February 25, 2016 at 3:06 pm
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The world’s first turboprop airliner and one of the great success stories of British aviation
BRISTOL BRABAZON
A gargantuan aircraft that became a gargantuan failure
DE HAVILLAND HERON
Functional and basic, exactly what appealed to its operators
BRISTOL BRITANNIA
Arguably the pinnacle of turboprop airliner design, only the timing was wrong
SAUNDERS-ROE PRINCESS
British eccentricity on a huge scale that marked the passing of the flying boat era
SCOTTISH AVIATION TWIN PIONEER
Versatile little STOL airliner that had limited appeal
And much more!
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