BOAC (the predecessor to British Airways) had ordered 15 Boeing 707’s in the late 1950s, which flourished on its transatlantic routes. But the type had a notable weakness: It was too large and ...

Death haunted the skies of Japan last week. Near towering Mount Fuji, a British Overseas Airways’ Boeing 707 fell from the sky, killing all 124 persons on board. Only the day before, a Canadian ...