1949: BOAC FLYING BOAT Lands on the THAMES | Newsreel | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

To mark British Overseas Airways Corporation's (BOAC) Silver Jubilee, London is treated to the rare sight of a new flying boat alighting close to Tower Bridge.
The state-owned BOAC operated flying boats to the US and parts of the British Empire during the 1930s and 1940s.
The Poole flying boats were later awarded a blue plaque, and fortunately BBC Newsreel was there to capture this beautiful footage.
Originally broadcast 9 May, 1949.
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