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effect on the IT market. Then in June
1967, the Arab-Israeli War brought about
the disruption of fuel supplies and spread
uncertainty among business and leisure
travellers alike.
The nal blow came with the official
devaluation of the pound by 14%, coupled
with increased interest rates, in November of
that year. Dark clouds began to gather and
it was difficult to see how Eagle would cope
with these unexpected developments, having
been hit with declining loads, increased fuel
prices and additional interest charges. The
trooping and migrant ights which had been
a regular source of income had already been
terminated in March of that year. None of
this was helped by the loss of a Viscount
with all 48 on board during a scheduled ight
from London to Innsbruck, Austria, in August- During this time, Eagle was still taking
delivery of Boeing 707s and One-Elevens.
Two of the former went to Laker Airways and
two to BOAC, while the One-Elevens were
leased out to Swissair and SAS.
Thus began the downward spiral and
on November 6, 1968, British Eagle
International Airlines, having reached
its 20th anniversary, ceased operations,
and was put into liquidation two days
later. Just a month earlier, more than 400
employees had been made redundant and
to everyone’s surprise, the engineeringbase at Liverpool was also closed, with
only enough staff remaining to carry out
line maintenance. The eet at this time
comprised of 13 Britannias, seven One-
Elevens, three Viscounts, three Boeing
707s and a Dove.Eagle’s creditors were many and the
liquidators acted quickly; meanwhile BEA
lost no time in applying for the defunct
Eagle routes, speci cally those to Tunis/
Djerba, Stuttgart and Pisa. British United
also signed up for the former Eagle routes
to Europe.
The aircraft were swiftly disposed of, with
the One-Elevens initially going back to their
official owner, Kuwait Finance Corporation.
From there, several went to Dan-Air. The
lone Dove was sold to Fair ight, a charter
company that was setting up operations at
Biggin Hill, southeast London.
At the time of its closure, British Eagle
was the second largest independent airline
in the UK. From its humble beginnings,
carrying much-needed supplies during
the Berlin Airlift, the airline had expanded
rapidly. British Eagle overcame hurdles put
in its way by governments and was able
to grow into a major international airline,
with scheduled and charter routes all over
the world. Such was its appeal to both
passengers and staff alike that it is still
fondly remembered to this day.82 Aviation News incorporating Jets August 2018BAC One-Eleven G-ATTP in the late 1960s. Key Collection“With domestic,
European and long-
haul charter work
fi rmly in its grasp,
Eagle’s fl eet had
grown substantially”
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