Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451 (1956)

1956 Paris DC-6 crash
A DC-6B of Linee Aeree Italiane similar to the incident aircraft (on display).
Accident
Date24 November 1956
SummaryLoss of control for undetermined reasons
SiteParay-Vieille-Poste, France
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-6B
OperatorLinee Aeree Italiane
RegistrationI-LEAD
Flight originRome, Italy
StopoverMilan, Italy (skipped)
2nd stopoverParis Orly Airport, France
3rd stopoverShannon Airport, Ireland
DestinationNew York, United States
Passengers25[1][2]
Crew10
Fatalities33[3]
Injuries5[4]
Survivors2[3][2]

On 24 November 1956 the Linee Aeree Italiane Douglas DC-6B "I-LEAD" was an international scheduled passenger flight from Rome via Paris and Shannon to New York. Shortly after take off from Paris Orly Airport the airplane lost altitude and crashed into houses in the commune Paray-Vieille-Poste. 34 of the 36 people on board were killed, including Italian orchestral conductor Guido Cantelli.[1][5][6][4][7]

On the same day another notable international scheduled passenger flight crashed, the 1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il-12 plane crash.

  1. ^ a b Accident description for F-BGOD at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference IACO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "32 Die In Crash Near Paris Field". Madera Tribune. 24 November 1956 – via cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. ^ "Italiaans passagiersvliegtuig bij Parijs neergestort" [Italian passenger plane crashed near Paris]. Eindhovensch Dagblad (in Dutch). 26 November 1956 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ "Twee vliegtuigongelukken eisten 57 slachtoffers" [Two plane crashes claimed 57 lives]. Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg (in Dutch). Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg [nl]. 26 November 1956 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ "34 DEAD IN CRASH OF PLANE IN PARIS ON ITS WAY HERE". The New York Times. 24 November 1956 – via cdnc.ucr.edu.