BOAC
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At the time of the first test flight Mike Bannister was a trainee pilot, about to embark on his career with BOAC, the predecessor to British Airways.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023
High-strength steel was developed by the-then nationalised British Steel in the 1960s in order to build a new, enlarged, aircraft hanger at Heathrow for airline BOAC.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2016
After working briefly at a bookstore, she found work as a reservations agent, first for Eastern Airlines and later for BOAC.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2016
A de Havilland Comet 1, flying for BOAC, traveled from London to Johannesburg.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2013
This "advance purchase excursion" fare will be pushed by Pan Am, TWA, Air Canada and BOAC.
From Time Magazine Archive
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