tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post3949664972623923594..comments2024-03-05T09:28:47.377-06:00Comments on Tails Through Time: BEA Gets the Trident and MoreJP Santiagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02743418658732808826noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post-91303797515099953352015-12-22T07:09:35.958-06:002015-12-22T07:09:35.958-06:00Well yes up to a point,At the time that the Triden...Well yes up to a point,At the time that the Trident Three was ordered the British economy was going through one of it's rough periods in which the Pound was devalued against the Dollar in late 1967. BEA had wanted the 727-200 & 737-200 as their first choice, as in was in those days foreign currency was strictly controlled by HM Treasury and there wasn't a chance of getting the Dollars to pay for the Boeings so BEA had to take stretched Tridents & One-elevens,it was either that or continue with Viscounts& Vanguards for the next decade.Ian Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740289225149626634noreply@blogger.com