BOAC VICKERS VISCOUNT 701

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British Airways started off as Aircraft Transport and Travel in 1919.  Soon after their collaboration with Qantas to launch the first flight to Australia and with the acquiring of more aircraft, British Airways Limited was created.  This was a merger between Imperial Airways and the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).  After World War II, with more transatlantic flights, another airline was also created, known as the British European Airways (BEA).  British Airways has continues growth, incorporating newer and more sophisticated aircraft as well as running the Concorde since 1979.

Info:    Vickers Viscount 701 - BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) Scottish Division, Edinburgh, 1972
Scale:    1:144
Wingspan:    8 inches

Item Number:    AA30511                                                                                                                                                                    Price:    $44.95

CANCELLED -  SORRY!

Historical Note:    Viscount G-AMOG was the seventh of the original production of the 701 series and was delivered to British European Airways on March 27, 1953.  It was sold to Cambrian Airways in February 1963, who leased it to British Overseas Airways Corporation in March 1972.  On April 1, 1974, BAE merged with BOAC to form British Airways, and G-AMOG flew for another two years in the new livery, before making its final flight to Cosford in 1976.  After 30 years in the open , it was moved to the Scottish Museum of Flight at East Fortune, near Edinburgh in 2006.