6 BOAC Crashes
Episode 6 of the Blighty Thank God podcast, hosted by Neil Chapman, titled "6 BOAC Crashes" was published on September 8, 2023 and runs 13 minutes.
September 8, 2023 ·13m · Blighty Thank God
Summary
My father mentioned a plane crash that killed 2 of his colleagues - the first of two fatal crashes within two weeks of each other that left 33 airmen dead. I discovered that the two Hudson planes that crashed at Khartoum, Sudan in June, 1943, were part of a new service operated by civilian airline British Overseas Air Corporation for the RAF. Were the crashes horrible coincidences or was something else at play? Diary entries read by granddaughter Caitlin. 'The Fair Maid of Barra'...
Episode Description
My father mentioned a plane crash that killed 2 of his colleagues - the first of two fatal crashes within two weeks of each other that left 33 airmen dead. I discovered that the two Hudson planes that crashed at Khartoum, Sudan in June, 1943, were part of a new service operated by civilian airline British Overseas Air Corporation for the RAF.
Were the crashes horrible coincidences or was something else at play?
Diary entries read by granddaughter Caitlin.
'The Fair Maid of Barra' lament was specially played and recorded on the bagpipes by Cammy Bell Piper for Hire - Facebook
Additional voices: Jonathan Proffitt, Ray Thompson, Geoff Paddock.
Episode photo: Flt. Sgt. Ron Chapman climbing into a Hurricane, delivered along the Takoradi Route.
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