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BOAC to the future as BA 747 plane landed yesterday at Heathrow; today route to NY (BA117)

Arrival coincides with the B-747 first flight anniversary

Large crowds gathered at Heathrow yesterday to watch the much-anticipated arrival of a British Airways B-747 painted in the design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).The aircraft entered the IAC paint bay at Dublin Airport on February 5 where it was stripped of its current British Airways Chatham Dockyard design before being repainted with the BOAC livery which adorned the...

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London, UK, 02/19/2019 12:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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As part of its 100-year birthday, British Airways (BA) has today announced it will be painting a B-747 aircraft in the much-admired design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The... more

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