BOAC Flight 712: A Cabin Crew Perspective

It was April 8, 1968. British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) flight 712 was preparing to leave London Heathrow Airport. It was a long-haul flight to Sydney, Australia, with stops en route at Zurich, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Mumbai, and Singapore. The four-engine Boeing 707 had 116 passengers onboard and 11 crew.