British Overseas Airways Corporation

Summary

British Overseas Airways Corporation is an airline^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Overseas Airways Corporation is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's image is recorded as BOAC VC-10 1101.jpg^[4].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's instance of is recorded as airline^[5].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's airline hub is recorded as London Heathrow Airport^[6].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Avro Tudor^[7].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Handley Page Hermes^[8].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Bristol Britannia^[9].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as de Havilland Albatross^[10].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as de Havilland Flamingo^[11].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Avro Lancastrian^[12].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Avro York^[13].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Lockheed Lodestar^[14].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Short Hythe^[15].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-3^[16].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Handley Page Halifax^[17].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Lockheed Constellation^[18].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Short Solent^[19].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Boeing 377 Stratocruiser^[20].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Canadair North Star^[21].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as De Havilland Comet^[22].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-7^[23].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Boeing 707^[24].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Vickers VC10^[25].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-100^[26].
• British Overseas Airways Corporation's logo image is recorded as Logo wordmark British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) 1939-1974.png^[27].

Body

Founding

+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Overseas Airways Corporation^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[29].

Identity

Predecessors include Imperial Airways^[30] and British Airways Ltd.^[31]. British Overseas Airways Corporation's followed by is recorded as British Airways^[32].

Leadership

Board members include Miles Thomas^[33], a manager^[34], 1897–1980^[35], of United Kingdom^[36], awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross^[37] and Edward Knollys^[38], a businessperson^[39], 1895–1966^[40], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[41], awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George^[42].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London^[43], a metropolis^[44], in Roman Empire^[45], founded in 0047^[46] and London Heathrow Airport^[47], an international airport^[48], in United Kingdom^[49].

Industry

British Overseas Airways Corporation's industry is recorded as air transport^[50].

Dissolution

British Overseas Airways Corporation was dissolved in +1974-04-01T00:00:00Z^[51].

Why It Matters

British Overseas Airways Corporation ranks in the top 5% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]