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 (4)

Label Occurrences
British Overseas Airways Corporation canonical 14
BOAC 8
BOAC (via Comet operations) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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

Bristol Britannia
Short Empire flying boat
RAF VC10
surface form: Vickers VC10

de Havilland Comet
formedBy merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd
governmentAgencySupervision Board of Trade of the United Kingdom
surface form: Board of Trade (UK)

United Kingdom Ministry of Aviation
surface form: Ministry of Civil Aviation (UK)
headquartersLocation Heathrow Airport
London, England
surface form: London
IATAcode BA
ICAOcode British Overseas Airways Corporation self-linksurface differs
surface form: BOAC
inception 1940
industry airline
aviation
legalForm public corporation
mergedInto British Airways
notableRoute New York–London
surface form: London–New York

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

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

Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
serviceType long-haul international flights
shortName British Overseas Airways Corporation self-linksurface differs
surface form: BOAC
successor British Airways

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

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 Overseas Airways Corporation
this entity surface form: British European Airways
Harper Lee employer British Overseas Airways Corporation
Short Brothers collaboratedWith British Overseas Airways Corporation
Rolls-Royce Avon engine usedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Avon
this entity surface form: BOAC (via Comet operations)
Rolls-Royce Conway engine usedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Conway
this entity surface form: BOAC
Nicosia International Airport (disused, in buffer zone) usedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject surface form: Nicosia International Airport
this entity surface form: BOAC
British Overseas Airways Corporation shortName British Overseas Airways Corporation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: BOAC
British Overseas Airways Corporation ICAOcode British Overseas Airways Corporation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: BOAC
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner operator British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject surface form: Vickers VC.1 Viking
Tasman Empire Airways Limited foundedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
Tasman Empire Airways Limited shareholder British Overseas Airways Corporation
Lydda Airport usedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
this entity surface form: BOAC
Imperial Airways successor British Overseas Airways Corporation
Imperial Airways mergedInto British Overseas Airways Corporation
Sydney and London historicalAssociation British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject surface form: Kangaroo Route
de Havilland Comet enteredServiceWith British Overseas Airways Corporation
this entity surface form: BOAC
de Havilland Comet operator British Overseas Airways Corporation
this entity surface form: BOAC
BA foundedByMergerOf British Overseas Airways Corporation
subject surface form: British Airways
Short Empire flying boat primaryUser British Overseas Airways Corporation
Short Solent operatedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
this entity surface form: BOAC
Short Solent usedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation
Boeing 314 Clipper primaryUser British Overseas Airways Corporation
Boeing 314 Clipper operatedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation