Why was British Aircraft Corporation created?

British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was created in 1960 after government pressure to rationalise an industry where ‘far too many companies were competing for a diminishing number of contracts’. Out of this policy came the decision to only offer new contracts to organisations that had been formed through various mergers and take-overs.

When did British Aerospace become a company?

However, it was not until 29th April 1977 that British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley Aviation (and independent Scottish Aviation) were all finally nationalised and a new company emerged, British Aerospace Plc. www.brooklandsmuseum.com

What aircraft did British Aircraft Corporation make?

Similarly, low-rate production of the British Aircraft Corporation's One-Eleven jet airliner, the Strikemaster two-seat military jet trainer/attack aircraft, and the iconic Concorde supersonic airliner also continued.