BOAC and British Airways 1960s-1970s: A time of Growth and Change – A Photo History Photos from the Collection of Henry Tenby Write up by Henry Tenby
Passenger air travel specially in Britain boomed dramatically throughout the 1960s. The UK’s State owned international air carrier was BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation, and like many nationalized industries at the time, efficiencies of private enterprise proved difficult to compete with during these times of massive air travel expansion.
BOAC 707-436 G-ARRC at Manchester May 1971.
By the early 1970s it became apparent that something had to be done and the decision was made for extensive amalgamation of the larger air carriers in the UK. The short haul domestic BEA was combined with even smaller feeder carriers and BEA along with BOAC were joined to become British Airways. The images presented here are from the slide collection of Henry Tenby.
At the time BOAC and British Airways operated a fleet largely made up of UK designer airliners including Viscounts, Vanguards, Tridents, BAC One Elevens, VC-10s, which ar also complemented by US built 707s and 747s for the long haul services.
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British Airways 747 G-AWND Heathrow circa 1974.BOAC 747-136 G-AWNB Heathrow July 1973.BOAC 747-136 G-AWNC Heathrow July 1973.BOAC 747-136 G-AWND Heathrow early 1970s.BOAC 707-420 G-APFB 1960s YUL.British Airways former BOAC 707-436 G-APFF at Heathrow circa 1973 or 1974.British Airways former BOAC VC-10 G-ASGK Heathrow circa 1973 or 1974.Cambrian BA BAC One Eleven G-AVOF 1973.Northeast / British Airways Trident 1C G-AVYB circa 1973 or 1974.British Airways Trident 3C G-AWZH 1970s Paris mid 1970s.Cambrian Airways / British Airways Viscount G-AOYI circa 1973.Cambrian Airways / British Airways Viscount G-AOYI Heathrow circa 1973.Northeast / British Airways Viscount G-AOYO Heathrow circa 1973.Northeast / British Airways Viscount G-AOYR at Frankfurt circa 1974.British Airways ex-BEA Viscount G-AOHR at the London Heathrow engineering apron September 1973.British Airways Viscount former Channel Airways G-AOHM Heathrow 1973.British Airways Trident 3C G-AWZC LHR 1974.British Airways Vickers Vanguard G-APEO LHR 1974.British Airways Vickers Vanguard G-APEG LHR 1973.British Airways L-1011 G-BBAG mid 1970s.British Airways 737-200 G-BGDK July 1980.British Airways 747 G-AWNP at Toronto May 1975.British Airways 747 G-AWNN at the London Heathrow engineering apron circa 1975.British Airways 707-436 G-APFN at Toronto May 1975.British Airways 747 G-AWNN poster scheme at Heathrow 1973 or 1974.British Airways 707-336C G-ASZG at ZRH Kloten May 1980.British Airways 707-336 G-AXXY Heathrow engineering apron circa 1974.British Airtours 707-465 G-APFD at Geneva March 1974.British Airways Viscount G-AOYJ circa 1978, possibly at Jersey.British Airways Concorde G-BOAD 1980s.
