British Overseas Airways Corporation
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british-overseas-airways-corporation-163-539710
title:
British Overseas Airways Corporation
text:
British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. After the passing of the Civil Aviation Act 1946, European and South American services passed to two further state-owned airlines, British European Airways (BEA) and British South American Airways (BSAA). BOAC absorbed BSAA in 1949, but BEA continued to operate British domestic
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1939–1974 British state-owned airline
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
date created:
2002-09-29T19:02:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T03:50:48Z
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