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BOAC Flight 712 was a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) service operated by a Boeing 707-465 from London Heathrow Airport bound for Sydney via Zurich and Singapore. . On Monday 8 April 1968, it suffered an engine failure on takeoff that quickly led to a major fire; the engine detached from the aircraft in flig
Barbara Jane Harrison GC (24 May 1945 – 8 April 1968), known as Jane Harrison, [1] was a British flight attendant who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her role in the evacuation of BOAC Flight 712.
April 8: BOAC Flight 712, a 707-465, suffered engine failure on take-off from London Heathrow Airport followed by an engine fire. The plane made an emergency landing back at the airport, but an explosion in the port wing caused the plane to catch fire. Four passengers and a flight attendant were killed and 122 escaped.
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Flight 712 may refer to the following aviation accidents: Aer Lingus Flight 712, crashed on 24 March 1968; BOAC Flight 712, crashed on 8 April 1968
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On 8 April 1968 Wynter escaped from a burning Boeing 707 aircraft, BOAC Flight 712, upon which he had been a passenger, [2] and which had exploded shortly after landing back at Heathrow Airport following a fire in its number 2 engine, killing five people, including stewardess Barbara Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded the George Cross.