26
Mar
Douglas DC-7CF – N745PA
The PanAm DC-7 operated on a freight flight from Frankfurt to Stuttgart; weather forecasted for Stuttgart was poor: 100 m surface and v...
26
Mar
Nord 2501D Noratlas – GB+119
Crashed during training flight. The aircraft clipped wires and masts and crashed in a snow covered field. The crew was killed: Helmut ...
26
Mar
Douglas C-124C Globemaster II – 52-0969
Hit trees on final approach and crashed onto the airfield. Incorrect altimeter settings caused the crew to descend too low.
26
Mar
Vickers 610 Viking 1B – D-BALI
The Viking was buffeted by a gust and swerved on takeoff. The port wing struck a small building containing blind-landing equipment.
26
Mar
Vickers 804 Viscount – G-AOXU
After touchdown on runway 24 the aircraft overran the end of the runway by approximately 140 yards, damaging the nose wheel gear and pr...
26
Mar
Convair C-131D (CV-340) – 55-0291
A Convair C-131D military transport plane was destroyed when it crashed into a street in Munich, Germany. All seven crew members and th...
26
Mar
VEB 14P – 400
The ill-fated IL-14 was on a weather observation flight out of Dessau. It departed about 07:30. The captain decided to carry on VFR bel...
26
Mar
Antonov An-2T – 856
Damaged beyond repair when the right wing hit the ground on landing at Dessau.
26
Mar
Douglas VC-47D (DC-3) – 43-49271
The plane was struck by lightning. The cockpit windscreen broke and the aircraft lost power. All four occupants jumped from the plane b...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) – 43-48100
Crashed after one engine failed on climb out. Several occupants were injured.