British United Airways was formed on 1st July 1960 through the merger of Airwork, HuntingClan, Air Charter and some other smaller airlines. The merger encompassed 12 Britannias, including G-ANCE which first flew on 3rd September 1958 and was initially leased to Air Charter from the Bristol Aeroplane Co. G-ANCE was painted in BUA's black cheatline livery with red titles until 1967, when this smart "blue and biscuit hockey stick" scheme was devised for the whole fleet.