BOAC Flight 911
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BOAC Flight 911 was a round-the-world flight operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation that crashed near Mount Fuji in Japan on 5 March 1966, with the loss of all 113 passengers and 11 crew
G-APFE, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1962 with a previous livery
Mount Fuji seen from the air
Clear-air turbulence
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In meteorology, clear-air turbulence is the turbulent movement of air masses in the absence of any visual clues such as clouds, and is caused when bodies of air moving at widely different speeds meet.
BOAC Flight 911
…and 11 crew members. The Boeing 707 flying the route disintegrated mid-air shortly after departing from Tokyo Haneda Airport as a result of severe clear-air turbulence. The crash of Flight 911 was the third fatal passenger airline accident in Tokyo in a month, following the crash of All Nippon Airways Flight 60 on 4…
Cirrus clouds often associated with clear-air turbulence