Speedbird

Between 1939 and 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain - and between 1946 and 1974 as such it exclusively operated all long-haul British flights. With its iconic ''Speedbird'' logo and its central role in the glamorous ''jet age'' of the 1950s and 1960s, BOAC achieved a near cult-status with admirers around the globe. Yet, to date ther...