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31st March 2003 | 01:05

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The "Speedbird" callsign dates back to the early days of Imperial Airways/BOAC and is taken from the stylised bird which became the logo.

At that time the callsign of BEA was "Bealine" and only became "Speedbird" after the merger and creation of BA