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Scottish Airlines (Prestwick) Limited was formed in 1946 as a subsidiary of Scottish Aviation Limited. The airline commenced worldwide passenger and cargo charter flights from bases at Prestwick and Stansted. It also participated in the Berlin Airlift became a trooping carrier for the British Armed Forces and began contract flights on behalf of Air France British European Airways (BEA) Compagnie Belge des Transports Aériens Iceland Airways and KLM.