British Overseas Air Corporation [BOAC]

C1966 Glossy Black and White Press Photo of a British Overseas Air Corporation [BOAC] Japanese Flight Attendants

London: British Overseas Air Corporation [BOAC], C1966. Softcover. 8" x 10" glossy black and white silver gelatin print with 1/2" white border. Includes "Photograph from BOAC" and "Japanese stewardesses in lounge of BOAC Rolls Royce 707's flying the New York/San Francisco/Honolulu/Tokyo/Hong Kong route" written in pencil on verso. BOAC was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. In 1952, BOAC became the first airline to introduce a jet aircraft, flying the de Havilland Comet from London to Tokyo and Johannesburg, stopping in Nairobi, Kenya. The Civil Aviation Act of 1971 merged BOAC and another state-owned carrier, British European Airways [BEA], effective 31 March 1974, forming today's British Airways. Fine. Item #3182406

Price: $35.00