26
Mar
Douglas DC-2-112 – NC13789
Crashed into mountain in poor weather. The wreckage found on Buena Vista Crest, Yosemite Nat'l Park, June 12, 1938. The three crew and ...
26
Mar
Potez 62 – F-ANQR
Crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Calcutta/Dum Dum. The aircraft, named "La Tapageuse", operated on a flight fr...
26
Mar
Tupolev G-2 – CCCP-N210
The Tupolev G-2 cargo plane departed Bukhta Tikhaya on a flight to Buhkta Teplits on Rudolph Island in the Franz-Joseph-Land Archipelag...
26
Mar
Dewoitine D.338 – F-AQBB
Struck the Pic des Cinq-Croix mountain at an altitude of 2,100 m. The airplane operated on a route from Dakar to Toulouse.
26
Mar
Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I – G-ADUZ
The flying boat, named "Cygnus", attempted to take off with the wrong flap settings. This caused the aircraft to started porpoising lea...
26
Mar
WM Fokker F.VIIIb – HA-FND
Crashed. The Fokker plane was built under license by Manfrd Weiss (WM).
26
Mar
Sikorsky S-43B – NC15065
The Sikorsky S-43B flying boat was operating on an international service from Crist¢bal, Canal Zone, to Guayaquil, Ecuador. En route st...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-2-152 – URSS-M25
The aircraft crashed into a forest following an in-flight explosion and fire. It appeared a passenger lit a cigarette in the toilet, we...
26
Mar
Sikorsky S-43W – NC16930
Forced to ditch due to bad weather of Bias Bay (now called Daya Bay). High waves broke one wing off; the 8 surivors clung to the other ...
26
Mar
Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor – NR9648
Overturned in forced landing in the tundra due to bad weather. Was operating on a search flight for missing polar fliers. Dismantled fo...