Typeface used by BOAC?

PhilipsCDRW · Post by **PhilipsCDRW** » 14 Jan 2007, 20:02

Hi folks,

Does anyone know the name of the typeface used by BOAC in the final days? The font used for the gold BOAC legend on the engine nacelles and the fuselage sides?
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1129615/L/

Post by **DaveB** » 14 Jan 2007, 20:14

Welcome to the forum Pcdrw

I'm sure there'll be someone up with an answer in the fullness of time

ATB

DaveB :tab:

PhilipsCDRW · Post by **PhilipsCDRW** » 14 Jan 2007, 20:21

Cheers DaveB!

A further fifteen minute's frantic searching uncovered a .eds BOAC file from brandsoftheworld.com so I have it now. (I'm trying to repaint the Dreamfleet 727 into BOAC livery...)

Post by **Garry Russell** » 14 Jan 2007, 20:50

Hi PhilipsCDRW

Welcome to the forum

Try Arena black for BOAC

No BOAC 727's :shock: only Dan Air and Sabre in the UK used the type.

Garry

Post by **Garry Russell** » 14 Jan 2007, 21:06

I've moved this here as CBFS is definitely the wrong section.......this is not really right either but closer

Garry

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 14 Jan 2007, 21:14

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.....

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 14 Jan 2007, 21:46

Garry Russell wrote:Hi PhilipsCDRW

Welcome to the forum

Try Arena black for BOAC

No BOAC 727's :shock: only Dan Air and Sabre in the UK used the type.

Garry

...and Cougar

... although strictly speaking that was spun off from Sabre when they were bought out and became Excel.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 14 Jan 2007, 21:48

Cheers Toby

I had a feeling Sabre had gone onto something else, just couldn't think of it.......

Garry

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 14 Jan 2007, 22:26

I did once repaint a 757-200 in BEA High-Speed jack

It was crap and is long since deleted

Is my 1-11 Chatham Historic Dockyard still on allnodes?

kit · Post by **kit** » 14 Jan 2007, 22:56

Garry Russell wrote:No BOAC 727's :shock: only Dan Air and Sabre in the UK used the type.

But BA did fly 727s remotely, albeit not in the UK.

Comair in South Africa flew at least five 727s in various tail schemes as a BA franchise partner. See Airliners.net and select '727' and 'BA' from the search menu. The link is so huge it takes half a page I'm afraid, or I'd have linked it directly. One of them had a psuedo Landor type scheme as well, which looks a trifle odd.

It also seems they leased an ATA 727 as well, with BA titles with an ATA fin.