The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas... 45 KB (4,770 words) - 08:15, 27 April 2024 |
On 19 June 1954 a Swissair Convair CV-240 ditched off Folkestone, Kent when it ran out of fuel while crossing the English Channel. All on board survived... 8 KB (691 words) - 22:21, 28 November 2023 |
Convair 240, the first Swissair plane with a pressurised cabin, was used for short and medium-range flights starting in late 1948. The first Swissair... 72 KB (6,739 words) - 04:07, 25 April 2024 |
The Convair CV-240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3... 40 KB (5,601 words) - 00:36, 4 March 2024 |
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft (redirect from List of airplane crashes) killing all 37 on both aircraft. June 19 – In the 1954 Swissair Convair CV-240 crash, a Convair 240 ditched in the English Channel after running out of... 367 KB (54,947 words) - 13:27, 13 May 2024 |
Sabena (section 1995–2001: Swissair control) to Brussels, when a wing separated. 14 October 1953: A Convair CV-240 (registered OO-AWQ) crashed near Kelsterbach, West Germany, killing the 40 passengers... 47 KB (5,518 words) - 16:12, 8 May 2024 |
events 1934 Hillman's Airways de Havilland Dragon Rapide crash 1954 Swissair Convair CV-240 crash 2007 Kent earthquake Twin towns Boulogne-sur-Mer Middelburg... 12 KB (1,318 words) - 16:31, 26 April 2024 |