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BOAC Flight 777
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BOAC Flight 777 was a KLM flight scheduled as a British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal, to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England. On 1
A BOAC Douglas DC-3-194, similar to the aircraft involved
A BOAC Douglas DC-3-194, similar to the aircraft involved
Photo taken by BOAC at Whitchurch to commemorate the 500th flight on the Bristol-Lisbon line on 16 June 1942; the aircraft is the DC-3 G-AGBD/PH-ARB B
Photo taken by BOAC at Whitchurch to commemorate the 500th flight on the Bristol-Lisbon line on 16 June 1942; the aircraft is the DC-3 G-AGBD/PH-ARB Buizerd (buzzard). The crew of the downed G-AGBB are included (Tepas, middle row, and de Koning, top row, standing, both just left of the left engine propeller blade).
An aerial view of Hengrove Park (2005). Part of the old Whitchurch runway is still visible.
An aerial view of Hengrove Park (2005). Part of the old Whitchurch runway is still visible.
A Douglas DC-3, silhouetted by night at Gibraltar by the batteries of searchlights on the Rock, as it is prepared for a flight to the United Kingdom.
A Douglas DC-3, silhouetted by night at Gibraltar by the batteries of searchlights on the Rock, as it is prepared for a flight to the United Kingdom.
Junkers Ju 88
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The Junkers Ju 88 is a twin-engined multirole combat aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works. It was used extensively during the Second Worl
BOAC Flight 777
…in Lisbon, Portugal, to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England. On 1 June 1943, the Douglas DC-3 serving the flight was attacked by eight German Junkers Ju 88 heavy fighter planes and crashed into the Bay of Biscay, killing all 17 on board. There were several notable passengers, among them actor Leslie Howard…
A Ju 88A over France in 1942
A Ju 88A over France in 1942
Standard Ju 88 main landing gear installation, from the V6 prototype onwards
Standard Ju 88 main landing gear installation, from the V6 prototype onwards
Ju 88 assembly line, 1941
Ju 88 assembly line, 1941
Annular radiator on a wrecked Ju 88
Annular radiator on a wrecked Ju 88