Cambrian Airways
British airline
Cambrian Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom which ran operations from Cardiff and Liverpool airports between 1935 and 1974. It was incorporated into British Airways when BOAC, BEA, Cambrian and Northeast fully merged on 1 April 1976.
History
The Welsh air carrier was established on 25 April 1935 as Cambrian Air Services Ltd.. The airline's base was at Pengam Moors Airfield east of Cardiff. The first aircraft to be operated was a de Havilland DH.60 Moth, mainly to train pilots and fly tourists. With the outbreak of World War II, Cambrian stopped its activities on 3 September 1939.
Commencing on 1 January 1946 it was the first British airline to restart operations after the war, with a charter flight with an Auster Autocrat with a cargo of wire rope and an aircraft seat between Cardiff and Bristol. Starting in May 1948 Cambrian was flying in cooperation with BEA and used the de Havilland Dragon Rapide, the Autocrat and the Percival Proctor. One year later own flights began between Birmingham and Jersey. During 1953, Cambrian took over Olley Air Service and Murray Chown Aviation and began services between Southampton to Dinard and Paris.
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