British Overseas Airways Corporation

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British Overseas Airways Corporation was the former British state-owned long-haul airline that operated from 1940 until its merger into what became British Airways.

All labels observed (5)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct airline
flag carrier
state-owned enterprise
brandingElement Speedbird logo
linked to: SPEEDBIRD
callsign Speedbird
linked to: SPEEDBIRD
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1974
fleetIncludes Boeing 707
Boeing 747-100
linked to: Boeing 747

Bristol Britannia
Short Empire flying boat
Vickers VC10
linked to: RAF VC10

de Havilland Comet
formedBy merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd
governmentAgencySupervision Board of Trade (UK)
Ministry of Civil Aviation (UK)
headquartersLocation Heathrow Airport
London
linked to: London, England
IATAcode BA
ICAOcode BOAC
inception 1940
industry airline
aviation
legalForm public corporation
mergedInto British Airways
notableRoute London–New York
linked to: New York–London

London–Sydney
London–Tokyo
operatedAs British state-owned long-haul airline
operatedDuring Second World War
linked to: World War II
operatedFrom United Kingdom
owner Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
parentOrganization British Airways Board
linked to: British Airways
predecessor British Airways Ltd
linked to: British Airways

Imperial Airways
primaryHub London Heathrow Airport
linked to: Heathrow Airport
role UK flag carrier for long-haul routes
secondaryHub London Gatwick Airport
linked to: Gatwick Airport
servedRegion Africa
Asia
Australasia
linked to: Asia-Pacific

Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
serviceType long-haul international flights
shortName BOAC
successor British Airways

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Airways foundedByMergerOf British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Airways foundedByMergerOf British European Airways
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Harper Lee employer British Overseas Airways Corporation
Short Brothers collaboratedWith British Overseas Airways Corporation
Rolls-Royce Avon usedBy BOAC (via Comet operations)
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Avon engine
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Rolls-Royce Conway usedBy BOAC
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Conway engine
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Nicosia International Airport usedBy BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Overseas Airways Corporation shortName BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Overseas Airways Corporation ICAOcode BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Vickers VC.1 Viking operator British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject linked to: Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner
Tasman Empire Airways Limited foundedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
Tasman Empire Airways Limited shareholder British Overseas Airways Corporation
Lydda Airport usedBy BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Imperial Airways successor British Overseas Airways Corporation
Imperial Airways mergedInto British Overseas Airways Corporation
Kangaroo Route historicalAssociation British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject linked to: Sydney and London
de Havilland Comet enteredServiceWith BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
de Havilland Comet operator BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Airways foundedByMergerOf British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject linked to: BA
Short Empire flying boat primaryUser British Overseas Airways Corporation
Short Solent operatedBy BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Short Solent usedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
Boeing 314 Clipper primaryUser British Overseas Airways Corporation
Boeing 314 Clipper operatedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
Douglas DC-7 primaryUser BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser usedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
Atlas computer operatedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
Dawson's Field hijackings airline BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
New York–London historicallyServedBy BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Avro York usedBy BOAC
subject linked to: Avro York aircraft
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
RAF Ferry Command collaboratedWith British Overseas Airways Corporation
Short Sunderland (transport roles) operatedBy BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Croydon Airport operator British Overseas Airways Corporation
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra usedBy BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
British United Airways competitor British Overseas Airways Corporation
Bristol Britannia primaryUser British Overseas Airways Corporation
Bristol Britannia firstOperator British Overseas Airways Corporation
Bristol Britannia usedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
Bristol Britannia enteredServiceWith BOAC
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Avro Tudor operator British Overseas Airways Corporation
British European Airways predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation short-haul division
subject linked to: BEA
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Short S.30 Empire operatedBy BOAC
subject linked to: Short S.30 Empire flying boat
linked to: British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Empire air services component British Overseas Airways Corporation
Empire Air Mail Scheme operator British Overseas Airways Corporation