Bermuda stop for BOAC caribbean services
" As this 1957 BOAC ad shows services to Bermuda were flown by Stratocruisers."
Bermuda was a mandatory refueling stop for Strats and Britannias for all BOAC services to Caribbean not via JFK.( later, jets were OK without the stop)
Bogota, BOG was later (from late 60s) served by VC10s and 707s but all flights refueled in Caracas before the, presumably, nonstop oceanic crossing to back to LDN. Much later (70s thru Mid 80s) BCal served that same route with DC-10-30, with same stop at Caracas although the DC10 could do trip non-stop perfectly well. One reason is that BOG ibeing near 10,000 feet alt takeoff weight (max fuel with max payload) was a problem, so refueling at carcas at sea level was the solution.
In mid 80s BA re-acquired that exact route but with 747s (due to BCal take over by BA ?) until its very last flight to BOG in Feb 2005. A big shame as it was a very convenient service to BOG from UK. I never found out the real reason why BA stopped serving BOG after so many years.
Any offers?
Ofcourse 747s do the direct BOG-LDN easily, as can the 777, 767, and Air Bus 340, 330.