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Old Jun 12, 2012, 5:43 pm
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Originally Posted by tonywestsider

WHBM: That BAe 748 you mentioned was also known back in the day as the Hawker Siddney 748? If so, I believe that was a very popular turboprop in use in Europe and the UK. It had Rolls Royce Dart engines, yes? Didn't UK carriers like BEA operate them?
Indian Airlines also used them extensively in the 1980s, when I was there. IIRC they were built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics.
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