(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

>In a previous article, "FatKat" > said:
>>Paul Tomblin wrote:
>>> British Airways. Remember the old BOAC logo was a stylized bird - that's
>>> why BA is always "Speedbird" on the air.
>>>
>>I remember when I first heard of BOAC - I saw it in an old school
>>library book about the development of SST's. There was a picture of a
>
>I grew up in Toronto, where BOAC had ads on the TV for flights to England.
>
>"Bee Oh Ay Cee takes good care of you."

I've heard all these...I remember the most usual was "BOW -
ACK"...and of course all their radio work was "Speedbird"...as in
"Toronto Ground this is Speedbird 402 requesting pushback"
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-Gord.
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