The instantly recognisable fuselage shape of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser.  “Canopus” was one of the more famous BOAC Stratocruisers operating on the between 1950 and 1959.  The aircraft used to fly HM The Queen on her first official tour to Bermuda in November 1953

BOAC Stratocruiser “Coriolanus” joined the fleet in 1954 flying the transatlantic route. In 1959 “Coriolanus” flew the final scheduled Stratocruiser service, a return trip to Accra via Barcelona and Kano.

Originally part of the United Airlines fleet servicing the Hawaii route, the Stratocruisers were sold to BOAC in 1954.  This one was renamed “Clio” and became G-ANUC.

One of only 12 Boeing 314 Clippers originally built for Pan Am.  One of 3 sold to BOAC in 1941, “Bristol” flew through the war on a route from Ireland to North America via Bermuda.

This was  the first 747 delivered to a British airline in 1970.  Has been had three names - "Sir Richard Grenville" 1979-1984,   "City of Peterborough" 1984-1989, and "Colliford Lake". Her last commercial flight was 31st Oct 1998. To commemorate her retirement British Airways re-painted her into a special BOAC livery before shipping her off to Cardiff.

Canadair C.4 Argonaut G-ALHK, shown in blue  tail livery, on which HM Queen Elizabeth arrived back from East Africa after the death of her father King George VI in January 1952

Canadair C.4 Argonaut G-ALHK, shown in white tail livery, on which HM Queen Elizabeth arrived back from East Africa after the death of her father King George VI in January 1952