1974 British Airways bombing attempt

IRA bombing attempt September 2019 March 2018 Incident 1974 British Airways bombing attempt British Airways Trident G-AWZV.jpg A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident similar to the aircraft involved 23 July 1974"Bomb found on Trident". Flight International, 1 August 1974, p.99 Attempted bombing 0 Hawker Siddeley Trident Aldergrove Airport, Antrim Town, Northern Ireland Heathrow Airport, Middlesex, England British Airways Unknown 85 Unknown 85+ On 23 July 1974, a small bomb was found aboard a British Airways flight from Aldergrove Airport, near Belfast, to London, following a telephoned warning. The flight made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) claimed it had planted the bomb as a symbolic act, and that it had not been set to explode.https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/26/archives/ira-admits-planting-bomb-on-british-plane.html I.R.A. Admits Planting Bomb on British Plane The New York Times 26 July 1974 It is the only time that the IRA has planted a bomb aboard an aircraft, and was the second terrorist incident involving a bomb aboard an aircraft in the United Kingdom.http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11229636 The Discovery Service The National Archives discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk 13 April 2018 Incident The flight took off from Aldergrove Airport, near Antrim Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, for a domestic flight to London Heathrow Airport, England. As the flight was over the Irish Sea a phone call was made to The Irish News warning that a bomb was on board and would explode. The flight crew diverted and made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. All 85 passengers and crew were removed from the aircraft. Police found the bomb in a plastic bag under one of the seats. The bomb had 2 kg lb on of explosives and was removed where a controlled explosion was carried out. Three police officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) were on board the flight. These included the Chief Constable of the RUC, Jamie Flanagan, together with his wife Florence,http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1821 The Dictionary of Ulster Biography K-Point Internet Solutions - Warrenpoint, Newry, County Down www.newulsterbiography.co.uk 13 April 2018 and two police officers with their families who were travelling to London to attend an investiture; the two officers were to receive the British Empire Medal from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham PalaceChartres, John. "Timebomb found under seat after Belfast-London airliner makes an emergency landing". The Times, 24 July 1974; p.1; Issue 59147; col E for their work during the ongoing Northern Ireland conflict. Jim Molyneaux, MP, Chief Whip for the Ulster Unionist Party and a senior member of the Orange Order, was also on the flight. A young Bob Rae, who would later become Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, was also a passenger.I know from experience the horror of airliner attacks https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/i-know-from-experience-the-horror-of-airliner-attacks/article19705205/ Bob Rae The Globe and Mail 22 July 2014 22 July 2014 Aftermath The IRA claimed that they had put the bomb on the aircraft. The IRA said the bomb was not primed and was not meant to detonate, but that it had been planted as a symbolic act, to show that they could get through the security at Aldergrove Airport, near Belfast.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19740725&id=YdglAAAAIBAJ&pg=4922,2079536 Miami News 25 July 1974 IRA: Security won't stop us Associated Press March 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes It is unknown how the bomb made its way on board. The British Airline Pilots' Association called for sterner security measures at Aldergrove Airport in County Antrim, such as banning hand luggage, banning cleaners from boarding the aircraft during the turn-round, and not taking on catering supplies at Aldergrove. See also Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign Timeline of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions References External links https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zbRUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3477,2279403 Bomb found on plane from Ulster 25 July 1974 The Age Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MvAzAAAAIBAJ&pg=5884,2788679 Bomb found aboard jet July 24, 1974 Bangor Daily News Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GqstAAAAIBAJ&pg=1264,2855650 Bomb scale for 92 in mid-flight July 25, 1974 New Straits Times Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RFM_AAAAIBAJ&pg=3870,2732363 Bomb discovered July 24, 1974 AP The Windsor Star Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xBpdAAAAIBAJ&pg=2794,2091228 Unexploded bomb found on jetliner July 24, 1974 AP St. Joseph Gazette Google News Archive Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1974 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Hawker Siddeley Trident Category:British Airways accidents and incidents Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in England Category:1974 crimes in the United Kingdom Category:Failed airliner bombings Category:Provisional Irish Republican Army actions in England Category:July 1974 in the United Kingdom Category:Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1974 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Northern Ireland Category:Terrorist incidents in Northern Ireland Category:1974 in England Category:1974 in Northern Ireland Category:Failed terrorist attempts in the United Kingdom Category:1970s crimes in Northern Ireland Category:Terrorist incidents in Ireland in the 1970s