Prestwick air disaster

28Fatalities

8Survivors

36On board

Accident details

Date: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Location: Xxxxxxx
Country: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Operator: XX-XXXX
Aircraft: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx
Registration: Xxxxxxxxx
From: 000
Stopover: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
To: Xxxxxxx
Passengers: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Crew: XX-XXXX
Injuries: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx
Summary: Xxxxxxxxx

🔒 Unlock full details on Air Codes

What happened

In the 1954 Prestwick air disaster a British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crashes on landing at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, killing 28 of the 36 on board.

Other British Overseas Airways Corporation accidents

Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash · 1956
BOAC Lockheed Constellation crash · 1954
BOAC Flight 781 · 1954
BOAC Douglas C-47 · 1947

Other accidents in United Kingdom

Zeusch Aviation Flight 1 · 2025
Bond Offshore Helicopters Flight 85N · 2009
British Airways Flight 38 · 2008
British Airways Flight 268 · 2005
Loganair Flight 670A · 2001
Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 · 1999
Knight Air Flight 816 · 1995
Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C · 1995

All accidents in United Kingdom → Full report, crash site map & photos on Air Codes