The sunrise hitting the starboard wing of a Boeing 747 civilian aircraft owned by the British Overseas Airways Corporation, en route from Jan Smuts International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa to London Heathrow Airport

The sunrise hitting the starboard wing of a Boeing 747 civilian aircraft owned by the British Overseas Airways Corporation, en route from Jan Smuts International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa to London Heathrow Airport. The photographer flew out from Johannesburg on 8 January 1973. This is Slide 20 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Chief Officer on board the fishing stern motor trawler Salvia (1972) owned by Irving & Johnstone of Cape Town from 11 December 1972 to 8 January 1973. The series consists of 21 slides.

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ID:	PCT16428
Type:	Colour transparency
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Henry P. Bird
Date made:	8 January 1973
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements:	Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm

The sunrise hitting the starboard wing of a Boeing 747 civilian aircraft owned by the British Overseas Airways Corporation, en route from Jan Smuts International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa to London Heathrow Airport

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