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The British Overseas Airways Corporation: A History by Simons, Graham M (Hardcover, 2019)

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By Simons, Graham M. The British Overseas Airways Corporation : A History Hardback. Simons is confronting an era of ongoing interest to students of aviation and historians of mid-Twentieth century history.

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In a similar style to Comet!: The World's First Jet Airliner and Boeing Group: A History, Graham Simons presents us with a colourful, thoroughly engrossing, well-researched and highly illustrated history of The British Overseas Airways Company, from its origin in 1940 to its closure in 1974. The scope of the book takes in the history of the Second World War, examining the ways in which this conflict shaped the development of the airline. BOAC kept wartime Britain connected with its colonies and the allied world, often under enemy fire, and initially with desperate shortages of long-range aircraft. It played an important role in the transportation of passengers during an incredibly fraught and dangerous era. Post-war, jets were brought into the mix and aircraft types such as the de Havilland Comet saw employment. In the 1970s, an Act of Parliament saw BOAC merged with BEA, with effect from 31 March 1974, forming today's British Airways. But the era of The British Overseas Airways Company marked an important bridge between wartime services and the contemporary operations that we recognise today as being part of British Airways' day-to-day working practices. The era 1940-1974 saw a great deal of development change the face of flight in a variety of contexts. By choosing to record the history of BOAC, Graham M. Simons is confronting an era of ongoing interest to students of aviation and historians of mid-Twentieth century history. AUTHOR: Graham M. Simons is a highly regarded Aviation historian with extensive contacts within the field. He is the author of Mosquito: The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (2011), B-17 The Fifteen Ton Flying Fortress (2011), and Valkyrie: The North American XB-70 (also 2011), all published by Pen and Sword Books. 200 images

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PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD

ISBN-139781473883574

eBay Product ID (ePID)14046669511

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Publication Year2019

SubjectEngineering & Technology, Business

Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameThe British Overseas Airways Corporation: a History

TypeTextbook

AuthorSimons, Graham M

FormatHardcover

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Item Height246 mm

Item Width172 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorSimons, Graham M

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by johrhode_686
26 Nov, 2023
A very nice book easy to read
A very nice book thank you kind regards John
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by yon_9397
23 May, 2020
Excellent.
Well written, very detailed, and very interesting. Lots of good historical pictures as well.
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