26 Mar Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 – G-CEXA The morning newspaper flight to Jersey departed Bournemouth at 06:38. The first officer, who was on his first line training flight, was... Continue reading
26 Mar Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 214 – G-ASVO Taxied into floodlight and suffered extensive damage to port wing. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and broken up. Continue reading
26 Mar Fokker 50 – PH-KVK After an uneventful flight from Rotterdam (RTM), the crew were cleared for an ILS approach to runway 27 at London-Heathrow (LHR). After... Continue reading
26 Mar Airbus A310-304 – F-GKTD Sudan Airways Flight 150 was hijacked shortly after departure from Khartoum. Seven Iraqis, some claiming to have explosives, demanded t... Continue reading
26 Mar British Aerospace Nimrod R.1P – XW666 The aircraft was one of three Nimrod reconnaissance variants and had just undergone a major servicing at the Nimrod Major Servicing Uni... Continue reading
26 Mar British Aerospace BAe-146-100 – ZE700 A BAe-146-100, operated by the Queens Flight, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Islay-Glenegedale Airpor... Continue reading
26 Mar Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander – G-AXHE The windscreen possibly misted up on finals to runway 24. The pilot lost sight of the runway upon landing and the airplane veered to th... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed HerculesÿC.3P (C-130K) – XV193 RAF Hercules XV193 was one of three Hercules aircraft engaged in formation and low-level navigation training over Scotland. Having comp... Continue reading
26 Mar British Aerospace 3201 Jetstream 32 – G-SUPR An engine failure was simulated during takeoff. The aircraft climbed steeper than normal with the gear still extended. Ten seconds airb... Continue reading
26 Mar Shorts 330-100 – G-OGIL The aircraft taxied into a vehicle and a hangar, striking Shorts 330 G-BIFH. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and later preserved... Continue reading