 British Aircraft Corporation logo. The logo was adopted by British Aerospace, the successor to BAC. | |
| Founded | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 29 April 1977 |
| Fate | Merged with Hawker Siddeley and Scottish Aviation |
| Successor | British Aerospace |
| Headquarters | , |
The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "parents" of BAC with shareholdings of 20%, 40% and 40% respectively. BAC in turn acquired the share capital of their aviation interests and 70% of Hunting Aircraft several months later.[1]
- ^ Charles Gardner, British Aircraft Corporation. A history by Charles Gardner, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1981 (ISBN 0-7134-3815-0), p. 38.