#OTD. 13 March 1954. #BOAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation (G-ALAM) crashed on landing at Singapore. 32 out of 40 people on board were killed . #aviation #airlines #AvGeek 📷 Associated Press

Raw unused footage of immediate aftermath of the G-ARWE accident at Heathrow, 8 April 1968. This would have been taken by a resident airport press agency cameraman. Normally these covered arriving VIPs etc, but were also well positioned to cover any accidents ⬇️🧵. #OTD #BOAC

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#OTD 12 March, 1947. The #BOAC Durban to Calcutta Horseshoe route was closed and the 'C' Class flying boats withdrawn from service.

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Our girls were simply the best! #BOAC

My favourite aeroplane! ✈️ #BOAC #B707 #avgeeks 📷 See image.

BOAC Heritage 🇬🇧 Now that's more like it! #VC10

Officially it's the first day of #Spring!

#HappyStPatricksDay 🍀

Random bits and bobs ..... #BOAC

Duxford today. 👍

Congratulations to Duxford Aviation Society on their 50th anniversary today. British Airliner Collection #BOAC

My two BOAC books - still available from Amazon. #aviation #pilots #flightattendant #VintageAirlines #aircraft #BOAC

Verified video shows Air India plane descending and moment of crash - BBC News My thoughts go out to the families of all those who perished in the crash. RIP. bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cy…

A heartbreaking plane crash on Christmas Day morning in 1954 kills 28, including some family members of the crew. The BOAC pilot was wrongly blamed, but this book reveals why he wasn't at fault. # BOAC #aviation #aircrash #avgeek

The elegance of air travel in the 1950s. Rare footage of BOAC's Monarch Service, the world's first non-stop transatlantic jet flight.