matchbook cover: British West Indies Airways (BWIA)

Date:c. 1965
Medium:Cardboard, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Jon E. Krupnick
Accession Number:2008.056.0610
Dimensions:4 x 1 1/2 inches (10.2 x 3.8 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Matchbook / Matchbox
airline: BWIA West Indies Airways
company: BWIA West Indies Airways
Description

Matchbook issued by British West Indies Airways (BWIA); white cover with illustration of woman in bikini in tropical setting; black saddle with blue text, "Fly B.W.I.A" and pink airline logo; illustration of woman in bikini with fish on reverse; interior with illustration of woman in bikini on sailboat and text, "Why Let a Little Water Stand Between You and Fun in the Caribbean?"; no matches.

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