Captain james thain biography
Captain james thain biography images!
James Thain
British aviator
James Thain (8 February – 6 August ) was a British aviator and former Royal Air Force officer. He was pilot in command aboard BEA Flight when it crashed in the Munich air disaster.
Captain james thain biography
Military career
Thain started his career as a Royal Air Forcesergeant. He was later promoted to warrant officer and was given an emergency commission as an acting pilot officer in April [1] He was promoted to pilot officer on probation in September that year.[2] He was subsequently made flight lieutenant in May ,[3] receiving a permanent commission in that rank in [4] He retired from the RAF to join British European Airways (BEA).
The Munich incident, retirement and death
On 6 February , Thain was pilot in command of an AirspeedAS Ambassador (Lord Burghley, G-ALZU) flying out of Munich. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester Unitedfootball team back from a match in Yugoslavia.
After two failed take off attempts, caus