The Arrival of Apollo-12 Crew in Sri Lanka
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1970-3-14
The Apollo 12 trio, Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean and their wives Jane, Barbara and Sue who arrived at the Katunayake International Airport yesterday on a three-day visit are seen descending from the presidential aircraft which brou...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Ambassador of Iceland Thanks Sri Lanka
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1978-12-8
Mr. Petur Thoreteinsson, (left) roving Ambassador of Iceland conveyed to the President Mr. J. R. Jayewardene (centre) the Iceland Government's thanks and appreciation of the manner in which Sri Lanka helped all those involved in the tragic Iceland...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Crash Victims
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1978-11-15
Crash victims scattered near the wreckage a short while after the disaster.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Air Crash at Ratmalana Airport
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-11-16
This Indian Airlines Viscount skidded off the Ratmalana airport runway at 2.30 p.m. yesterday in pouring rain and travelled on its "belly" a distance of over 250 yards before it came to a halt in front of a signpost of the Bata Shoe factory, which...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Crash in Coast of Ratmalana
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-3-18
This picture of Mr. Dudley Ranabahu, Air Ceylon pilot was taken last night by a "Mirror" cameraman at the Lunawa Hospital. Besides him is his wife, who had rushed on hearing that the plane had crashed.
Daily Mirror
Police Clearing Bodies
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1978-11-17
Police clearing bodies from the wreckage at Katunayake.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Survivors of Icelandic Air Crash
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1978-11-17
Some of the lucky ones to survive the plane crash at Andiambalama on Wednesday night were rushed to Colombo.
They are being attended to at the Accident Service.
Among those who miraculously escaped death were the two Icelandic Air Hostesses (top r...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Plane Crashed in Katunayake
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1955-5-10
Pilot Officer N. S. Chelvarajan of the Royal Ceylon Air Force was killed when a Balliol trainer in which he took off from Katunayake airport nose-diced about 1/2 a mile away after it had ascended about 400 ft.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Flag
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1978-11-18
Mourning the deceased from the air crash.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Air Crash in Trincomalee
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1958-12-20
This is all that remained of the Royal Ceylon Air Force "Dove" which crashed at China Bay Airport on Thursday, killing all six occupants.—(Castle Studio, Trincomalee).
Castle Studio