BOAC: A History (Revealing History (Paperback)) - Softcover

Woodley, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752431617 ISBN 13: 9780752431611

Publisher: The History Press, 2004

Synopsis

The British Overseas Airways Corporation came into being in 1939 as the successor to the pre-war British Airways adn the legendary Imperial Airways, and through the dark days of the Second World War it used flying-boats to maintain air links between Britain, Africa, Australia and the USA.Post-war, flying-boats and converted bombers soon gave way to Lockheed Constellations, Bristol Britannia's, de Havilland Comets, Boeing 707s and Vickers VC-10s, which carried BOAC's name to all points of the globe and established the airline as a supported of the latest in aviation technology. This culminated in an order for the Concorde supersonic airliner, but before BOAC could take delivery of this revolutionary design it was amalgamated with its short-haul counterpart BEA to form British AirwaysHowever, in the memories of its passengers and staff, BOAC will remain the airline that lived up to its slogan, 'BOAC takes good care of you'.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The British Overseas Aircraft Corporation was founded during the Second World War as the successor of Imperial Airways. For forty years, its DC3s, Vickers Viscounts, Comets and Boeing 707s and 747s flew all over the world until the company changed its name to British Airways. This is the first definitive history of BOAC.

Charles Woodley lives in Scotland. This is his first book for Tempus.

About the Author:

Charles Woodley is the author of Flying to the Sun: A History of Britiain's Holiday Airlines, Gatwick Airport: The First Fifty Years, and Stansted Airport Through Time.

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0752431617
• ISBN 13: 9780752431611
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192