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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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Six Flags opened in 1961 in Arlington. These photos from the Star-Telegram show long-gone rides, historic moments and fun memories from the 1960s into into 2010s. ... California, real estate ...
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.