Military version of the Britannia civilian transport machine. Marked by the manufacturer as Bristol Series 252 (C.2) and 253 (C.1).
Britannia C.1 Transport/freight aircraft, 22 built for the RAF. The aircraft had a full length cargo floor, carried 115 troops or cargo of equivalent weight. The aircraft were later sold to civilian buyers and carried the designation Series 253F.
Britannia C.2 Three were ordered by the Ministry of Supply, but the aircraft were taken over by the RAF. The machines had a cargo floor only at the front of the aircraft.
The delivered machines were used by the 99th and 511th Squadron of the RAF.
Civilian variants: Model 175 - project with Centaurus 662 or Proteus 600 engines 101 - two prototypes of a 74-seat transport aircraft with Proteus 625 or Proteus 755 engines ´ 102 - 15 production machines for BOAC with Proteus 705 engines 200 - cargo variant, not built 252 - for RAF as Britannia C.2 253 - for RAF as Britannia C.1 301 - Filton built prototype of the extended 139 passenger variant 302 - production variant from Belfast, only two completed 305 - 5 lightweight machines with extended range 306 - converted 305 307 - two converted 305s, later to freighter 307F 308 - two converted 305s for 104 passengers, later to freighter 308F 309 - converted 305 311 - prototype version with reinforced structure and extended range 312 - 18 production machines for BOAC, 5 converted to freighter 312F 313 - 4 for El Al 314 - 6 for Canadian Pacific Air Lines 317 - 2 for Hunting-Clan Air Transport 318 - 4 for Cubana de Aviación 319 - 1 for Ghana Airways 320 - 2 originally for Trans World Airways, completed as 324 for Canadian Pacific
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