| Detailed history of the Airline from 1952 to 1970 | |
| All the Aircraft owned by BKS and some photos (Click on the underlined registrations) | |
| Copies of the staff magazine | |
| Photos of Staff sent in by readers - Do you have more to add? | |
| The latest information on BKS staff | |
| In Flight Magazine, Flight Report, and Load Sheet | |
| See a copy of the 1964 route Map | |
| Some of the fares charged in 1964 | |
| An 1965 ticket to Oporto for a Mr. Beaumont | |
| Late 1950's Early 60's BKS Brochure about the Elizabethan | |
| Almost credit card size timetable before credit cards were heard of. | |
| Interesting or amusing stories about the BKS airline | |
| Items of advertising that provide an insite to those times | |
| BKS features in many Aircraft models but do you wish to create you own model? | |
| The name BKS still lives on at Southend with the original Sports club going strong | |
| Details past and future reunions | |
| Links that take you to interesting sites, linked in some way to BKS | |
| Are you looking for something in particular? Use this search facility |
The Staff Magazines links is now working and there is a great collection there. Well worth a visit. My thanks go out to Captain Ralph Brumwell for loaning his private collection of Staff Magazines and Newsletters for scanning and hence making available to all to enjoy.
(I am very interested in several issues of the BKS Newsletters, Originals,
PDF files or photocopies will do. There is now a collection of all 10 BKS News and a
large collection of BKS News Letters that have been sent in
by several people)
May I recommend that you to visit my Guest book with 100 plus signatures. There are many high quality
entries that paint a picture of the airline from both Staff and Customers' views
for which I would like to say thank you. The link is below.
I welcome all of your comments and suggestions about this site.
I received an email from Mark Brown:-
"Dear Biggles,
Found your site after re-reading Arthur Whitlock's "Behind the
Cockpit Door" for the umpteenth time (my favourite aviation book by far).
His book describes what it was like flying in a regional UK airline in the
1950s, 60s and 70s, and your site gives a lot of fascination information that
adds colour and context to his descriptions.
I think Arthur Whitlock said that before 1970 he lost over 100 friends and
colleagues to aviation accidents, and after 1970, none. The experiences and
sacrifices made during those post-war years helped shape the industry to the
safe mode of travel it is now, that we take for granted.
With warm regards,
Mark Brown"
Thanks Mark - I agree that it a fantastic read but unfortunately it is out of
print at this moment.
And I have received this e-mail below from Ian Jeffery. Why not take a look at the Football Club history.
If any of you ex-BKS staff plan a reunion, I would only be too happy to make a page available on this site for you. There is one for Newcastle staff, and one for Leeds/Bradford but how about one for Heathrow, or Southend.
Click here to
send me an E-Mail or if you would prefer to leave a
message for the whole world to read - then I would love you to use my guest-book
below.
Thanks Biggles.
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| Revision K | 17th February 2010 | Comments added to Nigel Thathers page |
| Revision L | 31st March 2010 | Terry Barber gets in touch!! |
| Revision M | 3rd April 2010 | Newcastle reunion for 2010 added |
| Revision N | 4th April 2010 | Staff News added |
| Revision O | 17th May 2010 | Football team photo added |
| Revision P | 19th May 2010 | Timetables added |
| Revision Q | 1st June 2010 | Reunions updated |
| Revision R | 6th June 2010 | Tom Taylors Death reported |
| Revision S | 8th June 2010 | Tom Taylors Funeral information added |
| Revision T | 10th June 2010 | Brian Taylors telephone number added |
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