What does BOAC stand for?

British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II.

What is the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)?

As chairman of the new Commonwealth Telecommunications… The result was the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), formally established in 1939.

When did BOAC start?

On 1 April 1940, BOAC started operations as a single company. Following the Fall of France (22 June 1940), BOAC aircraft kept wartime Britain connected with its colonies and the allied world, often under enemy fire, and initially with desperate shortages of long-range aircraft.

What is BOAC-Cunard's relationship with BOAC?

BOAC-Cunard leased any spare capacity to BOAC which could use it to supplement the main BOAC fleet at peak demand, and in a reciprocal arrangement BOAC would provide capacity to BOAC-Cunard on some operations when it had a shortfall.