History: 5 Fascinating Facts About The British Airways Boeing 747 That Flew Through An Ash Cloud

On the evening of June 24, 1982, British Airways Flight BA009 experienced a failure of all four engines after flying through a cloud of volcanic ash. The Boeing 747 was en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Perth, Australia, when it encountered ash spewed by the eruption of Mount Galunggung in Indonesia. There were 247 passengers and 15 crew members onboard. Let’s review what occurred on that harrowing flight.

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