BAC-111 / LANICAThe One Eleven can trace its origins back to the proposed Hunting H 107 jet airliner project of 1956. British United Airways placed a launch order for 10 of the new jets, then known as the BAC 111, in May 1961. The new aircraft took to the skies for the first time on August 20 1963, while the first production Series 200 first flew on December 19 1963. Certification was eventually awarded on April 6 1965, following a troubled flight test program,