British Commonwealth Pacific Airways
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Stokes & Sons Melbourne
The British Commonwealth Pacific Airways was initiated in 1946. At first it chartered flights from A.N.A., the inaugural flight taking off from Laverton on 15th September 1946.
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The Sun (Sydney), 25th September 1946 page 3.
It flew from Sydney to San Francisco across the Pacific Ocean from 1949-1953. (Note the airline was erroneously called British Canadian Pacific Airways in some newspapers!)
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Mornington Bulletin (Qld), 19th February 1949 page 1.
A tragic crash occurred in 1953.
B.C.P.C. was owned in partnership between the Australian, British and New Zealand governments. In 1954 the ownership was re-organised and it was merged with Qantas Empire Airways.
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Northern Star (NSW), 31st October 1953 page 1.
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The Daily Telegraph (Brisbane), 16th April 1954 page 6.
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