After many years of redesigning, the much-improved, lengthened, D.H. 106 Comet Mk. 4 was delivered to BOAC in 1958. Shortly after, the airline inaugurated regular transatlantic jet service from London to New York with one refueling stop in Newfoundland. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on June 16, 2021.
Air New Zealand was founded as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) #onthisday in 1940. TEAL was created as a joint venture between BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), Qantas Empire Airways, and the New Zealand government. #airnewzealand #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 26, 2022.
BEA inaugurated Comet 4B jetliner service to numerous destinations in Europe in April 1960. In 1974, BEA merged back with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways, the current flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. #DefunctThursday #BEA #BOAC #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2022.
Founded #onthisday in 1924, Imperial Airways was the precursor to BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), BEA (British European Airways), and British Airways. British Airways was also coincidentally founded on this day in 1974. Have you ever flown on British Airways?
This tweet was posted on March 31, 2019.
In 1952, BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) introduced the first jetliner into commercial service, the de Havilland Comet. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2017.
In 1956, Pan American World Airways introduced the DC-7C and European carriers such as BOAC and SAS followed with their own orders. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
In 1958, BOAC inaugurated the airline’s first regular round-the-world service via San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Tokyo with the urboprop Britannia, developed and produced by the Bristol Aircraft Company. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on November 09, 2018.
Not sure where you're going? BOAC's souvenir sign could help you find your way. http://t.co/DuozaWQh
This tweet was posted on July 12, 2012.
Pan American Airways ordered six of the original version and six more 314A variants, three of which were sold before delivery to the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). #WingWednesday #avgeek
This tweet was posted on March 17, 2021.
The #Vickers VC10 could carry over 150 passengers and was one of the fastest subsonic jetliners produced. Operated by #BOAC, the #VC10 achieved the shortest average transatlantic flight time between London and New York. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on June 29, 2018.
The 747 offered #BOAC a far more comfortable, roomy, and luxurious option compared to the narrow-body Vickers VC10. It also had a capacity that was more than double that of the VC10 or the Boeing 707. Did you ever fly on a BOAC 747? #WidebodyAV #avgeek
This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.
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photo: BOAC, D.H.106 Comet prototype; c. 1951
Gift of M.D. Klaas
2018.112.0202
brochure: BOAC, D.H.106 Comet; c. 1952
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2007.011.260
poster: BOAC, Comet Mk. 4; c. 1960
Anonymous gift
2016.121.002
This tweet was posted on June 16, 2021.
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photograph: BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), de Havilland D.H. 106 Comet prototype; c. 1951
Gift of M.D. Klaas
2018.112.0202
This tweet was posted on July 27, 2021.
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BOAC, D.H.106 Comet Mk. 4; 1960s
Gift of Mark F. Adams Collection
2001.106.112
model: BEA, D.H.106 Comet Mk. 4B; 1985
Gift of and made by Jim Lund
2012.150.013
This tweet was posted on June 16, 2021.
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postcard: BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation), de Havilland D.H.106 Comet Mk. 4; 1960s
Gift of Mark F. Adams Collection
2001.106.112
photographic negative: de Havilland DH-60 Gipsy Moth in flight; c. 1930 (reproduced c. 07/1999)
1995.53.096 b
This tweet was posted on July 27, 2021.
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BOAC DC-7C; c. 1957
Anonymous gift
2016.105.015
Braniff DC-7C; c. 1957
Gift of George Gayuski
2001.082.182
Northwest DC-7C cabin; c. 1957
Gift of M.D. Klaas
2018.112.0290
This tweet was posted on June 02, 2021.
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miniature playing cards: British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC); c. 1970
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2010.104.152
https://t.co/e59wLKKL60
playing cards: Delta Air Lines, San Francisco; 1975
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2010.104.362
https://t.co/NhbfCnLa1s
This tweet was posted on July 01, 2022.