BOAC Flight 777
BOAC Flight 777-A was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal, to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England, on 1 June 1943. It was attacked en route by eight German Junkers Ju 88s and crashed into the Bay of Biscay, resulting in the deaths of all 17 on board. There were several notable passengers, amongst them actor Leslie Howard.
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BOAC Flight 777
BOAC Flight 777-A was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal, to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England, on 1 June 1943. It was attacked en route by eight German Junkers Ju 88s and crashed into the Bay of Biscay, resulting in the deaths of all 17 on board. There were several notable passengers, amongst them actor Leslie Howard.
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BOAC Flight 777-A was a schedu ...... November 1942 and April 1943.
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El vuelo 777 de BOAC fue un vu ...... embre de 1942 y abril de 1944.
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Op 1 juni 1943 vloog de Ibis, ...... twee keer eerder aangevallen.
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طائرة الرحلة رقم 777 التابعة ل ...... بق في نوفمبر 1942 وأبريل 1943.
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Artist's impression of G-AGBB
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1943-06-01
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Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, United Kingdom
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BOAC Flight 777-A
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British Overseas Airways Corporation,
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Lisbon Portela Airport, Portugal
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Bay of Biscay, off the coast of Spain and France
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Attacked by eight German Junkers Ju 88 fighters of KG 40, crashed into the sea
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46.116667 -10.25
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BOAC Flight 777-A was a schedu ...... ngst them actor Leslie Howard.
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El vuelo 777 de BOAC fue un vu ...... iviles británicos y alemanes o
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Op 1 juni 1943 vloog de Ibis, ...... e. Er waren geen overlevenden.
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طائرة الرحلة رقم 777 التابعة ل ...... رد الذي مثل بفلم ذهب مع الريح.
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BOAC Flight 777
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BOAC-vlucht 777
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Vuelo 777 de BOAC
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الخطوط البريطانية عبر البحار الرحلة 777
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