Harrison, Barbara Jane b. May 24, 1945 d. April 8, 1968 British George Cross Recipient. She was a 22 year old Stewardess with British Overseas Airways Corporation, part of the British Airways. On April 8, 1968, soon after take-off from Heathrow Airport in London, the number 2 engine of a BOAC Boeing 707 caught fire and fell from the aircraft. The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport as the fire on the port wing intensified. Stewardess Harrison at the aft rear station, opened the rear gallery door so passengers could...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Fulford Cemetery, Fulford, North Yorkshire, England
b. May 24, 1945 d. April 8, 1968