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It includes new arrangements by the three BoaC founders — David Lang, Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe — centered on several numbers from “The Games.”

At the time of the first test flight Mike Bannister was a trainee pilot, about to embark on his career with BOAC, the predecessor to British Airways.

The predecessor of British Airways, BOAC, began flying versions of the 747 in the early 1970s.

BA’s predecessor, BOAC, first used the 747 in 1971 and as with many airlines, the plane - affectionately referred to as either the “jumbo jet” or the “queen of the skies” - became a symbol of the new age of mass travel to all corners of the planet.

BA’s predecessor, BOAC, first used the 747 in 1971 and as with many airlines, the plane — affectionately referred to as either the “jumbo jet” or the “queen of the skies” — became a symbol of the new age of mass travel to all corners of the planet.