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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) to form British Airways, Britain’s current flag carrier. Did you ever fly on BOAC? Image: BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) postcard, (reproduction of c. 1950 poster) Great Britain, 1970s. Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds. 2015.057.223 This image was posted on November 24, 2020.