BOAC Airline ground crew overall cloth embroidered badge

A good scarce circa 1950's 'BOAC large cloth overall badge'; rectangle white woven cotton example, turned and stiched around the edge, bearing blue embroidered early pattern 'Speedbird logo' with "B.O.A.C' below, the reverse with cream lining. Very good condition, colours remain bright, evidence of having been removed from uniform.
Size 125mm x 97mm.

British Overseas Airways Corporation was formed in 1939, BOAC and BEA merged in 1974 to become British Airways.