KLM DC-6B PH-DFK following its desert excursion finally came to a halt off the runway at Cairo on 19.2.58 - and was quickly visited by the local airline titles' obliterator.
19.2.58 KLM Douglas DC-6B PH-DFK c/n 43552 on approach to Cairo Airport touched the ground three times, first with the right wing tip, then with no.4 propeller, nosewheel and right landing gear, and then with propellers nos.3 & 4 and the right main gear. In the course of this it lost part of the right aileron, right mainwheels, no.4 propeller and part of the horizontal stabiliser. It then landed on the runway and overran. The passengers and crew were successfully evacuated but the co-pilot was hit by no.1 propeller still rotating and was killed.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-6 / C-118 Liftmaster - СШАUSA - 1946

Pan American DC-7C N733PA "Clipper Blue Jacket" where it came to rest on the Schiphol runway when the main undercarriage collapsed after landing short on 1.2.58
1.2.58. Pan American Douglas DC-7C N733PA c/n 44875 touched down short of the runway at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, main undercarriage collapsed and aircraft slid to a halt on the runway. Repaired.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-7 - СШАUSA - 1953

The separated front fuselage of Braniff DC-7C N5904 at Miami on 25.3.58.
25.3.58 Braniff Douglas DC-7C N5904 c/n 45072 suffered a no.3 engine fire on take-off from Miami on Flight 971 for Panama and Rio. It crashed two minutes later at 0006 EST when attempting to return and broke in two killing nine of the 24 on board. Capt Thomas D George and his 4 crew were among the survivors but four other Braniff captains were among the passenger fatalities.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-7 - СШАUSA - 1953

Lodestar N300E in which Mike Todd was killed when it crashed on 22.3.58. Although no de-icing boots are visible in this photo, the official accident report shows that they were fitted and working, failure of the starboard engine of the overloaded aircraft being the main cause of the accident.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Lodestar L-18/C-59/R5O - СШАUSA - 1939