Originally Posted by
rog747
The BOAC original 747 1970 livery was chosen I gather to coincide with the first 747's and almost 40 years of BOAC/BA 747 operations and 45 years of BEA/BA merger (1974)
Do you mean nearly
50 years of BOAC/BA 747 ops (1970-2019) ?
Though it was almost a year after the first aircraft was delivered before 747s started carrying fare-paying passengers.