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Paris in Speed and Comfort Imperial
Antikbar, One sheet vintage travel advertising poster for
Imperial Airways and British Airways, promoting flights between London and Paris. The service, introduced in the summer of 1939, promised travel in just 70 flying minutes with eight services a day.
Poster Details

Airlines: Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd (which were later nationalized to form BOAC in 1939).
Route: London (Croydon Airport) to Paris (Le Bourget Airport).
Aircraft: The plane featured in the artwork is a De Havilland D.H. 91 Albatross, specifically the "Frobisher" class, a four-engine, 22-passenger aircraft.
Imagery: The poster uses vibrant artwork showing the aircraft from a ground-level perspective flying over a field of wildflowers.
Logos: The poster includes both the Imperial Airways "Speedbird" logo and the British Airways "Winged Lion" logo on the banner in the foreground.
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Paris in Speed and Comfort Imperial (Poster)