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1950s BOAC Argonaut

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2020-07-02 07:40
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1952

BOAC Argonaut "Amazon", registration G-ALHO. Little boy unknown.

1949 Argonaut - BOAC News Letter

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2020-06-21 06:33
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

At Kai Tak. Note the BOAC bus in the background which can be seen here and here

BOAC Argonaut brochure

Submitted by mike on Sat, 2020-06-20 17:16

BOAC Argonaut brochure

Submitted by mike on Sat, 2020-06-20 17:16

Brochure from the 1950s

My Dad was on this fleet for many years.

1949 BOAC Argonaut

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2020-06-20 08:22
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.

Argonaut interior. a.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Fri, 2020-06-19 18:49
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.

BOAC Argonaut leaflet a.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Fri, 2020-06-19 18:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

BOAC Argonaut

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Fri, 2020-06-19 18:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

My apologies for this introduction but I thought it a good idea to set the scene of my first flight to Hong Kong.

BOAC Argonaut leaflet b.jpg

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Fri, 2020-06-19 18:49
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.

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