Redcoat Air Cargo
Encyclopedia
Redcoat Air Cargo was a British
cargo airline between 1977 and 1982 with headquarters at Horley
in Sussex and an operating base at Luton Airport.
leased from Geminair. It used the aircraft to operate cargo flights from the United Kingdom to West Africa. It later bought its own Britannias, several being ex Royal Air Force Transport Command aircraft, and by 1979 was also operating freight charters for the Ministry of Defence
.
In 1982 the company entered voluntary liquidation citing cash flow problems.
television drama series Buccaneer
about a cargo airline.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
cargo airline between 1977 and 1982 with headquarters at Horley
Horley
Horley is a town in Surrey, England, situated south of the twin towns of Reigate and Redhill, and north of Gatwick Airport and Crawley.With fast links by train to London from Horley railway station, it has grown popular with commuters in recent years...
in Sussex and an operating base at Luton Airport.
History
The company started operations in 1976 using a Bristol BritanniaBristol Britannia
The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly across the British Empire...
leased from Geminair. It used the aircraft to operate cargo flights from the United Kingdom to West Africa. It later bought its own Britannias, several being ex Royal Air Force Transport Command aircraft, and by 1979 was also operating freight charters for the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
.
In 1982 the company entered voluntary liquidation citing cash flow problems.
Media
In 1980 one of the company's Britannia aircraft was used in a BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television drama series Buccaneer
Buccaneer (TV series)
Buccaneer is a short-lived television series, made by the BBC in 1979-80, and broadcast over 13 weeks in April-July 1980.The series, dealing with a developing air freight business, starred Bryan Marshall, Pamela Salem and Clifford Rose, and was produced by Gerard Glaister.The 13 episodes were: ...
about a cargo airline.