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Alitalia Flight 618 was an accident involving a Douglas DC-7C of the Italian airline Alitalia in Shannon, Ireland, on 26 February 1960. Of the 52 people on board, only 18 survived with serious injuries.
Operated by Alitalia Express YR-ATS Flight AZ1670 [12] Avro 652A Anson I: 1: n/a: 1948: 1949: ... 1960: 1977: I-DIWD Flight AZ771, I-DIWF Flight AZ660 I-DIWL Flight AZ713
Alitalia during the 1960s led European airlines into the Jet Age and it became the first airline in Europe to adopt an all jet aircraft fleet in 1969. [ 130 ] The Boeing 767-300ER was introduced to the Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane fleet in 1994 in a bid to restructure its loss making international network.
February 26, 1960 Alitalia Flight 618, a DC-7C (I-DUVO), crashed at Shannon Airport, Ireland, shortly after takeoff following a loss of altitude while making a left turn with 34 fatalities out of 52 passengers and crew. No cause was established for this accident.
16 December 1960 United Air Lines Flight 826, a DC-8-11 (named Mainliner Will Rogers) collided over Staten Island, New York City with TWA Flight 266, a Lockheed Constellation (named Star of Sicily). [1] The 1960 New York mid-air collision killed all 128 people on both aircraft and six on the ground. 19 January 1961
July 19, 1960: In Australia's first hijacking, a man threatened to blow up Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408, but he was disarmed by a member of the crew and a passenger. [32] 1961: Hijackers forced an aircraft to circle Lisbon to drop leaflets against the Estado Novo regime. After that, the 6 hijackers forced the crew to fly them back to ...
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1960. Events ... February 26 – Alitalia Flight 618, a Douglas DC-7C en route from Rome to New York, ...
The all-metal, two-seat Bucciero SVIT was designed by an Alitalia airline pilot, Renato Bucciero. Gastone Canal, an engineer with the same airline, assisted with its construction which began in July 1966. Later, plans for the production of three more, slightly refined SVITs involved nine more of Bucciero's Aeritalia colleagues. [1]