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
Boeing C-135B Stratolifter – 62-4136
Stalled and crashed short of runway on final approach.
26
Mar
Ilyushin Il-14 – CU-T819
The Ilyushin crashed into the sea, one mile offshore from Santiago.
26
Mar
McDonnell Douglas DC-8 –
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46 Commando –
Some five minutes after takeoff from Havana, five hijackers attempted to enter the flight deck. Two guards tried to stop the hijackers ...
26
Mar
Lockheed L-188 Electra –
Eastern flight 202 departed Miami (MIA) on a domestic flight to Tampa, New Orleans and Dallas. One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cub...
26
Mar
Convair CV-440 –
A male passenger entered the flight deck, pulling a knife and a gun. He threatened the crew and demanded to be flown to Cuba. The aircr...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-3A – CU-T172
Eight CIA-supplied Douglas B-26B Invader bombers attacked the airport of Santiago in Cuba just prior to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
26
Mar
Douglas DC-3A-228C – CU-T138
The DC-3 was destroyed in a bombing raid by U.S. B-26 bombers at the beginning of the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
26
Mar
unknown –
Five Cubans attempted to hijack the airplane, wanting to flee to the U.S. A gun battle broke out and one person was fatally injured. Th...