some 3rd party use as well.
		The Coupled Proteus was also intended to be used on the Mk.II versions of the Bristol Brabazon, but this project was cancelled.
		The Mk.755 of 4,120 hp (3,070 kW) was used on the 200 series (not built) and other 300's, and the Mk.765 of 4,445 hp (3,315 kW) was used on the RAF's Series 250 aircraft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol_Proteus (319 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Bristol \| Bank sells branches in £150m deal
		According to Bristol & West, all staff supporting the branches at its headquarters would be offered jobs at Britannia's base in Leek or positions at the building society's other sites in the South West.
		Bristol & West, which was formed more than 150 years ago, will remain primarily as a mortgage brand, sold directly to customers and through intermediaries.
		Britannia said the acquisition would see it move into 65 new towns and areas where it does not currently have a branch.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/england/bristol/4575991.stm (405 words)

	Britannia Building Society \| About Us > May 2005
		The Britannia Board believes there is compelling strategic logic for the deal, which offers substantial benefits to Britannia’s members, customers and employees and to the customers and staff of Bristol and West.
		Britannia will move in to 65 towns and neighbourhoods where it is not currently present, with Bristol and West’s focus on the South and West complementing Britannia’s strong North West, Midlands, London and East Anglian profile.
		Britannia is committed to maintaining an extensive branch network and the deal means Bristol and West’s customers will have access to nearly three times as many branches.
	www.britannia.co.uk /news/news_releases/2005_05/bristol_and_west.html (824 words)

	Bristol Britannia 312 airplane pictures & aircraft photos - RAF Museums
		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 speed, comfort and lack of vibration putting it ahead of its competitors.
		When BOAC retired the Britannia in 1964, it became the mainstay of the independent sector and saw widespread use for cargo work.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /bristol-britannia-312.htm (195 words)

	Bristol Aircraft Worldwide Survey News
		Bristol Britannia G-ANCF has been excluded from the move, as the dismantled fuselage takes up a lot of space.
		This unfortunately leaves the Britannia without a home, and the BAPT are actively seeking a new location to store or display the aircraft.
		The nose of Britannia G-ALRX will be moved to the new hangar, and the complete Britannia, XM496, will remain where it is under the care of the Bristol Britannia XM496 Preservation Society.
	bristolaircraft.blogspot.com (1607 words)

	Britannia Airways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Britannia Airways is the world's largest holiday airline, offering service on a network of flights from the United Kingdom and Europe to destinations around the world.
		Britannia carried nearly 42 million passengers between 1968 and 1984, and the fleet grew to include twenty-nine Boeing 737s and two Boeing 767s.
		Britannia modernized its fleet in the 1990s and expanded its route network to holiday destinations in Asia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States.During 1997, 34 percent of Britannia's flights were to long-haul destinations.
	www.boeing.com /commercial/aeromagazine/aero_04/textonly/a01txt.html (483 words)

	Investors' Association - Britannia buys B&W branches - "re-mutualisation" the new trend? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Britannia will move in to 65 towns and neighbourhoods where it is not currently present, with Bristol & West's focus on the South and West complementing Britannia's strong North West, Midlands, London and East Anglian profile.
		Britannia is the UK's second largest mutual building society, with 2.2 million members, assets under management of more than £25 billion and 187 branches countrywide.
		Britannia has pledged to keep open any branches that are more than one mile apart, but in cases where a Bristol & West branch is on the same high street as a Britannia branch, sites will be merged.
	www.investorsassociation.org /forums/showthread.php?postid=54942 (2909 words)

	XM496 at the Kemble Airday 2005.
		It is important to note that the Britannia Aircraft Preservation Trust (BAPT) is a separate organization and has no direct connection in the operation of the aircraft XM496 or the Bristol Britannia XM496 Preservation Society.
		Supported by the Britannia Association who funded the very expensive special paint, a nucleus of five Society members repainted the port side in the original Royal Air Force colour scheme that the aircraft was in when as REGULUS she served with Royal Air Force Transport Command.
		The Bristol Britannia XM496 Preservation Society has established a good working relationship with the Kemble airfield owners, Kemble Air Services, and is especially grateful for their continued support of XM496’s residence.
	www.geocities.com /davejl_2000/history (561 words)

	Art Impact - making an impact with art
		As the Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane Company, it established itself as a leading aircraft manufacturer in World War I, with the Bristol Scout and Bristol F2B Fighter.
		By the outbreak of World War II, now the Bristol Aeroplane Company, it was the one of the largest aircraft factories in the world, producing the famous Blenheim, and later the Beaufort, Beaufighter and Brigand.
		The Tourer was a passenger carrying derivative of the Bristol Fighter.
	www.artimpact.cwc.net /bristol.htm (553 words)

	Bristol Aero Collection
		The Bristol Aero Collection was formed in 1988, with the intention of preserving for future generations the history of aeronautical development in the Filton area.
		The Bristol Aero Collection was formed in 1988 by a group of like-minded individuals, all passionate about aviation heritage in the Bristol area.
		The Bristol Aero Collection Team was also created, to support the trust, by recruiting volunteers, and working towards establishing a museum in the Filton area.
	www.bristolaero.i12.com /about.htm (764 words)

	Britannia Aircraft Preservation Trust - G-ALRX
		This aircraft was the second prototype Britannia, and first flew from Filton on December 23rd, 1953.
		In 1995 it was donated to the Britannia Aircraft Preservation Trust, and joined the Bristol Aero Collections store at Banwell in December, moving to Kemble the next year.
		The cockpit is accessable, and is open for inspection on days when the Bristol Aero Collection is open - Sundays, Mondays and during events from Easter to the end of October.
	www.britannia.flyer.co.uk /galrx.htm (287 words)

	Britannia Airlines Remembered
		On 06Dec64 the Bristol Britannia 102 was introduced and the company changed its name to Britannia Airways.
		During May 2004 the news was published that Britannia would be rebranded as ThomsonFly, adding to a new direction for the company which had also established a separate low-cost no-frills carrier: Thomson Fly.
		Britannia Airways was the charter airline for Thomson/TUI UK and regarded as the No.1 in the travel business in the United Kingdom.
	www.ruudleeuw.com /rem-britannia.htm (686 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I worked in the Britannia Spares Dept. at BAC Filton in 1953, as a secretary, and would like to contact any former colleagues who were working in the dept. at that time.
		The Bristol 123 was a biplane fighter prototype of 1934 that used a Rolls Royce Goshawk in-line engine.
		The Bristol 173 helicopter is currently having its upper fuselage paint cleaned to a programme agreed with the RAF Museum, involving nail brushes, white spirit and large quantities of elbow-grease (a colloquial English term meaning hard work) to remove the oil which has seeped under the plating and around rivets.
	www.chew76.fsnet.co.uk /chatnews/may2002.html (763 words)

	Britannia Aircraft Preservation Trust - History of G-ALRX - the second Britannia prototype
		Bristol beat the competition to build a four engine airliner, the likes of which had not been seen before.
		The Bristol Britannia went on to be one of Britains most successful airliners, with two production lines (at Filton and Belfast), and licence for Canadair to built two derviatives, the CL-28 Argus and CL-44 Yukon in Canada.
		With no further use for the Britannia, Bristol wished to cease their Britannia training programme, so the Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Brize Norton assumed responsibility for all training.
	www.britannia.flyer.co.uk /galrxhistory.htm (1830 words)

	Bristol Aero Collection
		The Bristol Aero Collection is dedicated to preserving the aircraft, helicopters and aero engines produced by the Bristol Aircraft Company.
		Bristol Britannia XM496 is not part of the Bristol Aero Collection, but is also open to visitors whenever to collection is open.
		Bristol Bolingbroke 9048 is expected to arrive soon.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /mus/uk/1-b/bristolaerocoll.htm (248 words)

	Bristol 175 Britannia - passenger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The aircraft's size was soon increased and consideration given to the installation of Bristol Proteus turbines or Napier Nomad compound engines.
		The Britannia was a superb aeroplane but was too late to establish itself before the introduction of turbojet transports; only 85 were built, including 23 Series 250 aircraft for the RAF.
		Canadair developed the Britannia design into the military CL-28 Argus and CL-44 Yukon and the CL-44 series of passenger and cargo aircraft.
	avia.russian.ee /air/england/bristol_britannia.html (326 words)

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		Britannia Airways was formed in 1962 when it was then known as Euravia.
		Throughout the 1960's Britannia was 'one step ahead of the rest' introducing new innovations such as hot meals for holidaymakers and assigned seating for passengers so they didn't have to rush to the aircraft to get the best seats.
		Flew with Britannia Airways between Glasgow and Luton on a 767-300 and flew in Britannia's 360 Premium cabin.
	members.tripod.com /Craigs_Airlines/britannia.htm (2590 words)

	Argus article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Royal Canadian Air Force looked hard before deciding on a successor for their present maritime aircraft, and the configuration finally chosen (and designated by the RCAF the CP-107) was an adaptation of the Bristol Britannia airliner.
		The objective of basing the airplane on the Britannia was to take advantage of a known aerodynamic configuration, and to effect economy by using as far as practicable the proven and very efficient Bristol structural design.
		Metal bonding is used extensively in the wing and tail structures for such applications as the attachment of doublers, stiffeners, etc. and to a lesser extent in the fuselage.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /canadair/articles/00153.htm (990 words)

	History
		The Britannia was favorised especially after the possibility was investigated to built one plane that could do maritime patrol and ASW tasks.
		Since Canadair had already acquired a licence for the Bristol Britannia, Ottawa announced in January 1957 plans for a fleet of long range transports based on the Britannia.
		The fuselage was almost identical to the Britannia 300 with two Cargo doors on the left-hand side.
	www.cl44.com /cl44/44history.htm (1709 words)

	Britannia / Bristol & West: branching out - Banking Business Review
		Britannia has announced that it is to buy the entire UK branch network of Bristol & West (B&W) from Bank of Ireland in a GBP150 million deal.
		Britannia by contrast will be cementing its place as a more serious second tier contender to the UK's big five banking groups, leaving it second only to Nationwide among building societies in the personal deposit space.
		However, while the bank has been keen to stress that all staff will maintain a role in the combined business, generating significant value from this acquisition is realistically going to need a fuller integration with reductions in staff numbers and rationalization in back office areas.
	www.banking-business-review.com /article_feature.asp?guid=B078C84B-289E-4629-A849-6369F52C4147 (432 words)

	Whispering Giant
		The chapter describing the 23 Britannias in service with RAF Transport Command jogged not a few memories for your reviewer who cut his teeth in the globe-trotting business with 99 Sqn at RAF Lyneham between 1967 and 1970.
		However she went on to enjoy a new lease of life in the freight role and the author is to be congratulated for his detailed accounts of the many small operators who continued to operate the aircraft with varying degrees of commercial success.
		The book is comprehensively indexed, the histories of every single Britannia lack for nothing and the photographs with which the book is illustrated must be singled out for praise.
	www.gapan.org /reviews/britannia.htm (506 words)

	Corgi AA31506 - Diecast Model Bristol Britannia BOAC: The Flying Mule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Powered by four Bristol Proteus turboprops, giving it the name 'The Whispering Giant', G-ANBA was the first production Bristol Britannia, built at Filton as construction number 12902.
		BOAC went on to take delivery of fifteen Britannia Series 102s, which were the world's first long range turbo-prop airliners put into regular service.
		After three years' storage at Cambridge it was sold to Britannia Airways at Luton on 25th March 1965 and continued to give good service until being retired on 20th November 1969.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/CG-AA31506 (198 words)

	Sir Reginald Verdon Smith (1912-92) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was called to the bar in 1938, but on the outbreak of war, returned to Bristol to help in the vital wartime task of running of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
		Sir Reginald was unable to resist government pressure in 1959 to merge the engine side of the Bristol Aeroplane Company with Armstrong Siddeley to form Bristol Siddeley, and the airframe side of the Bristol Aeroplane Company with English Electric, Hunting and Vickers to form the British Aircraft Corporation.
		Undoubtedly his greatest single contribution to aviation was that against government advice he went ahead with the manufacture of the engines which subsequently powered Concorde.
	www.bristol-aeroplane.com /page6.html (496 words)

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		Sadly, the 15 man crew of the Bristol Britannia prototype G-ANCA all perished in November 1957, but this film bears testimony to these pioneers of civil aviation development.
		There is also a fascinating record of Bristol’s contribution to aviation history, including some wonderful archive film.
		Your tour begins at Mangotsfield Church, the oldest part of the parish, and continues with visits to some of the coal mines and farms that once dominated the area, the Common, local pubs and the railway station.
	www.bristolhistory.com /?pageid=46193 (262 words)

	George Wade, Albert, Heath & Co, Smiling Pig, Pricilla, Britannia, Barclays, Bristol& West, NatWest,
		They are all from the same mould but she has been produced in a variety of colours and guises, some of which are illustrated in the photographs to either side.
		The two pink "Priscillas" shown here were produced in limited numbers for the Bristol and West Building Society and Barclays Bank respectively.The Bristol and West pig was produced sometime after mid-1993 and BandW say only 500 were made, but we have seen claims of documents that state 1368 were made.
		The 'Britannia' piggy banks, shown to the left, were made for the Britannia Building Society in another limited production and were based on a promotional hot air balloon called "Piggles".
	www.piggybankpage.co.uk /wade.htm (527 words)

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