26 Mar Boeing 737-566 – SU-GBI EgyptAir Flight 843, a Boeing 737-500, departed Cairo at 13:40 for a flight to Tunis. At 15:00 hours local time the aircraft was cleare... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers Super VC10-1151 – G-ASGR Four hijackers demanded release of prisoners. Hijackers demands were accepted. Duration of the hijacking: 3 days. Continue reading
26 Mar Nord 2501 Noratlas – 67 Destroyed on the ground after being hit by mortar fire. Continue reading
26 Mar Junkers Ju-52 – 1015 / 4S-5 Flew into the side of a 3600 ft high mountain at night. Continue reading
26 Mar Grumman SA-16B Albatross – 51-7146 Crashed after engine failure. The pilot, Joseph E. Hessom, was killed. Five crew men were seriously injured and two escaped unhurt. The... Continue reading
26 Mar Short Sunderland GR.5 – SZ598 The flying boat was on a ferry flight when it flew into a cloud-shrouded hillside. The flying boat was flying 16 miles off course and 1... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-26 – 5A-DOW A Libyan Antonov 26 was destroyed in an accident near Grombalia, Tunisia. There were six crew members, two patients and three medics on... Continue reading
26 Mar Airbus A300B4-605R – TS-IPA In flight the aircraft experienced a failure of the pressurization system. The flight was continued using manual control of the pressu... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 737-430 – F-GRNZ A Boeing 737-400, F-GRNZ, operated by Euralair experienced a tail strike while landing on runway 08 at Monastir, Tunisia. There were no... Continue reading