BOAC (the predecessor to British Airways) had ordered 15 Boeing 707’s in the late 1950s, which flourished on its transatlantic routes. But the type had a notable weakness: It was too large and ...

BIG DEATH-ROLL IN BLAZING WRECK SINGAPORE, Saturday (A.A.P.-Reuter). "The burning fuselage of the Qantas BOAC Constellation which burst into flames upon landing at Singapore's Kallang Airport today." ...