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1947 Advertisement - BOAC Flying Boat Service
1947
BOAC half-bus to Kai Tak from the Peninsula Hotel
1949
BOAC Air Hostess-1949
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Angela Fairburn

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Sat, 04/02/2022 - 01:02

In 1951 I went by BOAC plane to Hong Kong, arriving August 6th. Sitting opposite me for the whole way, a journey taking 2-3 days, was a 15 year-old schoolgirl, Angela Fairburn. We stayed the night before in Rangoon. I liked her a lot and hoped to meet up with her in Hong Kong. She asked me out with her parents, but I could not make it then. I never heard from her again and I have always wondered what happened to her.

I am 87 years old now so this query is a bit late in the day!

Flying from London to Hong Kong 3 January 1952

Submitted by Pectaylor on Wed, 06/24/2020 - 16:10

Here are the details of my father’s flight out to HK in January 1952.  I have taken the content straight from his letters.

Journey by Peter Halliwell from London to Hong Kong 3 January 1952, travelling in the BOAC Argonaut Amazon.

Day 1.

He went to the Air Terminal on Buckingham Palace Road at 8.15 pm on Wednesday 3 January 1952.   He along with other passengers caught a bus at 8.30 for the airport.    He  had to surrender his Ration Book and Identity Card – but no mention of sweet coupons!

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