26
Mar
Ilyushin Il-14P – CU-T824
The aircraft was was inadvertently shot down by a Cuban SA-2 missile near Jaruco (65 km from Havana) killing all 5 crew.
26
Mar
Fairchild C-82A Packet – N128E
The C-82 Packet was shot down by Egyptian MiG-21 fighter planes after ignoring warning signals, warning shots and failing to land at Ca...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – CP-639
The Douglas C-47 took off from Tipuani at 09:34 for a 36-minute flight to La Paz. The plane crashed into a mountain at about 14500 feet...
26
Mar
Antonov An-2S – DM-SKH
The Antonov An-2S, DM-SKH, was parked at Jabel Airfield in East Germany in preparation for aerial application flights. On September 196...
26
Mar
Convair CV-340 or CV-440 –
Six young rebels armed with machineguns hijacked the domestic AVENSA flight shortly after takeoff from Ciudad Bol¡var (CBL). They force...
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando – B-150
Shot down on rice dropping mission. The captain and first officer were killed; the radio operator and four kickers were captured.
26
Mar
Fairchild C-123B-16-FA Provider – N5004X
Crashed when hit by heavy ground fire from neutralist anti-aircraft gun. A fire erupted in the cockpit, the right engine and the right ...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) – UN-202
The Transair Sweden DC-3 was shot down by Congolese forces near the railway station at Kamonza. A crewmember was killed. The second wou...
26
Mar
Antonov An-2 – CU-E802
Three Cubans defected to Miami in an Antonov An-2. The pilot reported the flight took three hours.
26
Mar
Douglas DC-7C – PH-DSH
One hijacker demanded to be taken to East Berlin. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.