Thanks for the info on the origins of the "SpeedBird" callsign...... interesting...
I have a collateral question, however.
Why do we always hear BA drivers referring to themselves as, "THE SpeedBird"?
Are they thinking they are the only BA aircraft airborne at the time...or do they think sounding POSH on the squawk-box makes them sound cool, therefore more likely to get laid? Even heard "The QANTAS" last week......
It boggles.........