London Gatwick Airport, Charlwood Road, Lowfield Heath, Langley Green, Crawley, West Sussex, England, RH11 0QA, United KingdomBritish Aircraft Corporation
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British Caledonian[1] history page: "The first BUA scheduled 1-11 service was made on 9th April 1965 to Genoa"; Wikipedia[2][3]: "the first revenue service flew on 9 April from Gatwick to Genoa"; Travel Update[4] agrees.British United Airways flew the BAC One-Eleven's first revenue service from Gatwick to Genoa on 9 April 1965, putting the British short-haul jet into airline use eight months before the Douglas DC-9.
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