26 Mar Douglas C-47D (DC-3) – 44-77285 The C-47 aircraft landed short of the runway at Frstenfeldbruck Air Base. The three crew members were injured. Continue reading
26 Mar Ilyushin Il-12 ? – Struck a church tower while on approach to Berlin-Schnefeld in fog. The aircraft crashed. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) – G-AMZC Visibility at Dsseldorf was poor due to low clouds. The crew had been cleared for an ILS approach, but continued visually. The aircraf... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar – 53-3222 A flight of nine USAF planes departed Echterdingen on a training mission with troops. Initial reports said that one C-119 developed eng... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar – 53-7841 A flight of nine USAF planes departed Echterdingen on a training mission with troops. Initial reports said that one C-119 developed eng... Continue reading
26 Mar Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 – G-AMAB Some 6 minutes after takeoff from Dsseldorf the no. 1 propeller went into reverse. The prop could not be feathered, so the pilot-in-co... Continue reading
26 Mar Avro 685 York C.1 – G-AGNY The Avro York was descending from a height of 7500 feet when the no. 1 engine separated from the wing. Control was lost and the aircraf... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 610 Viking 1B – G-AHPO The Viking aircraft was chartered to fly pedigree pigs to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The aircraft departed Blackbushe on the first leg of th... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-240-12 – OO-AWQ A Sabena Convair CV-240 crashed shortly after takeoff from Frankfurt Airport, Germany , killing all 44 occupants The aircraft carried ... Continue reading