England’s troubled airplane-making industry is long since inured to insult, but last week it suffered one of the unkindest blows of all. The country’s two biggest airlines, BOAC and BEA, both ...
In 1966, BOAC Flight 911 took off from Tokyo just one day after another deadly crash at the same airport. The weather was clear, and the crew was allowed to fly closer to Mount Fuji so passengers ...