BOAC Flight 781 was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation passenger flight from Singapore to London. On 10 January 1954, a de Havilland Comet...

accidents involving structural failure of Comet aircraft: BOAC Flight 781 and South African Airways Flight 201, after which the entire fleet was grounded until...

crash of BOAC flight 781 three months earlier had occurred again with the South African Airways flight. SA201 As soon as it heard of the crash, BOAC once...

Air Lines Flight 123, another aviation accident, also caused by a faulty tailstrike repair seven years before the accident BOAC Flight 781, another aviation...

Disaster season, consisting of three episodes. With the exception of BOAC Flight 781, all the incidents described in these episodes are summarised versions...

codes 781 and 339, in the USA BOAC Flight 781, a flight which crashed in 1954 Interstate 781, a highway in the USA List of highways numbered 781 This disambiguation...

William Kapell. January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet flying from Rome to London on the last leg of a flight from Singapore, broke up in mid-air...

strong defences made the battle more difficult than expected. In 1954, BOAC Flight 781 crashed in the waters off the coast of Elba. In recent decades, thanks...

high-speed flight. During flight tests, the DH 108 gained a reputation for being accident-prone and unstable, leading de Havilland and BOAC to gravitate...

Partnair Flight 394, a flight that disintegrated in midair due to improper maintenance and use of counterfeit aircraft parts. BOAC Flight 781, a flight that...

highly public failures, including the crashing of BOAC Flight 781 and South African Airways Flight 201. By the time the problems were overcome, other...

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board; the wreckage was found in March 1954 during the search for BOAC Flight 781. On July 14, 1951, an Airtaco L14H (SE-BTN) crashed on takeoff from...

British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd...

explosive decompression onboard Turkish Airlines Flight 981 caused the floor to collapse, severing vital flight control cables in the process. The FAA issued...

8 "Comet Air Crash" ("Crash of the Comet") BOAC Flight 781 and South African Airways Flight 201 BOAC 781: January 10, 1954 SAA 201: April 8, 1954 Two...

pointed to a repeat of the recent accident to BOAC Flight 781. The aircraft was leased on charter from BOAC with an SAA crew. On 29 October 1960, a Boeing...

from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 on board. On January 10, 1954, BOAC Flight 781, a new de Havilland Comet jetliner, disintegrated in mid-air due to...

breakups on two Comets that departed from Ciampino: On 10 January 1954, BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet, broke up in mid air and crashed into the Mediterranean...

on board (14, 15, or 17 people). BOAC Flight 781 – On 10 January 1954, British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1,...

radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals. 1954 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian...

British Overseas Airways Corporation de Havilland Comet jet airliner on BOAC Flight 781 from Singapore to London crashes in the Mediterranean Sea following...

system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal...

Irvin Iffla cricketer Air pilot Charles Livingstone DFM killed on BOAC Flight 781 Notes The others are Westminster Abbey and Gloucester Cathedral. Citations...

the vertical stabilizer broke off. Loss of structural integrity during flight can be caused by: faulty design faulty maintenance manufacturing flaws pilot...

took place in New York. Died: Eduard Wiiralt, 55, Estonian artist BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrated in mid-air due to metal...

Christmas. Wilmot was en route back to Britain from that assignment on BOAC Flight 781 when his plane, a Comet 1, broke up following explosive decompression...

the 17 people on board. January 10 A de Havilland Comet 1, operating BOAC Flight 781, crashes into the Mediterranean Sea near Elba following fatigue failure...

European Airways Flight 411 G-ALYA Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald G-ALYP de Havilland Comet 1 BOAC Flight 781 G-ALYY de Havilland...

consequences Sinnai flight crash [it] 26 January 1953 Sinnai 19 BOAC Flight 781 crash 10 January 1954 Near Elba island 35 South African Airways Flight 201 crash...