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Posters from the 1940s

The British Airways Heritage Centre has a vast collection of posters from the past decades, from a variety of airlines. All posters are available for sale as reprints. If you would like to see more examples, or you would like to purchase a poster, please contact the Heritage Centre.

  • Drawing of South America.

    01. British South American Airways poster about travel to South America

  • Drawing of a street scene at night in the USA.

    02. BOAC poster about travel to the USA

  • Drawing of a castle on a hill in Indian.

    03. Indian National Airways poster about travel to India

  • Abstract drawing depicting Australia.

    04. Imperial Airways poster about the Tasman Skyway

  • Drawing of a DC-6 aircraft.

    05. BCPA poster about travel across the Pacific

  • Drawing of an aircraft flying over a dandelion.

    06. BOAC poster

  • Abstract drawing of a map and BOAC Speedbird symbol.

    07. BOAC poster

  • Drawing of a crowded riverbank in India.

    08. Indian National Airways poster about travel to India

  • Drawinng depicting the Canadian International Trade Fair.

    09. Trans-Canada Airlines poster about travel to the Canadian International Trade Fair

  • Drawing of a woman walking in the sea.

    10. QEA and BOAC poster about travel to Australia

  • Drawing of a flying boat in a bay.

    11. British West Indian Airways poster about travel to the Caribbean

  • Abstract drawing of clouds images of USA and UK.

    12. BOAC poster about flying across the Atlantic

  • Illustration of a world map with the Speedbird logo

    13. 'BOAC: it's a smaller world by Speedbird' poster

  • Illustration of a man with a BOAC world route map

    14. BOAC: across the world poster

  • Quaint English town with a BOAC aircraft overhead

    15. Poster for BOAC flights to Britain

  • Illustration of a South African villa and landscape

    16. BOAC and SAA poster for flights to South Africa

  • Illustration of a BOAC seaplane with sampan traders in the foreground

    17. BOAC poster for flights to the Far East

  • Illustration of a South American mountain range and valley

    18. BOAC poster for flights to South America

  • BOAC and Qantas poster for travel to Australia.

    19. Fly to Australia by BOAC and Qantas

  • BEA poster for travel to Copenhagen.

    20. Fly BEA to Copenhagen

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