CAPTAIN OF CRASHED BOElNG.—Captain Charles Taylor, the New Zealandborn pilot of the British Overseas Airways Corporation’s Boeing 707 which was destroyed by fire after a crash landing at Heathrow Airport, London, last week. He is shown with his pet dog, Dinah, relaxing at his home in Bexley, Kent. Captain Taylor, aged 47, has been praised for his skill in bringing the burning aircraft, which had taken off for Auckland, back to the airport. Only five of the 126 persons on board lost their lives.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31654, 15 April 1968, Page 9
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84CAPTAIN OF CRASHED BOElNG.—Captain Charles Taylor, the New Zealandborn pilot of the British Overseas Airways Corporation’s Boeing 707 which was destroyed by fire after a crash landing at Heathrow Airport, London, last week. He is shown with his pet dog, Dinah, relaxing at his home in Bexley, Kent. Captain Taylor, aged 47, has been praised for his skill in bringing the burning aircraft, which had taken off for Auckland, back to the airport. Only five of the 126 persons on board lost their lives. Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31654, 15 April 1968, Page 9
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