Plane Crashed in Nuwara Eliya
The RcyAF "Pioneer" plane crash-landed on a house at Nuwara Eliya yesterday after developing engine trouble. The pilot, Flying Officer, Walter Fernando, tried to land on the racecourse but was unable to do so owing to crowds that had gathered.
The...
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Socialist Chief in Helicopter Crash
Huge crowd gather around the wreckage of a light helicopter carring Socialist Party Chairman Mosaburu Suzuki which crashed in Maebashi city May 30. The Socialist leader, pilot and co-pilot of the 'copter were injured in the aerial mishap. Suzuki w...
Pan-Asia Photos
Plane Crashed in Kathmandu
The remains of the Ill-fated Indian Airlines Dakota which crashed at Khatmandu Airport on May 15th. Eighteen were killed and 8 injured. (Republic Picture).
Republic News Pictures
Plane Crash in Ratmalana
Dismantling operations being carried on the Indian Airlines Viscount airliner, which skidded into the approach road at Ratmalana Airport last Wednesday. Since then the approach road has been closed to traffic.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Colombian Airline Boeing 747 Crashes in Spain
The scene after a Colombian Airline Boeing 747 crashed into a muddy field and disintegrated in a fiery explosion at Mejorada Deal Campo, Spain. Nearly 180 people lost their lives.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Crash near Zurich's Kloten Airport
Firemen, policemen and rescue workers at the scene of the recent air mishap, where a Swissair Caravelle plane crashed five minutes after it took off from Zurich's Kloten Airport, to become the first major disaster in Swissair's 32-year history. Al...
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Boston Harbour Air Crash
A water-logged tail-plane (at left) that tells the story of the Boston harbour air crash in the US. Sixty-two people were killed as the Eastern Airlines Lockheed Electra hurtled to its doom. The 11 survivors were seriously injured. The crash was b...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Plane Crashed in England
Twenty people were killed when a Royal Air Force Beverley transport plane crashed into a cluster of cottages beside a farm in Drayton, near Abingdon. The plane burst into flames and set fire to the homes. Seventeen of the dead were passengers and ...
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