loading image

Britain's former international flag carrier airline, British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC, was founded by an Act of the British Parliament #onthisday in 1939. The company was created as a merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. In 1974, BOAC merged with British European Airways (BEA) and the company was called British Airways, Britain’s current flag carrier. BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) postcard, London 1950s SFO Museum Collection Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds 2015.057.225 This image was posted on November 24, 2016.