The Douglas DC-6 flies
February 151946

The Douglas DC-6 flies

First flight80 years ago
12historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1910–2025years covered

Fact of the day

First flight of the DC-6, the pressurised evolution of the DC-4 and one of the finest piston four-engine aircraft in history: it flew for decades and a few still serve as freighters in Alaska today.

Also on this day · 11

1910Milestone The Aero Club becomes «Royal»

Edward VII grants the «Royal» prefix to the Aero Club of Great Britain, founded in 1901. The Royal Aero Club will issue Britain’s pilot certificates and run the great air races of the era.

1923Record Sadi-Lecointe at 377 km/h

Frenchman Joseph Sadi-Lecointe sets a new world air speed record in Paris: 377 km/h.

1947Accident An Avianca DC-4 on El Tablazo

An Avianca DC-4 crashes into El Tablazo hill near Bogotá with no survivors; at the time it was the deadliest air accident in history.

1949First flight The Breguet 761 flies

The Breguet 761, a French airliner, makes its first flight.

1961Accident Sabena 548 and the skating team

A 707 crashes on approach to Brussels: 73 lives lost, among them the entire US figure skating team on its way to the world championships in Prague.

1970Accident Dominicana 603 in the Caribbean

A DC-9 falls into the sea after take-off from Santo Domingo: 102 lives lost, including Puerto Rico’s women’s volleyball team and boxer Carlos Cruz.

1977Accident Aeroflot 5003 at Mineralnye Vody

An Aeroflot Il-18 stalls while going around at Mineralnye Vody in fog and crashes: 77 of the 98 on board die.

1986First flight The Beechcraft Starship flies

The Beechcraft Starship, an American general aviation aircraft, makes its first flight.

1992Accident ATI 805 at Toledo

An Air Transport International DC-8 freighter crashes on approach to Toledo, Ohio: all four on board die.

2016Airline Air Méditerranée closes

The French charter airline Air Méditerranée, based at Tarbes, is liquidated after almost twenty years of flying.

2023Airline Aeromar stops flying

Aeromar, the Mexican ATR regional, announces the definitive end of its operations after 35 years.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on February 15 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

C-GJTX · Air Canada Rouge Incident · Feb 15, 2025On February 15, 2025, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration C-GJTX), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJTXAir Canada Rouge Airbus A321OE-ING · easyJet Europe Incident · Feb 15, 2024On February 15, 2024, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration OE-ING), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at Bilbao. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-INGeasyJet Europe Airbus A320N774UA · United Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2023On February 15, 2023, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration N774UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Honolulu (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN774UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777N354NB · Delta Air Lines Incident · Feb 15, 2022On February 15, 2022, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration N354NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico) due to a runway excursion during take-off. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN354NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319N344PP · American Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2022On February 15, 2022, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration N344PP), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN344PPAmerican Airlines Boeing 737RA-26655 · Angara Incident · Feb 15, 2022On February 15, 2022, the An-26 aircraft (registration RA-26655), operated by Angara, was involved in an incident at Ust-Kut. Source: Angara.RURA-26655Angara Antonov An-26AP-BLW · Pakistan International Airlines - PIA Incident · Feb 15, 2021On February 15, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration AP-BLW), operated by Pakistan International Airlines - PIA, was involved in an incident at Islamabad International Airport (Pakistan). Source: Pakistan International Airlines - PIA.PKAP-BLWPakistan International Airlines - PIA Airbus A320N710FR · Frontier Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2021On February 15, 2021, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N710FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nashville. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN710FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321N316UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2021On February 15, 2021, the Boeing 767-34AF aircraft (registration N316UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Billings. Source: UPS Airlines.USN316UPUPS Airlines Boeing 767N575UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2021On February 15, 2021, the Boeing 747-44AF aircraft (registration N575UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Louisville. Source: the FAA (United States).USN575UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747TC-ACF · ACT Incident · Feb 15, 2021On February 15, 2021, the Boeing 747 481BDSF aircraft (registration TC-ACF), operated by ACT, was involved in an incident at Shannon (Hong Kong). Source: ACT.TRTC-ACFACT Boeing 747G-VAST · Virgin Atlantic Airways Incident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Boeing 747-41R aircraft (registration G-VAST), operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways, was involved in an incident at Manchester (MAN) International Airport (United Kingdom) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Virgin Atlantic Airways.GBG-VASTVirgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747C-GEWQ · Air Canada Jazz Accident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GEWQ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an accident at Ottawa due to the incapacitation of a crew member for medical reasons. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEWQAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8TC-CPU · Pegasus Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Boeing 737-86N (WL) aircraft (registration TC-CPU), operated by Pegasus Airlines, was involved in an incident at Düsseldorf (DUS) International Airport (Germany) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Pegasus Airlines.TRTC-CPUPegasus Airlines Boeing 737N510MJ · Mesa Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Bombardier CRJ 700 aircraft (registration N510MJ), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: Mesa Airlines.USN510MJMesa Airlines Bombardier CRJG-EZIX · Easyjet Incident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZIX), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZIXEasyjet Airbus A319G-EUPY · British Airways Incident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-131 aircraft (registration G-EUPY), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Lyon. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUPYBritish Airways Airbus A319N825NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration N825NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Brasilia. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN825NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330VT-PPU · Air India Accident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPU), operated by Air India, was involved in an accident at Pune. Source: Air India.INVT-PPUAir India Airbus A321HL8342 · Eastar Jet Incident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Boeing 737-8KN (WL) aircraft (registration HL8342), operated by Eastar Jet, was involved in an incident at 120NM south of Incheon International Airport (South Korea) due to turbulence. Source: Eastar Jet.KRHL8342Eastar Jet Boeing 737N521NK · Spirit Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2020On February 15, 2020, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration N521NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento, California (United States) due to an electrical failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN521NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319N8543Z · Southwest Airlines Accident · Feb 15, 2019On February 15, 2019, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration N8543Z), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Providence. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8543ZSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737PR-AJZ · Azul Cargo Incident · Feb 15, 2019On February 15, 2019, the Boeing B734 aircraft (registration PR-AJZ), operated by Azul Cargo, was involved in an incident. Source: Azul Cargo.BRPR-AJZAzul Cargo Boeing 737PH-OYI · TUI Nederland Incident · Feb 15, 2019On February 15, 2019, the Boeing 767 304ER/W aircraft (registration PH-OYI), operated by TUI Nederland, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: TUI Nederland.NLPH-OYITUI Nederland Boeing 767ER-JAI · Aerotrans Cargo Incident · Feb 15, 2018On February 15, 2018, the Boeing Boeing 747-412BDSF aircraft (registration ER-JAI), operated by Aerotrans Cargo, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Aerotrans Cargo.MDER-JAIAerotrans Cargo Boeing 747HL7766 · Korean Incident · Feb 15, 2018On February 15, 2018, the Boeing 777 2B5ER aircraft (registration HL7766), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Osaka. Source: Korean.KRHL7766Korean Boeing 777RA-46510 · Yakutia Incident · Feb 15, 2018On February 15, 2018, the An-24 RV aircraft (registration RA-46510), operated by Yakutia, was involved in an incident at Blagoveshchensk. Source: Yakutia.RURA-46510Yakutia Antonov An-24HL7532 · Korean Air Incident · Feb 15, 2018On February 15, 2018, the Boeing 777-3B5 aircraft (registration HL7532), operated by Korean Air, was involved in an incident near Osaka/Kansai (KIX) International Airport (Japan) due to an engine failure. Source: Korean Air.KRHL7532Korean Air Boeing 777PT-MOE · LATAM Airlines Brasil Incident · Feb 15, 2017On February 15, 2017, the Boeing 767-316ER aircraft (registration PT-MOE), operated by LATAM Airlines Brasil, was involved in an incident at São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) International Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: LATAM Airlines Brasil.BRPT-MOELATAM Airlines Brasil Boeing 767N214NN · Compass Airlines USA Incident · Feb 15, 2017On February 15, 2017, the Embraer S A Erj 170-200 Lr aircraft (registration N214NN), operated by Compass Airlines USA, was involved in an incident at San Francisco, California (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN214NNCompass Airlines USA Embraer E170 / E175LV-CSF · Aerolineas Incident · Feb 15, 2017On February 15, 2017, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration LV-CSF), operated by Aerolineas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Aerolineas.ARLV-CSFAerolineas Airbus A340B-5973 · China Eastern Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2017On February 15, 2017, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration B-5973), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Krasnojarsk. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-5973China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330C-GJVX · Air Canada Incident · Feb 15, 2016On February 15, 2016, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GJVX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJVXAir Canada Airbus A321YR-BAO · Blue Incident · Feb 15, 2016On February 15, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737 42C aircraft (registration YR-BAO), operated by Blue, was involved in an incident at Liverpool. Source: Blue.ROYR-BAOBlue Boeing 737N569AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2016On February 15, 2016, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N569AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN569ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737N59053 · United Airlines Accident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Boeing 767 aircraft (registration N59053), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at HONOLULU, el océano Pacífico (United States), leaving 5 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN59053United Airlines Boeing 767A6-FDC · flydubai Incident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Boeing 737-8KN (WL) aircraft (registration A6-FDC), operated by flydubai, was involved in an incident at Dubai (DXB) Airport (United Arab Emirates) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: flydubai.AEA6-FDCflydubai Boeing 737JY-JAG · Jordan Incident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Boeing 767 204ER aircraft (registration JY-JAG), operated by Jordan, was involved in an incident at Islamabad due to a partial loss of engine power during take-off. Source: the NTSB (United States).JOJY-JAGJordan Boeing 767EI-DHY · Ryanair Incident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Boeing 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-DHY), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Gdansk - Lech Walesa Airport, Pomeranian Voivodeship (Poland) due to a bird strike. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DHYRyanair Boeing 737VT-PPD · Air India Accident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPD), operated by Air India, was involved in an accident at Mumbai. Source: Air India.INVT-PPDAir India Airbus A321HK-4955 · Avianca Incident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration HK-4955), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Popayan. Source: the BEA (France).COHK-4955Avianca ATR 42 / 72N806NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N806NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN806NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330N69816 · United Airlines Accident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N69816), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN69816United Airlines Boeing 737EI-ENW · Ryanair Incident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-ENW), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Gdansk. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-ENWRyanair Boeing 737EP-TTB · Atrak Incident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration EP-TTB), operated by Atrak, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Atrak.IREP-TTBAtrak Airbus A320F-GZNE · Air France Incident · Feb 15, 2015On February 15, 2015, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GZNE), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Ekaterinburg. Source: Air France.FRF-GZNEAir France Boeing 777C-FCAE · Air Canada Incident · Feb 15, 2014On February 15, 2014, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FCAE), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCAEAir Canada Boeing 767VP-BKB · Ural Accident · Feb 15, 2014On February 15, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VP-BKB), operated by Ural, was involved in an accident at Osh. Source: Ural.BMVP-BKBUral Airbus A320B-6012 · China Eastern Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2014On February 15, 2014, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration B-6012), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hefei. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-6012China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320RP-C3195 · Cebu Pacific Incident · Feb 15, 2014On February 15, 2014, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration RP-C3195), operated by Cebu Pacific, was involved in an incident at Butuan. Source: Cebu Pacific.PHRP-C3195Cebu Pacific Airbus A319N739MA · Miami Incident · Feb 15, 2013On February 15, 2013, the aircraft (registration N739MA), operated by Miami, was involved in an incident at Bahamas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN739MAMiami Boeing 737C-FMWP · Air Canada Incident · Feb 15, 2013On February 15, 2013, the Boeing 767-333 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FMWP), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a diversion for technical reasons. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMWPAir Canada Boeing 767C-FMSX · Air Canada Incident · Feb 15, 2013On February 15, 2013, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FMSX), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to the presence of smoke during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMSXAir Canada Airbus A320C-FABW · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Feb 15, 2012On February 15, 2012, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FABW), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a landing gear failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FABWAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8N104UA · United Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2012On February 15, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 747 422 aircraft (registration N104UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: United Airlines.USN104UAUnited Airlines Boeing 747EC-KKS · Iberia Incident · Feb 15, 2012On February 15, 2012, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration EC-KKS), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Iberia.ESEC-KKSIberia Airbus A319G-JMAB · Thomas Cook Incident · Feb 15, 2012On February 15, 2012, the Boeing BOEING 757-3CQ aircraft (registration G-JMAB), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Thomas Cook.GBG-JMABThomas Cook Boeing 757PK-LHH · Lion Air Incident · Feb 15, 2011On February 15, 2011, the Boeing 737-9GPER (WL) aircraft (registration PK-LHH), operated by Lion Air, was involved in an incident at Pekanbaru-Sultan Syarif Kasim II (PKU) Airport (Indonesia) due to a runway excursion. Source: Lion Air.IDPK-LHHLion Air Boeing 737D-AILA · Lufthansa Incident · Feb 15, 2011On February 15, 2011, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AILALufthansa Airbus A319N801UA · United Airlines Incident · Feb 15, 2011On February 15, 2011, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N801UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Grand Junction. Source: United Airlines.USN801UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319

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