26 Mar Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar – CP-45/OT-CEE The C-119 was struck by friendly (British) mortar fire over the Sennelager Range. Nine paratroopers were able to jump to safety before ... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 802 Viscount – G-AOHO At the conclusion of a flight from Hannover Airport (HAJ), the aircraft diverted from Berlin-Tempelhof after two unsuccessful attempts ... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed EC-121M Super Constellation – 131390 The aircraft from the Fleet Airborne Reconnaissance Sqdrn Two (VQ-2) crashed when the tail empennage tore off in flight. Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 720-030B – D-ABOK The Lufthansa Boeing 720 departed Rhein-Main Airport runway 25L at 11:22 GMT for a training flight to Koln. The flight was cleared for ... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 736 Viscount – G-AODH Visibility was poor when the Viscount approached Frankfurt. During a missed approach, the plane struck the ground alongside runway 25 a... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-328 – F-BHSA Flight 272 which was flying the Polar route Paris-Hamburg-Anchorage-Tokyo landed in Hamburg at 1224 hours GMT. While taking-off for Anc... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130B Hercules – 59-1534 The C-130 suffered a single engine failure and veered off runway on landing at Ramstein AFB, Germany. The fuselage and wings were used... Continue reading
26 Mar Ilyushin Il-18V – OK-OAD CSA flight 511, an Ilyushin Il-18, crashed near Nrnberg, Germany, killing all 52 occupants. Flight OK511 was an international passeng... Continue reading