Since BA 's inception in 1974 , it has been involved in three hull-loss incidents ( British Airways Flight 149 was destroyed on the ground at Kuwait International Airport as a result of military action during the First Gulf War with no one on board ) and two hijacking attempts . To date , the only fatal accident experienced by a BA aircraft occurred in 1976 with British Airways Flight 476 which was involved in a midair collusion later attributed to an error made by air traffic control
British Airways Flight 149
British Airways Flight 149
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