26 Mar de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 – G-ALYY DH-106 Comet G-ALYY was leased to South African Airways by BOAC. It was flown by SAA crew members between Johannesburg and London with ... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) – N51359 Light rain was encountered when the aircraft climbed through 200-250 feet after takeoff. Power was reduced to 35" manifold pressure; th... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-54G-1-DO (DC-4) – N30070 An uncontrollable no. 3 engine fire forced the crew to carry out an off runway emergency landing. The aircraft burned out. PROBABLE CA... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-240-0 – N94263 America Airlines Convair N94263 departed Dayton for Columbus at 19:52. At 20:07 the flight contacted Columbus tower while 6 miles west ... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation – F-BGNA The ILS approach to New York-Idlewild Airport was discontinued because of unexpected heavy turbulence, heavy rain and low ceiling. The ... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – N61451 The aircraft operated on a flight from Memphis to Minneapolis with some scheduled stops in between. The flight departed Memphis at 08:3... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed 18-56-24 Lodestar – N9201H At approximately 18:45, N9201 departed La Guardia Airport on a VFR flight to Boston. The Lodestar climbed to an altitude of 3,500 feet ... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed Ventura – N1505V The aircraft, a military Ventura that was converted for civil use by Howard Aero Inc. in 1953, crashed on Calf Mountain in fog. Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-749A Constellation – N119A Descended into the ground shortly after takeoff. PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's loss of visual reference and orientation when he encou... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-6 – VH-BPE British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Flight 304/44 was scheduled between Sydney (SYD), Australia, and San Francisco (SFO) with interme... Continue reading