Plane Crashes timeline
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Air India's Malabar Princess Crashes on the Mont Blanc
1950 November 3, "Malabar Princess", a Lockheed Constellation of the Air India company, registered VT-CQP, was connecting Bombay to London via... Read more
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Tete de l'Obiou Accident
The Tete de I'Obiou accident was an airliner crash in France on 13 November 1950. Curtiss Reid Flying Services had been operating a scheduled... Read more
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Ringway Dakota Accident of 1951
On 27 March 1951 a Douglas Dakota 3 cargo aircraft registered G-AJVZ operated by Air Transport Charter en route from Ringway Airport, Manchester,... Read more
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Cubana de Aviación Flight 493 Crashes into a US Navy Beechcraft SNB-1 Kansan
Cubana de Aviación Flight 493, registration CU-T188, was a Douglas DC-4 en route from Miami, Florida, United States, to Havana, Cuba, on April 25,... Read more
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Pan Am's Clipper Great Republic Crashes
The Johannesburg to New York City flight was on the Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana), to Monrovia, Liberia leg of its journey. At 0301h during a... Read more
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United Airlines Flight 610 Crashes, Killing 50
After completing its first two segments, Flight 610 departed Salt Lake City at 12:11 a.m. en route to its next destination of Denver. At around... Read more
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United Airlines Flight 615 Crashes, Killing 50
At 04:25 Flight 615 was cleared for a straight-in approach on the southeast course of the Oakland radio range from Newark. At 04:27 the flight... Read more
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American Airlines Flight 6780 Crashes
Flight 6780 originated at Buffalo, New York, for Newark, New Jersey, with stops scheduled at Rochester, New York, and Syracuse, New York. The first... Read more
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Pan Am's Clipper Good Hope Crashes, Killing 50
Flight 202 originated at Buenos Aires, destination New York, with en route stops scheduled at Montevideo, Uruguay; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Port... Read more
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American Airlines Flight 723 Crashes
Flight 723 was cleared for a contact approach to runway 10. On final approach, while still miles west of the airport, the Convair descended too... Read more
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British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines' Resolution Crashes
The only problem, however, was that the "Resolution" was actually several miles south of their reported position. At about 8:42 AM., the flight... Read more
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British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 781 Crashes
BOAC Flight 781 departed Rome, Italy on a flight to London, England. While climbing through 27,000 feet, the plane experienced a sudden in-flight... Read more
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South African Airways Flight 201 Crashes
On 8 April 1954, Flight 201 departed Rome for Cairo and Johannesburg. The flight was used with a leased British Overseas Airways Corporation De... Read more
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Air India's Kashmir Princess Crashes
The Air-India Constellation (named "Kashmir Princess") departed Hong Kong at 04:25 GMT for a flight to Jakarta. On board were Chinese and east... Read more
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United Airlines Flight 409 Crashes
Airliner Hits Peak, Explodes; Rescuers on Way to Wreck; May Be Worst Civil Air Crash. An Oakland-bound United Air Lines DC-4 smashed into a... Read more
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Northeast Airlines Flight 823 Crashes
After what was described as a normal takeoff roll, the aircraft lifted off. Upon establishing a positive rate of climb, the landing gear and wing... Read more
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Navy Plane Crashes in Newfoundland
US NAVY SQUADRON: AEWRON FIFTEEN (VW-15) AIRCRAFT: WV-2, BuNo 141294, LOCATION: NAS Argentia, Newfoundland. EVENT: Navy aircraft 141294 crashed... Read more
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Turkish Airlines Gatwick Crash of 1959
The 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash was an air disaster that occurred on 17 February 1959, near London Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK).... Read more
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Capital Airlines Flight 75 Crashes
Just three minutes later the aircraft lost control in an area of severe turbulence and entered a steep descent. The aircraft probably reached an... Read more
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National Airlines Flight 967 Crashes
National Airlines Flight 967, registration N4891C, was a Douglas DC-7B aircraft which disappeared over the Gulf of Mexico en route from Tampa,... Read more
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National Airlines Flight 2511 Crashes, Killing 34
The DC-6 was one of two aircraft substituted for a Boeing 707 which had incurred mechanical difficulty. En route to Miami the aircraft... Read more
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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 Crashes, Killing 63
The Chicago, IL to Miami, FL Lockheed Electra carrying 57 passengers and a crew of six plunged into the earth killing all on board. The plane fell... Read more
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Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 Crashes
Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, registration N5533, was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on takeoff from Logan International Airport in... Read more
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TWA Flight 529 Crashes, Killing 78
At 2:04 a.m., four minutes out of Chicago's Midway Airport, something—Civil Aeronautics Board investigators are trying to discover what it was—went... Read more
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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 Crashes on Take-Off
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706, registration N137US, was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft which crashed on take-off from Chicago's O'Hare... Read more