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      British Aerospace
      
      British Aerospace was a British aircraft manufacturer, now 
      part of BAE SYSTEMS.  
       
      The company was formed on April 29, 1977 from British Aircraft 
      Corporation, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and 
      Scottish Aviation.  
       
      In 1979, joined the Airbus consortium.  
       
      On November 30, 1999, merged with Marconi Electronic Systems to form BAE 
      SYSTEMS.  
      
       
  
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