26 Mar Vickers Valetta T.3 – WJ480 The Valetta could not maintain height during single engine overshoot, contacted trees, crashed and caught fire. It was operated by the ... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 – G-APDM Aircraft suffered undercarriage collapse after touchdown during a touch-and-go manoeuvre at Stansted Airport during a training flight. Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 720-030B – D-ABOM A Boeing 720B passenger plane, D-ABOM, sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at London-Heathrow Airport (LHR). On final ap... Continue reading
26 Mar Blackburn Beverley C.1 – XL132 An engine caught fire, forcing the crew to ditch the Beverley in Chichester Harbour. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) – G-AGZB The DC-3 had descended to 1000 feet while approaching Portsmouth in low clouds and drizzle conditions. The plane collided with the clou... Continue reading
26 Mar Handley Page Hastings C.1 – TG508 Crashed on landing and caught fire. The airplane reportedly had been caught by crosswind. Continue reading
26 Mar Handley Page Hastings C.1 – TG624 The Hastings swung off the runway on takeoff. It became airborne, stalled and crash-landed. Continue reading
26 Mar Bristol 170 Superfreighter 32 – G-ANWL The aircraft approached Guernsey in conditions of low clouds. The first approach was missed, so the captain increased power to go aroun... Continue reading
26 Mar Avro Shackleton MR.2 – WR968 A three engined approach and landing went wrong and the aircraft left the runway and caught fire. Continue reading