The B.O.A.C flight 781 crashed near the Elba Island, Italy on 10 Jan 1954. The comet was operating the flight from Singapore to London via Rome where it made a stop at 10:30 AM. 20 minutes after take off, from Ciampino airport, the aircraft crashes take place when the Comet broke up in the air, near the Elba island. All occupants were killed in the accident.
The following day postal bags were recovered by a fishing boat and taken to Genoa by the steamer “Persia”. The recovered mail bears several different cachets depending on the destination. Covers and aerogrammes sent from Burma to UK were found in these mails. The aerogramme highlighted below is sent from Rangoon addressed to Scotland.
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7 Jan 1954, RANGOON to SCOTLAND. Backstamped London 30 Jan 1954.
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| Cachet in Red |
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