British Eagle International Airlines was a major British independent airline that operated from 1948 until it went into liquidation in 1968.It was founded as Eagle Aviation at Aldermaston. Eagle Aviation began operations in 1948 with two converted Handley Page Halifax bombers used for cargo operations. The same year the new airline joined the Berlin Airlift.Eagle aviation moved to Luton in 1950.
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Bermuda, Europe, The Bahamas, United Kingdom, Western Hemisphere, United States
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London Heathrow Airport, Central London
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London Heathrow Airport, Blackbushe Airport, Luton Airport, RAF Aldermaston
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