British Aircraft Company Production
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in Production Tables, see here
Low Volume Production
This
page covers British Aerial Transport aircraft with low production volumes and/or registration/serial allocations. For higher
volume production, see the individual type production list.
Lowe-Wylde
Columbus Single-seat primary glider. B.A.C.
B.A.C.I Single-seat primary glider. B.A.C.III Single-seat secondary glider. B.A.C.IV Single-seat secondary sailplane. B.A.C.V B.A.C.III fitted with twin mainwheels for Auto-towing. B.A.C.VI B.A.C.IV fitted with twin mainwheels for Auto-towing. B.A.C.VIII Two seat tandem sailplane: B.A.C.VII fitted with a flying boat hull and wing tip floats. B.A.C.IX Single seat lightweight sailplane designed for home construction.
Kronfeld Flying Trainer Single-seat primary training monoplane. Monoplane Two seat high wing monoplane. 30 h.p Carden Ford powerplant
Lowe-Wylde Primary Glider 'Columbus'
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C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
1 aircraft
built by members of the Kent Gliding Club. First flew 23 February 1930.
none
BGA.101
Total Production 1
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
1 aircraft
built by the British Aircraft Company, Maidstone, Kent. Delivered August
1930.
101
BGA.164
To Kent G.C. Impressed as NF746.
Total Production 1
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
2 aircraft
built by the British Aircraft Company, Maidstone, Kent. Delivered as noted.
116
BGA.154
To Glasgow G.C.; delivered December 1930.
129
BGA.159
To Edgar Sharples, president of Accrington
G.C.; delivered February 1932.
Total Production 2
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
1 aircraft
built by the British Aircraft Company, Maidstone, Kent. Delivered August
1930.
121??
BGA.181
To Christopher M.C. Turner, Channel G.C.;
converted to BAC.VI in June 1931
1 aircraft
built in 1936 by Furness Gliding Club from parts.
(none?)
BGA.255
Total Production (New Built)
1
Total Production (Built from parts)
(1)
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
1 aircraft
built by the British Aircraft Company, Maidstone, Kent. Delivered August
1931.
127
BGA.188
To Border G.C.
Total Production 1
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
1 aircraft
built by the British Aircraft Company, Maidstone, Kent. Delivered August
1930.
122
BGA.182
To Taunton and West Somerset G.C.
1 aircraft
converted by (Channel Gliding Club?) in June 1931.
121??
BGA.181
To Christopher M.C. Turner, Channel G.C.
Total Production (New Built)
1
Total Production (Conversions)
(1)
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
1 aircraft
built by the British Aircraft Company, Maidstone, Kent. First flew August
1931.
see note 1
none
Total Production 1
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
1 aircraft
built by the British Aircraft Company, Maidstone, Kent. First flew 4 October
1931.
see note 1
none
Total Production 1
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
1 aircraft
built by the Kronfeld Ltd, London Air Park (Hanworth), Middlesex.
32
none
Total Production 1
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
2 aircraft
built by the Kronfeld Ltd, London Air Park (Hanworth), Middlesex. First flew
7 May 1937.
33
G-AESG
To A.J. Trickett Aircraft Development Co.
Later to Luton Aircraft Ltd.
34
G-AESH
Not flown.
Total Production 2
Notes The following c/ns are unaccounted
for: 103, 115, 120, 124, 125, 126, 133, 134, 136. Presumably the BAC.VIII and BAC.IX were two of these.
Production References British
Civil Aircraft Since 1919, Vol 1 , A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1973) Air Britain Archive , 2013/3,
2013/4, 2014/1 and 2014/3 (Air-Britain Publications) British Isles Civil Aircraft Register 1919-2011 (LAAS
International)
