British South American Airways (BSAA) was a state-run airline in the United Kingdom in the late 1940s responsible for services to the Caribbean and South America. Originally named
British Latin American Air Lines it was renamed before services started in 1946. BSAA operated mostly
Avro aircraft:
Yorks,
Lancastrians and
Tudors and flew to
Bermuda, the
West Indies, Mexico and the western coast of South America. After two high-profile aircraft disappearances it was merged into the
British Overseas Airways Corporation at the end of 1949.