It takes us back to the eternal 'Habsheim' argument as to whether an 'iron' a/c such as 737 would have had enough energy to just clear the trees without stalling unlike the AB with its alpha-floor protection which limited its climb = no trees, no crash.
BOAC, as you bring the subject of Habsheim, the idea that the airplane was limited to prevent it from stalling is part of the myth that’s not even supported by the figures published in the official report.
ALPHA MAX, which is an
AoA, was never reached, still 3 degrees off. Therefore the 320 was not limited to prevent it from stalling.
But what we might logically suspect is : Its
body attitude may have been limited by an unpublicized protection which would limit the
body angle below a specified altitude that could be anywhere below 100 feet RA. Such a protection related to the airplane
attitude, could have been designed to merely prevent tailstrike occurrences …