Crash Of BOAC Stratocruiser ~ G-ALSA 25-12-54 ~ Prestwick

[Robert T]

Prestwick Crash

I am researching the crash for a new book and wondered if anyone has the following information I'm having trouble sourcing:

1. What was the minimum landing distance a Strat needed?
2. What is the landing speed of a Strat?
2. What was the age of First Officer King at the time of the crash .

Thanks in advance.

Robert Thornton

[tubby linton]

I can answer the performance questions-
Landing speed 93mph-80knots
Landing distance from 50ft at 105000lb -1880yds, with reverse thrust 1610yds.
Source is https://www.skytamer.com/Boeing_377.html

This short article is a more practical guide on how to fly the military version of the Strat-
How to Fly the C97

On the same website is a reprint of an article about BOAC operations by Tony Spooner DSO DFC http://www.ovi.ch/b377/articles/speedbird/index.html

[megan]

Bit late to the party but here is the official report.

https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/defa.../05/G-ALSA.pdf

[Robert T]

Originally Posted by Robert T

I am researching the crash for a new book and wondered if anyone has the following information I'm having trouble sourcing:

1. What was the minimum landing distance a Strat needed?
2. What is the landing speed of a Strat?
2. What was the age of First Officer King at the time of the crash .

Thanks in advance.

Robert Thornton

Hi.

Many thanks.

Robert.

[Robert T]

Originally Posted by megan

Bit late to the party but here is the official report.

https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/defa.../05/G-ALSA.pdf

Hi.

Thanks. I have this.
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Robert.

[Max Tow]

More details here....
https://www.ephemeraltreasures.net/p...k-crash-1.html

[Robert T]

I have this also! 👍

[Robert T]

Does anyone know who the captain was on the Avro York flight that left London at 9 a.m. Christmas morning?

The flight was to take AIB ad BOAC personnel to Prestwick.