What the records say
- When
- 25 Dec 1954
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 55.50° N, 4.57° W
- Description
- aviation incident that occurred on Christmas Day, 1954
- Deaths
- 28
1954 BOAC Boeing 377 crash
Aviation incident that occurred on Christmas Day, 1954
On 25 December 1954, a British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crashed on landing at Prestwick Airport, Scotland; 28 of the 36 on board were killed.
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