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A flight/ine scene at RAAF Fairbairn in May 1989, just a few months before the One Eleven's retirement from RAAF service. From left to right are both BAG 111s, a HS. 748, one of ARDU's Dakotas (wearing a grey 'maritime' colour scheme it trialled for the Orion fleet) and a Mystere. 34 Squadron's three types (111,748 and Mystere) were soon to be replaced by the Falcon 900. (Glen Alderton)
Aircraft of the ADF-A12 BAC 111
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A12 – BAC One Eleven by John Bennett The third transport type announced in November 1965 for the RAAF’s No 34 Squadron VIP fleet was the British Aircraft Corporation One Eleven- the BAC 111.
The BAC 111 had its beginnings in the Hunting Aircraft H. 107 32 seat airliner designed in 1957, but this design was then shelved. The British Aircraft Corporation was formed in February 1960 with the amalgamation of the Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd, English Electric Co Ltd and Vickers Ltd. BAC also had a controlling share in Hunting Aircraft Ltd, and the H. 107 design was reactivated as the 59 seat BAC 107. De mand, however, was for a larger Viscount sized airliner which led to the 79 seat BAC 111.
British United Airways was the launch customer for the BAC 111 with an order for 10 aircraft in May 1961, followed in October by Braniff, which became the first US airline to order foreign equipment off the drawing board.
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