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British Mediterranean Airways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (512 words) |
 | British Mediterranean Airways, trading as BMED, is an airline based at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. |
 | British Mediterranean Airways was established in 1994 by a group of private investors and began operations on 28 October that year with an Airbus A320, flying from London Heathrow to Beirut, the Lebanese capital. |
 | British Mediterranean Airways rebranded as BMED in November 2004, citing the shorter name and revamped logo will help stregthen the airline's image and be more recognisable for staff and customers alike. |
| British Mediterranean Fleet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (420 words) |
 | The Fleet was one of the most prestigious commands in the navy for the majority of its history, historically defending the vital sea link between the British Isles and the majority of the British Empire in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
 | A recently-modernised HMS Warspite became the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet in 1926. |
 | From 1952 until 1967, the post of Commander in Chief Mediterranean Fleet was given a dual hatted role as NATO Commander in Chief Mediterranean in charge of all forces assigned to NATO in the Mediterranean Area. |