Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1949
The inaugural flight left London on 23 August 1949. Was supposed to have arrived in Hong Kong on 26 August but was delayed by a day in Karachi due to mechanical problems. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1957
As ours was a charter flight, we did not enjoy the menu of the Majestic service. Nevertheless, the Coronet service was much better than the R.A.F. meals that we had been used to over the previous year. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1957
This picture shows how small long haul airliners were in the mid 1950s - but there was plenty of leg room, and flight 'legs' were usually only for four or five hours. <Read more ...>
