Blighty Thank God
6 BOAC Crashes
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?
Episode support materials.
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.
I'd welcome any messages, especially if you enjoyed the episode stories.
To find maps, photographs and other material associated with each episode as well as the complete diary and context notes visit the podcast website – www.blightythankgod.co.uk.
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?
Episode support materials.
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.
I'd welcome any messages, especially if you enjoyed the episode stories.
To find maps, photographs and other material associated with each episode as well as the complete diary and context notes visit the podcast website – www.blightythankgod.co.uk.