Allied Airways

Allied Airways was a UK airline based at Aberdeen, Scotland. Formed in 1934 as Aberdeen Airways it was taken over by British European Airways in 1947.^[1]

History

The airline was formed 2 January 1934 as Aberdeen Airways with its first service on 19 September 1934 from Glasgow to Aberdeen using a Short Scion. ^[2] It later operated from Aberdeen to Orkney and Shetland using the twin-engined De Havilland Dragon.^[1] In 1937 the company changed name to Allied Airways.^[1] The airline continued to operate during the second world war. On 12 April 1947 the airline was merged into British European Airways.^[1]

Aircraft

ex-RAF de Havilland Dragon Rapide G-AIDL, seen here at Coventry Airport in 1997, was in Allied Airways' fleet in the late 1940s

References

Notes

1 2 3 4 Merton Jones 1972, p. 17
↑ Doyle 2001, pp. 29–30

Bibliography

Doyle, Neville (2001). The Triple Alliance - The predecessors of the first British Airways. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-286-6.
Merton Jones, A (1972). British Independent Airlines since 1946 One. LAAS International.

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