Barbara Jane Harrison GC
(1945-1968)
woman, flight attendant, and George Cross recipient
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Barbara Jane Harrison. Cabin crew member for BOAC (precursor to British Airways) was born and lived in Kingsdale Crescent. Harrison died whilst evacuating many passengers from a burning aircraft at Heathrow Airport on 8th April 1968. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for bravery - the first female recipient of the honour in peacetime. 1945-1968
Kingsdale Crescent, Bradford, United Kingdom where they lived