BOAC's flying-boat base for Britain was shifted from Southampton to Poole, Dorset, and it had large bases at Durban, Asmara, Alexandria, and a pilots' school at Soroti, Uganda.
BOAC's flying-boat base for Britain was shifted from Southampton to Poole, Dorset, but many flights used Foynes in Eire, reached by shuttle flight from Whitchurch. BOAC had large bases at Durban, Asmara, Alexandria, and a pilots' school at Soroti, Uganda.