Originally Posted by
Skylion
The Argonaut ...... Peak utilisastion was probably in 1956
I happen to have a summer 1956 BOAC timetable here so this is the BOAC departure line-up for a typical summer Saturday, when some of the posters here were doubtless down at the fence in their school uniform caps
4 Argonauts, 3 B377G Stratocruisers and 4 L749 Constellations. Surprisingly small.
0915 BA 161 Argonaut ROM-CAI-KTM-EBB-NBO
1345 BA 257 Argonaut ROM-TIP-KAN-ACC
1630 BA 251 Argonaut TIP-KAN-LOS
1700 BA 786 Argonaut DUS-ROM-BEY-BAG-BAH-KHI-DEL-CCA-DAC-RGN-BKK-SIN
1730 BA 633 B377G BUR-PIK-KEF-YUL
1900 BA 525 B377G BUR-PIK-YQX-NYC
2000 BA 509 B377G KEF-NYC
0945 BA 119 L749 ROM-CAI-KTM-NBO-SAL-JNB
1500 BA 904 L749 ZUR-BEY-KHI-CCA-RNG-HKG-TYO
1930 BA 224 L749 ROM-BEY-BAG-ABA-KHI
2030 BA 704 L749 ZUR-BEY-KHI-CCA-SIN-JKT-DRW-SYD
BUR is Burtonwood, which BOAC were using midway between Liverpool and Manchester.