Description
British four-engine turboprop airliner designed in the late 1940s by the Bristol aero engine manufacturer. Series production began in the mid-1950s, and the first flight with paying passengers was at the beginning of 1957. The Bristol 175 Britannia was intended to be the flagship of the leading British airline B.O.A.C., but several technical problems held back its development, limiting the production of the type to eighty six aircraft. A favourite with passengers for comfort, it was relegated to second t
