As it soared close to Japan’s Mount Fuji on a cloudless day in March 1966, a BOAC 707 jet was suddenly battered by tremendous gusts of wind that broke it apart. All 124 persons aboard were killed.
A fascinating history of the Boeing 707 and its use by BOAC, the forerunner of British Airways. It appeared in Airway Magazine in April. You can read it and see ...
This year marks the 60th anniversary of a seminal moment in commercial aviation: the start of transatlantic jet services. While jet travel was nothing particularly new by 1958, the launch of services ...
A BOAC Boeing 707 jet enroute to Tel Aviv and Australia with an undisclosed number of Israelis among its 131 passengers, crashed in flames at London Airport today. An airline spokesman said there were ...
The Boeing 707 made its first commercial transatlantic flight in 1958 and thanks to its spacious passenger accommodation and high speed it soon became the first choice for airlines around the world.
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