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The new ship was laid down in July 1960, and was launched as Funchal (after the capital of Madeira) on February 10, 1961. She was delivered to Insulana de Navegação in October, and began her maiden voyage from Lisbon to Madeira via Ponta Delgada , Azores on November 4.
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1961 (33 P) Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in 1961" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1961 Ship State Description Arcadia United Kingdom: The ocean liner ran aground off Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Refloated after two hours. [4] Harry R. Jones United States: The cargo ship ran aground off Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland whilst under tow to Troon for scrapping. [5]
The first crash being such a shock, no cameras were pointing at it. Mr Bush was told by an aide: “A second plane has hit the second tower. America is under attack”, during his book reading.
McCombs knew the plane, on a machine-gun-strafing exercise, was going down quickly. So the 25-year-old pilot headed farther out to sea to avoid the beach area. He crash-landed into deeper water in ...
The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence ...