Victims
Among those killed were 12 senior businessmen from the Republic of Ireland, including the head of the Confederation of Irish Industry, en route to Brussels for meetings preparatory to Ireland's accession to the European Economic Community. A referendum approving Ireland's entry had been passed in May.
A group of 16 doctors and senior staff from the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital were also on board the flight, and a memorial bench to them can be found close to Great Ormond Street Hospital in Queen Square.
Coming back from the JCI European Conference in Edinburgh, there was a group of seven members of JCI Belgium, together with two partners who were killed. The JCI Staines Foundation was established, supporting the families and children of the members that never reached Brussels.
Read more about this topic: British European Airways Flight 548
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