15 februari 1961: vliegtuig Sabena stort neer: 73 doden

JVDE: Boeing 707 stort neer in Berg nabij Zaventem; alle 61 passagiers + 11 bemanningsleden komen om; Amerikaanse ijshockeyploeg komt om ... was op weg naar Praag.

Newsweek 19610227: As the jet winged over the North Atlantic last week, the forecast was for bright sunshine over Brussels, and there was no anxiety among the 72 aboard, 49 of them Americans. Right on schedule, Capt. Louis Lambrechts dropped down for a landing. Them something went wrong. Twice the plane circled the field, twice it lowered and retracted its wheels. Then it plunged down from 600 feet at a 70-degree angle into a field. All aboard were killed. (http://www.vesperis.com/skate/1961/articles.html)

zie ook: http://aviation-safety.net/database/1961/610215-3.htm (20031006)