26
Mar
Douglas C-54E-5-DO (DC-4) – 44-9086
Caught fire & crashed in a field close to Heroldishausen. Two crew members and the two passengers bailed out. 1st/Lt. Royce C. Step...
26
Mar
Douglas R5D-2 (C-54B) – 90386
The crew forgot to lower the gear. The aircraft landed on its belly and skidded before coming to rest. Fire erupted.
26
Mar
Douglas C-54M (DC-4) – 44-9062
Crashed on landing after engine failure. Conflicting reports say the aircraft crashed at RAF Celle or 10 miles north of Celle.
26
Mar
Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) – KN491
The Dakota crashed into a forest in East Germany while approaching Lbeck at night.
26
Mar
Douglas C-54G-15-DO (DC-4) – 45-563
Crashed and burned 10 km E of Fassberg, Germany. The Skymaster was part of Berlin Airlift. 1st/Lt. Robert P. Weaver (pilot) killed.
26
Mar
Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) – 42-72629
Crashed on approach in a snowstorm. The C-54 was part of the Berlin Airlift.
26
Mar
Douglas C-47 (DC-3) –
22 hijackers demanded to be taken to Germany. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
26
Mar
Avro 685 York C.1 – MW238
The Avro York transport plane was participating in the Berlin Airlift. The airplane lost directional control on takeoff and tipped up o...
26
Mar
Avro 685 York C.1 – MW300
The Avro York transport plane was participating in the Berlin Airlift. The airplane lost directional control causing the undercarriage ...
26
Mar
Fairchild C-82A Packet – 45-57785
Landing accident due to mechanical failure. Part of Berlin Airlift.