British Overseas Airways Corporation

E166738

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)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (44)

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 ⓘ