26
Mar
Douglas DC-3 –
Four Eritrean hijackers forced the crew to fly to Benghazi. A refueling stop was made in Khartoum. Duration of the hijacking: less than...
26
Mar
de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C – SU-ALC
The Comet, on a flight from Algiers, struck sand dunes at 395 feet while making an ADF approach procedure turn for runway 18. PROBABLE...
26
Mar
Tupolev Tu-104A – OK-NDD
After two failed visual approaches to runway 18, the pilot decided to try runway 36. The aircraft hit the ground 5,5 km South of the ru...
26
Mar
26
Mar
Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy C.1 – XR133
The Argosy's wing hit an obstruction during a flypast at the airport. It impacted the runway and cartwheeled, bursting into flames. The...
26
Mar
Handley Page Hastings C.1 – TG575
The right hand main undercarriage collapsed on landing. The aircraft slid, causing the left hand gear to collapsed as well. A small fir...
26
Mar
Blackburn Beverley C.1 – XB268
The Beverley transport plane flew into terrain during a night time approach to RAF El Adem in cloudy weather.
26
Mar
Handley Page Hastings C.2 – WD498
During takeoff from RAF El Adem the pilot's seat slid back. The Hastings stalled and crashed, bursting into flames.
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) – 55-2974
The Otter was flying from Wheelus Air Base to Benghazi with two en-route stops, returning surveyors to field locations. The Otter disap...
26
Mar
Vickers 748D Viscount – VP-YNE
The Vickers Viscount plane was being operated on CAA's Zambezi service from Salisbury, Rhodesia to London, U.K. The aircraft departed S...