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Aero Flight 311, often referred to as the Kvevlax air disaster, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aero O/Y (now Finnair) between Kronoby and Vaasa in Finland. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3 , crashed in the municipality Kvevlax ( Finnish : Koivulahti ), nowadays part of Korsholm ( Finnish : Mustasaari ) on 3 January 1961 ...
3 January 1961: Aero Flight 311, a DC-3 that was being flown by alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots crashed in Kvevlax, Finland (Koivulahti in Finnish), with the loss of all 25 on board. [5] The accident remains the deadliest in Finnish aviation history.
They receive the 1961 Bendix Trophy for their flight. May 26 – A U.S. Air Force B-58 Hustler flies from New York City to Paris in a record 3 hours, 19 minutes, 41 seconds, covering the 4,612-mile (7,427-km) distance at an average speed of 1,386 miles per hour (1,205 knots; 2,232 km/h). [2] Its crew will receive the Mackay Trophy for the ...
February 3: Garuda Indonesia flight 542 (a Douglas C-47A-20-DK, registration PK-GDY) disappeared off Madura Island on a scheduled domestic passenger flight, from Surabaya-Juanda Airport to Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport. Five crew members and 21 passengers were lost in the accident. The wreckage was never found. [3]
Flight 311 may refer to: Aero Flight 311, plane crash in 1961; Thai Airways International Flight 311, plane crash in 1992 This page was last edited on 6 July ...
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Oct. 2, 2007: The implosion of the Wildcatter ride at Six Flags Over Texas as viewed from the oil derrick tower. The park imploded the ride to make room for its new ride for the 2008 season, the ...
Aero Flight 311; Aeroflot Flight 068; ... ČSA Flight 511 (March 1961) D. List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1961; 1961 Derby Aviation crash; F.