26 Mar Douglas DC-6A – G-APOM The DC-6 was being used for a crew training flight in the Shannon area. The plane returned to the airport for a touch and go landing. A... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-7C – I-DUVO Alitalia flight 618, a Douglas DC-7, crashed shortly after takeoff from Shannon Airport, Ireland, killing 34 occupants; 18 survived the... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-6A/B – N5026K Immediately after applying takeoff power, the crew of the DC-6 heard a loud noise and the takeoff was abandoned. A visual check before ... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-440-11 – HB-IMD The Convair was on delivery from San Diego to Zrich via New York, Gander and Shannon. The crew broke off their GCA runway 23 approach ... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed L-1049C-55-81 Super Constellation – PH-LKY The KLM Super Constellation, named "Triton", operated on the Amsterdam-New York route. A scheduled refueling stop was made at Shannon. ... Continue reading
26 Mar Airbus A321-271NX – TC-LTL Turkish Airlines flight TK1975, an Airbus A321-271NX, suffered a tailstrike during an attempted landing on runway 28L at Dublin Airport... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 767-3Q8ER – N477AX Omni Air flight 346, a Boeing 767-300ER, bounced and touched down hard on runway 24 at Shannon Airport, Ireland. There were no injuries... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 737-8AS (WL) – EI-DYA Two Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft operated by Ryanair suffered a winglet/elevator strike while taxiing at Dublin Airport, Ireland. The ... Continue reading
26 Mar ATR 42-300 – EI-BYO An ATR 42 passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a storm at Shannon Airport, Ireland when the left hand main gear collapsed as... Continue reading
26 Mar Airbus A320-231 – EI-TLI After take-off the nose gear turned left and would not retract. The aircraft diverted to Dublin. During landing the nose gear leg was d... Continue reading