BOAC Flight 777 crash

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BOAC Flight 777

BOAC Flight 777

BOAC Flight 777

BOAC Flight 777-A, a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight on 1 June 1943 from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal, to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, United Kingdom, was attacked by eight German Junkers Ju 88s and crashed into the Bay of Biscay, killing all 17 "souls on board", including several notable passengers, most prominent being actor Leslie Howard.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC Flight 777

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