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Fly to the Far East B.O.A.C

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This poster juxtaposes a Short S-25 Sandringham flying boat and a flotilla of sampans in Hong Kong harbour, with a modern Lockheed Constellation flying overhead. The Sandringham was a converted RAF plane used by B.O.A.C. on the Far East routes until 1949 when the land based Constellation was introduced to service.

Author / Creator Friedrich Schiff
Format 1 poster : color ; 73 x 48 cm on cloth board 84 x 58 cm
Year circa 1948
HKBU Library collection Hong Kong Travel Poster Collection
Work type Painting Poster
Airline Company British Airways (Former: B.O.A.C)
Keyword(s) Aircrafts Fishermen Fishing boats Flying boat Harbors Sampans
Permalink https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t4
Library record View the record in HKBU library catalogue
Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95545316
Copyright status Copyrighted CC BY-NC 4.0

Cite this image as: Friedrich Schiff, "Fly to the Far East B.O.A.C", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 25/06/2025, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t4.

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