(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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