He had suggested a similar organisation in a letter dated 24 May 1938 .
The administration of the ATA fell to Gerard d'Erlanger , a director of British Airways Ltd , which was merged into the British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC ) in 1940 .
Gerard d'Erlanger had suggested a similar organisation in a letter dated 24 May 1938 .
The administration of the ATA fell to Gerard d'Erlanger , a director of British Airways Ltd , which was merged into the British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC ) in 1940 .