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One and a half minutes after takeoff on the clear and sunny afternoon of 8 April 1968, the Number 2 engine of BOAC Boeing 707 G-ARWE broke away from its mounting pylon and fell, tumbling in flames. Captain Cliff Taylor managed an extremely smooth touchdown about 400 yards beyond the Heathrow runway threshold and the aircraft came to a stop 1,400 yards further along the runway. The cabin crew had the doors open and passengers began escaping from the starboard over-wing exit and then via chutes at the forward and rear galley doors. Several explosions occurred and the port wing fell off, the resulting blast hurling flaming debris over the side of the aircraft. The rear escape chute was damaged by the fire and burst but, of the 126 people aboard, most of the 121 survivors had escaped before the arrival of the main fire and rescue services. Thirty-eight people received treatment for injuries and five, including stewardess Barbara Jane Harrison, were overcome by heat and fumes and died aboard G-A.R.W.E. For her bravery in trying to rescue the remaining passengers on that day Jane Harrison was awarded the George Cross.
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- PublisherPen and Sword Aviation
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1844157393
- ISBN 13 9781844157396
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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FIRE OVER HEATHROW: The Tragedy of Flight 712
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Pen & Sword Aviation, Barnsley, 2008
ISBN 10: 1844157393
ISBN 13: 9781844157396
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. An account of the events of 8th April 1968 when a BOAC Boeing 707 caught fire at Heathrow Airport, shortly after taking off, losing an engine and landing again. Most of the passengers and crew were able to escape from the aircraft, with the exception of 5 people including a stewardess. This book is centred on the life and brave actions of that stewardess, Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her attempt to save the remaining passengers on the aircraft. 182 pages + xxi prelims. 16 pages of b/w photographs. 2 maps. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 24 Cm x 16 Cm. Seller Inventory # 24228
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