26 Mar Antonov An-12 – An Antonov 12 transport plane, operated by the Soviet Air Force, was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Cairo. All bu... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 720-040B – AP-AMH PIA flight 705, a Boeing 720, crashed while on approach to Cairo Airport, Egypt, killing 121 occupants; 6 survived the accident. Fligh... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 773 Viscount – YI-ACU On approach to Cairo the gear had to be recycled a couple of times before three greens were obtained. The aircraft landed normally and ... Continue reading
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... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 754D Viscount – OD-ACX Part of the taxiway collapsed, causing the airplane to strike the taxiway surface. This resulted in serious damage to the fuselage, pro... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-3 – SU-AJM The DC-3 crashed shortly after takeoff for a cargo flight to Beirut. Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-188C Electra – PH-LLM KLM Flight 823 departed Amsterdam on June 11 at 18:50 for a flight to Kuala Lumpur via Munich, Rome, Cairo, and Karachi. The Electra wa... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-4-1009 – ZS-CIG Flight 033 departed Luxembourg for a flight to Johannesburg with intermediate stops at Cairo and Entebbe. At 04:31 GMT the plane took o... Continue reading