History of BOAC
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The history of boac by Winston bray book
Hi my grandfather who used to work and inventented the airline ticket computer system for boac died recently and I acquired this book and was interest in what the value will be please. And it's in pretty perfect condition
There is a single copy on Ebay at a pretty steep price. I would not use that as a guide. It appears to be a pretty rare book, but I doubt that anyone who is interested in this topic will be forking over that amount. Because of its rarity, you should not sell it for a fiver, but as for what price to put on it... that's anyone's guess. If you want a proper valuation, get in touch with the Aviation Bookstore and ask Simon.
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There is a single copy on Ebay at a pretty steep price. I would not use that as a guide. It appears to be a pretty rare book, but I doubt that anyone who is interested in this topic will be forking over that amount. Because of its rarity, you should not sell it for a fiver, but as for what price to put on it... that's anyone's guess. If you want a proper valuation, get in touch with the Aviation Bookstore and ask Simon.
In 1944, BOAC were allocated shared use of 2 airfields, Aldermaston and Hurn, in readiness for civil flying to re-generate after the end of WW2.
Services to be provided were commercial flying training and engineering and Flying Control training.
The Flying Control element moved from Aldermaston to Hurn at the end of 1948 and was re named the School of Air Traffic Control whilst flying operations moved there too, presumably due to the allocation of Aldermaston for use as the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment..
Services to be provided were commercial flying training and engineering and Flying Control training.
The Flying Control element moved from Aldermaston to Hurn at the end of 1948 and was re named the School of Air Traffic Control whilst flying operations moved there too, presumably due to the allocation of Aldermaston for use as the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment..
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It is essential reading for anyone seriously interested in BOAC,written by a senior insider.
The current E-Bay prices are way over the top.
It does have flaws though as it was privately published and appears never to have been proof-read.
There are a lot of silly minor errors,lines repeated and wrong dates which should have been picked up.
The current E-Bay prices are way over the top.
It does have flaws though as it was privately published and appears never to have been proof-read.
There are a lot of silly minor errors,lines repeated and wrong dates which should have been picked up.
Last edited by renfrew; 21st Apr 2023 at 07:25. Reason: typo
