Rare Images .. First flights of the British royal family and "Winston Churchill"
The British Airways Group has released an impressive array of unprecedented images, which for the first time showcases the Royal Family flights that fly around the world in the early days of commercial air travel.
The images of the queen visiting Portugal, East Africa and Bermuda in the 1950s were captured in the so-called "Golden Age of Air Travel" when the mode of transport was still relatively new and expensive.
Prince Diana opens Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport
Prince Philip on a visit to Heathrow Airport
Prince Philip and first flight to Malta
Princess Elizabeth on a visit to Canada
Other pictures show Queen Louise of Malta in the 1960s and China in the 1980s, while Princess Diana opened the No. 4 building at London Heathrow in 1986, which was built at a cost of £ 200 million.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of British Airways, the British company unveiled its archive to the public for the first time to share unprecedented memories of key moments in its history, including the first journey of Northwest Churchill across the Atlantic in 1942.
The group displays hundreds of historical photos and videos, as well as articles explaining how British Airways evolved from a plane De Havilland One engine to what it is today.
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Queen to visit East Africa
Queen to visit Portugal
Close-up photographs of the uniforms worn by generations of cabin crew and pilots, behind-the-scenes memorabilia from royal trips and trips, and handcrafts from Concord – the most famous aircraft of all time.
The unveiling of the "Centennial Archives" series comes just a few days after British Airways,To Fly To Serve", A visit from the Queen at the airline headquarters in Heathrow, to celebrate the centennial.
Queen Elizabeth in the fifties
Queen Elizabeth
Queen arrives in London after a visit to Turkey
Queen to visit China
"Air travel has always been about connecting people all over the world and this site will share the stories, achievements and memories of 100 years of British Airways history," said Alex Cruz, CEO.
"Since 1919, British Airways has been its pioneer in commercial flights, and the" Centennial Archives "group will continue to evolve and we look forward to the next hundred years of flying."
The Queen is on a visit to Japan
The Queen is on a visit to Malta
First transatlantic flight
Rare photos from the history of British aviation
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