26 Mar Avro 688 Super Trader – G-AGRG The Super Trader had made an en route stop at Brindisi while on its way to Australia. The aircraft started the takeoff from runway 32 a... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) – 975 Crashed into mountain. flight from RCAF Grostenquin to Pisa; 30 miles northeast of Cutigliano Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar – 22128 The RCAF Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was one of two engaged in delivering DHC-3 Otter aircraft for UN duty at El Arish, Egypt. On its... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 701C Viscount – G-ANHC BEA Flight 142 was en route from London to Naples flying on Airway Amber 1, reporting over Ostia, Italy, at 23500 feet at 11:44. The fl... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – YE-AAB The DC-3 was to fly the Yemenite Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs from Rome to Belgrade. The aircraft departed Rome a 16:45 GMT. At 1... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B – G-APJS The de Havilland Heron was on a ferry flight from Bahrain to England for inspections and modifications. The flight left Athens at 14:07... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) – 42-93817 The VC-47 was en route from Ramstein, Germany to a base near Istanbul in Turkey. An intermediate stop was made in Naples, where it land... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) – 55-3326 The Otter was damaged beyond repair in an accident during take-off from a short mountain strip in the Italian Alps northeast of Bolzano... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune – 140156 The Neptune was engaged in searching for missing P2V-6 126535 when it flew into a box canyon in the Italian Alps It impacted Monte Gran... Continue reading