This page shows my collection of postcards of the Bristol Britannia aircraft.

Quoted from Wikipedia:

The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a British medium/long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly across the British Empire. Soon after production the turboprop engines proved susceptible to inlet icing and two prototypes were lost while solutions were found. By the time it was cleared, jets from France, UK and the US were about to enter service and only 85 Britannias were built before production ended in 1960. Nevertheless, the Britannia is considered the high point in turboprop design and was popular with passengers, earning itself the title of "The Whispering Giant" for its quiet and smooth flying.

Role: Airliner
Manufacturer: Bristol Aeroplane Company
First flight: 16 August 1952
Introduced: 1957
Retired: 1975
Primary users: British Overseas Airways Corporation; Royal Air Force
Number built: 85
Variants: Canadair Argus; Canadair CL-44

As for all my aircraft pages the postcards are grouped by airline:

Current number of postcards on this page: 2
Current number of airlines represented: 1

BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation (1)

This page was last updated on April 28, 2010