British West Indian Airways
Organization
Historical Note
British West Indian Airways was established in late 1939. It became a subsidiary of British Overseas Airways Corporation in 1949. At one point it was the largest carrier in the Caribbean. The airline ceased operations in 2006, succeeded by Caribbean Airlines.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 2, B-C)
Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-2
Abstract
The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.
Dates:
circa 1910s-2020s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Reginald D. Grantham Boeing Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2025-09-03-A
Contents of the Collection
The Reginald D. Grantham Boeing Collection is a small collection of photographs and textual material gathered by Reginald D. Grantham during his 35-year career at the Boeing Company as a flight engineer, circa 1960s-1980s. Due to the collections's small size, it has been arranged chronologically.The bulk and strength of the collection is 62 photographs, most of which depict Boeing Models 707, 757, 767 and the YC-14. The photographs were likely taken during certification and...
Dates:
circa 1960s-1980s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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