Historical BoB
Jun 1, 2018, 3:57 pm
#16
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: In the sticks
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For some of us grey beard nerds, we don’t need a Morse translator. -.-. --.- / -.. . / --. -.... .-.. ...- -...
Also handy for identing those navaids, as you do.
Also handy for identing those navaids, as you do.
Jun 1, 2018, 4:01 pm
#17
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: BA Gold, IHG Platinum
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I'm a sucker for ephemera (one of my favourite if rather grim things is a wonderful brochure I found tucked into a 1928 French almanac advertising "Mme Curie's Radium Based Suppositories for treating piles - Guaranteed Radioactive") but it's evident that there isn't all that much from Imperial Airways.
Jan 29, 2020, 10:16 pm
#21
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
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Feb 1, 2020, 2:33 am
#23
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
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Interesting. It says "Payment may be made in Sterling notes".
The use of the word "notes" seems to specifically exclude coins, so does this mean that no change was given and you had to make an overpayment even if you had the exact amount? Or accept some fruit juices (15p) as change.
In 1981 pound notes were still in use so it wouldn't be that bad. (The Isle of Man 50p which qualifies as Sterling was still in use too.)
Also travellers cheques. I have never seen or used them - did they come in amounts small enough to be usable for these BOB items?
The use of the word "notes" seems to specifically exclude coins, so does this mean that no change was given and you had to make an overpayment even if you had the exact amount? Or accept some fruit juices (15p) as change.
In 1981 pound notes were still in use so it wouldn't be that bad. (The Isle of Man 50p which qualifies as Sterling was still in use too.)
Also travellers cheques. I have never seen or used them - did they come in amounts small enough to be usable for these BOB items?
Feb 3, 2020, 1:17 pm
#26
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Join Date: Dec 2016
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Couple of wonderful pieces of ephemera on Ebay at the moment:
- inflight instructions to passengers, the description of the lifejackets is wonderful https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Imperial-...IAAOSwlzZbAXZH
- seat maps for the fleet in 1932. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IMPERIAL-...oAAOSwWEdd4~9H
- inflight instructions to passengers, the description of the lifejackets is wonderful https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Imperial-...IAAOSwlzZbAXZH
- seat maps for the fleet in 1932. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IMPERIAL-...oAAOSwWEdd4~9H
Jan 21, 2022, 10:53 am
#28
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Sussex
Programs: BA; IHG; LHW; Hilton
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Great stuff
I hadn't come across this before. Fascinating film with some great footage of the magnificent HP42
Airport - first-ever film made film by the Shell Film Unit describing a day in the Croydon Airport - YouTube
Airport - first-ever film made film by the Shell Film Unit describing a day in the Croydon Airport - YouTube