On Sun, 1 May 2016 13:57:30 -0500, "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote:
>"R2D2" wrote in message news:s1jcib1u2tmguoick63i9ejnckvdsh93nm@4ax.com...
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>>There's also the fact that the gov and BOAC only supported/financed
>>aircraft designed to cover the Empire routes, which were all short-ranged
>>and needed low passanger nymbers... and refused to sanction bigger planes.
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>Passenger numbers had to be kept down because in the aftermath of WWII, few
>people could afford to fly. No airline, not even BOAC, wanted Bristol
>Brabazons or Saro Princess flying boats.
Yes, but that short-sighted view crippled almost any possible expert
deals...
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