26
Mar
Hawker Siddeley HS-748-212 Srs. 2 – 4R-ACJ
The pilot and first officer were carrying out pre-departure checks when loud explosion in the mid-section of the fuselage caused a fire...
26
Mar
Avro 685 York C.1 – MW111
The undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft was not repaired.
26
Mar
Avro 685 York C.1 – MW198
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Negombo an engine failed. The York could not maintain altitude, struck trees and crashed.
26
Mar
Avro 685 York C.1 – MW120
The York slid off the side of the runway after an undercarriage leg collapsed.
26
Mar
Short Sunderland III – JM673
Sunderland JM 673 of 230 Sqn RAF took off from Koggala at 06:45 hours for an anti submarine patrol off the East coast of Ceylon (now Sr...
26
Mar
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina – Y-78
The Catalina departed RAF Sigiriya for an eighteen-hour patrol mission over sea. Engine failure forced the crew to carry out a night la...