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BEA in Beirut in mid 1960s?

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Chris Hewitt
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BEA in Beirut in mid 1960s?

Post by Chris Hewitt » Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:45 pm

Hello everyone, hoping you're all safe.

I would like to ask if anyone knows anything about BEA operating a route from London to Beirut in the mid 1960s using their own aircraft.
I have two links here that seem to suggest that they did but I have no recollection of ever seeing BEA at Beirut airport in that decade.
First, a link for the Comet...

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages ... 64i-16.jpg


This next one is for the BEA Trident, also flight BE254, in 1967. It says the aircraft is a Trident, something Olympic didn't have although they did fly the Comet 4B.


http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages ... e67-10.jpg

At first glance, both appear to have some link with Olympic Airways but the timetables seem to specify the flights that Olympic do fly.

I hope you can help, it's very relevant to a project I'm working on and I would not like to include false information.... and many thanks for looking.
Chris

speedbird1967
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Re: BEA in Beirut in mid 1960s?

Post by speedbird1967 » Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:58 pm

Hi,

BEA first flight to Beirut with a Comet 4B was 4th Apr 1960

I first flew to BEY on 3rd Nov 1968 on an MEA VC10 OD-AFA, I met some people from a BEA staff football team who were there to play an MEA staff team, and as far as i am aware they flew BEA from LHR.

Regards

Cliff

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