The first Fairchild-built F.27 Friendship was operated by AREA as HC-ADV until it crashed in Ecuador on 7.11.60.
7.11.60 Fairchild F.27 Friendship HC-ADV c/n 1 of Aerovias Ecuatorianas SA on Guayaquil to Quito service crashed into volcanic mountain Atacazo Cerro 20 miles south of Quito and destroyed. Three crew and 35 passengers killed including a child not on the passenger list.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker F.27 Friendship - НидерландыNetherlands - 1955

Viscount 739B SU-AKW which went missing off Elba on 29.9.60 seen before the accident wearing "Misrair United Arab Airlines" titles.
29.9.60 Viscount 739B SU-AKW c/n 427 of Misrair United Arab Airlines en route Geneva - Rome - Cairo missing with Capt Raouf, 5 crew and 17 passengers on board. Failed to arrive at Rome in severe stormy weather having crashed into the sea off Elba c.1230, little found.

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

OE-LAF, Austrian Airlines Viscount 837 c/n 437 which crashed during a second attempt to land at Moscow 26.9.60.
26.9.60 Austrian Airlines Viscount 837 OE-LAF "Josef Haydn" c/n 437 hit trees and crashed about seven miles from Moscow-Sheremetievo Airport when making second approach in poor weather. Misreading of altimeters was found to be the cause, costing the lives of 5 of the 6 crew and 26 of the 31 passengers.

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

Falcon Airways Hermes G-ALDC nose-down on the London-Southend railway line being liberally doused in foam after aquaplaning off the runway when landing at Southend on 9.10.60.
9.10.60 Handley Page Hermes IV G-ALDC, c/n HP.81/4 "James Robertson Justice" of Falcon Airways aquaplaned on landing in rain at Southend Airport from Majorca at 1248 and the aircraft overran onto the main London - Southend railway line. Capt Norman Wilkinson, 5 crew and 71 Skytours passengers on board suffered no serious injuries and there was no fire. The Hermes was raised and parked nearby in full view until broken up in March 1962. This was the first accident to be attributed to aquaplaning.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Hermes / H.P.81 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945