Northwest Orient Stratocruiser N74608 being raised from deep water in Puget Sound following its ditching on 2.4.56.
2.4.56 Northwest Airlines Boeing Stratocruiser N74608 c/n 15954 took off from Seattle-Tacoma airport for Portland and New York but severe vibration caused the pilot Capt Robert R Heard to ditch into Puget Sound off Point Robinson at 0814 PST. Capt Heard, four crew and 27 passengers survived but steward David V Raizey and four passengers died. Coastguard vessels and amphibious aircraft were quickly on the scene to pick up survivors. The aircraft sank in 395 ft of water and was raised (see photo) on 12.4.56. The vibration had been caused by open cowl flaps which the flight engineer had mistakenly called closed after take-off.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing C-97 / Model 377 Stratocruiser - СШАUSA - 1944

Capital Airlines Viscount N7404 lies with a broken back after the undercarriage collapsed in a hard landing at Midway Airport, Chicago, on 20.2.56.
20.2.56 Capital Airlines Viscount N7404 c/n 90 landed hard 400 ft short of the runway at Chicago-Midway when faulty propeller control switches changed the pitch on final approach. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft skidded 700 ft on snow and ice, breaking the fuselage open. Capt R H Taylor, 3 crew and 37 passengers were unhurt. The fuselage was rebuilt by Vickers as c/n 301 CF-THJ.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Viscount - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948