26 Mar Boeing 727-256 – After landing at Rome-Fiumicino Airport, a male passenger pulled a knife and threatened the flight crew. He demanded to be flown back t... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130H Hercules – MM61996 Crashed into Monte Serra in fog; possible loss of situational awareness. Continue reading
26 Mar Learjet 24D – I-AMME Both engines ingested birds (gulls) on takeoff. Crash-landed in a field following powerloss. Continue reading
26 Mar Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 – I-TIDA The F-28 stalled on climbout, sank back on the runway and came to rest 200 m short of the runway end. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – NC75402 The C-47 airplane suffered substantial damage in a landing accident at Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA), Italy. The airplane was flying from... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47 (DC-3) – One of the crew members and a passenger drew guns and forced the pilot to fly to Italy. The hijackers wanted to escape the Communist re... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – I-REGI The flight Florence-Roma was to make an unscheduled stop at Pisa to fly some passengers there who had been stranded the day before due ... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47B-6-DK (DC-3) – 43-48736 Crashed in the Italian Alps. The airplane was 30 miles off course. The wreckage was discovered eight months later. Continue reading
26 Mar Bristol 170 Freighter XI – SE-BNG The Bristol 170 was chartered to return Swedish pilots back home from Ethiopia. They had ferried a group of SAAB B 17 bombers to Addis ... Continue reading