One thing apparent is how tight-pitched the long-haul F seating was compared to nowadays with suites etc.
I have a BOAC 1950s timetable with a photo of in-flight service in progress. The (inevitably) 60-something couple are seated there, the man in dinner jacket and black tie, the woman with all her pearls on. Quite how this equated with flights in only semi-reclining seats, invariably overnight, and one/two day total journey time I am not quite sure. They would have been a crumpled mess disembarking.
Last edited by WHBM; 2nd Mar 2013 at 08:30.