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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.
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 A that occurred in 1961, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war involving military aircraft are outside the ...
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 ]
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.
Aero Flight 311, plane crash in 1961; Thai Airways International Flight 311, plane crash in 1992 This page was last edited on 6 July 2021, at 20:42 (UTC). Text ...
Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington officially opened on Aug. 5, 1961, and Theresa Pool, 5, was the first visitor on opening day. — Star-Telegram Here are photos from the Star-Telegram’s ...
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