Free BOAC 'All over the world, BOAC Takes Good Care of you'

[get me outta here]

Who collects BOAC memorabilia? I have a FAN that is all intact with a few little nicks here and there. It has bamboo ribs and pictures of people in their 'national dress', including a bloke in jodhpurs with a kangaroo in the background. It has that attractive Tiffany blue colour surround.

It is similar to this sold one: VINTAGE 1960's ADVERTISING FAN BOAC (BA - BRITISH AIRWAYS) - WOOD & PAPER | eBay

Plse post EOI here, for those with some years of membership and lots of few posts - I'll decide on specifics depending on interest, if any. I'll need a SAE sufficient to keep it safe from Aussie Post.

 

[serfty]

Any takers yet? Sounds interesting but not for me. (I'd be shot if I took in any more memorabilia.)

 

[get me outta here]

Not yet serfty. I’ll offer it more widely soon though.

 

[Buzzard]

Yes, would love it.
I'll post a picture of something BOAC I already/still have to show I'm BOAC keen.

 

[Buzzard]

So here are the pictures.
Let's see if somebody can see the significance of the hours and mileage page.

 

[get me outta here]

Not sure what you’re referring to. But is that London to Sydney 34.5 hours in 1967. That doesn’t sound too bad.

 

[get me outta here]

@Buzzard, the fan will be fanning its way to you for your BOAC collection.

 

[Buzzard]

Not sure what you’re referring to. But is that London to Sydney 34.5 hours in 1967. That doesn’t sound too bad.

No, that's not it.
I'll PM you my address and I'd like to say many thanks for your generosity.

 

[Austman]

Let's see if somebody can see the significance of the hours and mileage page.

LHR-SYD is about 2,000 to 3,000 miles too long?

 

[Buzzard]

LHR-SYD is about 2,000 to 3,000 miles too long?

No

 

[Austman]

No

Drat!

Your first trip to Australia? As a 2 year old?

 

[serfty]

26 years between flights?

BOAC was no more in 2013 - just BA?

 

[serfty]

26 years between flights?

BOAC was no more in 2013 - just BA?

Nup - it was the same A321 aircraft that took you from Barcelona to London that had taken you from London to Berlin 18 days earlier.

 

[Austman]

Barcelona to London

That's Barelona to London!

All first 6 columns of each entry do look to be written by the same person?

 

[serfty]

That's Barelona to London!

All first 6 columns of each entry do look to be written by the same person?

What's a C between friends ...

Maybe the first 6 columns are Buzzscript ...

 

[Buzzard]

Nup - it was the same A321 aircraft that took you from Barcelona to London that had taken you from London to Berlin 18 days earlier.

@serfty you got it.
What a coincidence don't you think.
The Captain of that second aircraft was so amazed not only with it being the same aircraft, that I still had the book and asked for it to be signed, he asked to have a quick chat with me at my destination. It was the Captain who even handed me the book back.

 

[kelvedon]

Aww I wish I could find my BOAC JJC logbook. I can remember getting the quarterly (?) newsletter “ Fleetwings”
And the certificates handed out when you reached a certain mileage. The JJC was a great marketing tool for BOAC loyalty given the pester power of kids.

 

[Aus ATC]

No memorabilia, just memories of VC10 flight in 1973: Brisbane-Darwin-Rangoon-Calcutta-Bombay-Kuwait-London. Longest flight leg was 6.5hrs, shortest 1.5hrs. I was 10yo at the time, about to spend a year in England through my father's university study leave program.

 

[Buzzard]

A lovely fan has been received.
Many thanks @get me outta here

 

[get me outta here]

@Buzzard, Ooh that looks familiar. I’m so pleased it arrived unscathed.