BOAC Flight 712 was a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) service operated by a Boeing 707-465 from London Heathrow Airport bound for Sydney via Zurich and Singapore.

8 April 1968: British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 712, call sign Speedbird 712, a Boeing 707-465 Intercontinental registered G-ARWE, departed London Heathrow for Sydney, Australia, with 116 passengers and 11 crew.

Apr 8, 2018 · Flight 712, also known as Whiskey Echo, took off at 3.27pm under the control of pilot captain Charles Taylor. Taylor was supported by senior first officer Francis Kirkland, acting first...

ATC originally offered the pilot-in-command a landing back on runway 28L and alerted the fire services but after a "Mayday" call Flight 712 was offered runway 05R which was accepted as it would result in a shorter flight path.

Along with a cabin crew of six, there were 116 passengers on board the Boeing 707 that afternoon. 712 departed Heathrow at 3:27pm and just after the landing gear was retracted, there was a shudder throughout the airframe and a loud bang from the port side.

On Monday, April 8, 1968, Barbara Jane Harrison put on her uniform and made her way to London Heathrow Airport to join ten other cabin crew members operating Flight 712, bound for Sydney, Australia, via Zurich and Singapore.

Jul 15, 2024 · British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) flight 712 was preparing to leave London Heathrow Airport. It was a long-haul flight to Sydney, Australia, with stops en route at Zurich, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Mumbai, and Singapore. The four-engine Boeing 707 had 116 passengers onboard and 11 crew.

8 April 1968: British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 712, call sign Speedbird 712, a Boeing 707-465 Intercontinental registered G-ARWE, departed London Heathrow for Sydney, Australia, with 116 passengers and 11 crew. Approximately 20 seconds after takeoff, there was a loud bang and severe shudder as the Number Two jet engine …

The aircraft was operating Flight BA. 712 from Heathrow Airport, London to Zurich with onward routing to Sydney, Australia. In addition to the normal crew complement, a check pilot was on the aircraft for the purpose of carrying out a route check on the pilot-in-command.

Apr 8, 2019 · One and a half minutes after takeoff on the clear and sunny afternoon of April 9, 1968, the no.2 engine of Boeing 707 G-ARWE broke away from its mounting pylon and fell, tumbling in flames, over Hounslow, on the fringe of London's Heathrow Airport.