26 Mar Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-200 – OH-SBB The no. 2 engine failed and the crew elected to divert to Mariehamn. Approaching Mariehamn at 2000 feet, the remaining engine quit. The... Continue reading
26 Mar Cessna 500 Citation I – OH-CAR Both engines failed at 2000 feet as a result of fuel exhaustion. The Citation was on an ILS approach; a forced landing was carried out ... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-9 – A man with a pistol, later determined to be a starter's pistol, forced his way aboard Finnair Flight 509, a DC-9 aircraft, at Oulu, Fin... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) – DO-10 Soon after takeoff one of engines stalled due to a damaged #5 cylinder exhaust mechanism. The pilot attempted to return to Kuopio (KUO)... Continue reading
26 Mar Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 – OH-LSB A hijacker armed with a pistol entered the cockpit and ordered the pilot to continue to Helsinki. At Helsinki some passengers were rele... Continue reading
26 Mar Tupolev Tu-134 – CCCP-65639 Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Finland. They were apprehended after landing in Helsinki and returned to the Soviet Union. Continue reading
26 Mar Junkers Ju-52/3mce – OH-LAK The pilot of Junkers Ju-52 OH-LAK carried out a radio controlled approach to Hyvinkaa. Weather was poor and radio signals were distorte... Continue reading
26 Mar Junkers Ju-52/3m – Shot down by Soviet fighter between Nautsi and Kaamanen. Attached to Luftwaffe 15./JG.5. Continue reading
26 Mar Junkers Ju-52/3m – 7U+HK Shot down by Russian Bell P-39 Airacobra fighters. The Ju-52 was en route from Nautsi to Kaamanen Airstrip. Continue reading