Barbara Jane Harrison GC
(1945-1968)
woman, flight attendant, and George Cross recipient
Died aged c. 23
Wikidata WikipediaBarbara Jane Harrison GC (24 May 1945 – 8 April 1968), known as Jane Harrison, was a British flight attendant who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her role in the evacuation of BOAC Flight 712. She is one of four women to have been awarded the George Cross for heroism and the only woman awarded the medal for gallantry in peacetime. The other three female George Cross recipients served with the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War.
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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