26
Mar
de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 – G-APDB
The aircraft began its takeoff run on a section of runway declared closed because of work in progress. At a speed of about 50 knots the...
26
Mar
Vickers 628 Viking 1B – SU-AGN
The Viking was approaching Cairo after a flight from Athens when bad weather forced the flight to divert to Port Said. On approach to P...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-6B – PH-DFK
KLM flight 543, originated at Amsterdam, the Netherlands with destination Cairo, Egypt. Intermediate stops were made at Prague, Vienna,...
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter – 3675
Destroyed in crash in Egypt. The airplane flew in United Nations markings.
26
Mar
26
Mar
Ilyushin Il-14 – 1101
In July 1956 Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal which hit British economic and military interests in the region. The British government ...
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas DC-6B – F-BGOD
The DC-6 aircraft was on a scheduled flight from Saigon to Paris, France and had left Karachi for Cairo on 19 February at 17:15 UTC. Th...
26
Mar
Vickers Valetta C.1 – VW140
The Valetta belly landed after an engine fire warning failed during a single-engine overshoot.
26
Mar
Vickers Valetta C.1 – VW834
One of the main undercarriage legs failed to lock down and subsequently collapsed on touchdown.