1951 Glitfaxi plane crash

Deadly plane crash in Iceland Accident 1951 Flugfélag Íslands DC-3 crash SR DC3.jpg A Douglas DC-3, similar to the aircraft involved Flugfélag Íslands 31 January 1951 Crashed into water, cause undetermined Faxaflói, Iceland Douglas DC-3 Glitfaxi TF-ISG Vestmannaeyjar Reykjavík 17 3 20 0 The 1951 Flugfélag Íslands DC-3 crash (Icelandic: Glitfaxaslysið, "the Glitfaxi accident") was a plane crash that occurred on 31 January 1951 when a Douglas DC-3 from Flugfélag Íslands, christened Glitfaxi, crashed in Faxaflói in Iceland, killing all 20 people aboard.Minningarathöfn um þá sem fórust með flugvélinni Glitfaxa hefst í Dómkirkjunni kl. 2 e.h. í dag https://timarit.is/page/2757824 23 July 2022 Þjóðviljinn 24 February 1951 1 Icelandic Tímarit.is Enginn á Glitfaxa komst lífs af https://timarit.is/page/1279715 23 July 2022 Morgunblaðið 2 February 1951 1–2 Icelandic Tímarit.is It remains the second deadliest air crash in Iceland behind the 1947 Héðinsfjörður air crash.Arnar Þór Ingólfsson Fyrsta banaslysið í flugi frá 2015 https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2019/06/12/fyrsta_banaslysid_i_flugi_fra_2015/ 23 July 2022 Morgunblaðið 12 June 2019 Icelandic392 einstaklingar hafa farist https://timarit.is/page/3037596? 23 July 2022 Dagblaðið Vísir 22 October 2002 11 Icelandic Tímarit.is The plane was attempting to land at Reykjavík airport during heavy snowfall. Its first attempt to land was aborted due to low visibility. During its second attempt, all contact was lost with the plane.Glitfaxi hefir farizt milli Álftaness og Keilisness https://timarit.is/page/1012519? 23 July 2022 Tíminn 2 February 1951 1–2 Icelandic Tímarit.is Tíu flugvélar og tíu leitarflokkar hófu leitina að Glitfaxa snemma í morgun https://timarit.is/page/1171250 23 July 2022 Tíminn 1 February 1951 1 Icelandic Tímarit.is After it became clear that Glitfaxi had disappeared, a search immediately began. The following days, both land, sea and air searches were conducted including by the ICGV Ægir and the herring vessel Fanney that searched the area with depth sounders.Reynt verður að finna flak Glitfaxa í dag https://timarit.is/page/1171258? 23 July 2022 Vísir 2 February 1951 1 Icelandic Tímarit.is While several items belonging to the plane were found in the ocean, the wreck itself was never officially found.Farþegar og flugvjelaráhöfn sem fórst með Glitfaxa https://timarit.is/page/1279947 23 July 2022 Morgunblaðið 24 February 1951 1 Icelandic Tímarit.is Gísli Baldur Gíslason Flugvélin sem hvarf https://timarit.is/page/5351999? 23 July 2022 Morgunblaðið 31 January 2011 12–13 Icelandic Tímarit.is Björgvin Gunnarsson Ráðgátan um eitt dularfyllsta flugslys Íslandssögunnar: Kafari fann flak Glitfaxa https://issuu.com/valdissam/docs/2tbl_2023_mannlif_pages 12 February 2023 Mannlíf 2 10 February 2023 10–13 Icelandic Aircraft Glitfaxi was built in 1942 in Santa Monica, California, for the United States Air Force. In November 1946, Flugfélag Íslands bought the aircraft from Scottish Aviation which had converted her for passenger flights.Arngrímur Sigurðsson Skúli Jón Sigurðarson Douglas Dakota - TF-ISG https://timarit.is/page/4626541 23 July 2022 Æskan 1 January 1971 54 Icelandic Tímarit.is Aftermath The crash hit the small town of Vestmannaeyjar hard, where the majority of the passengers where from, leaving 50 children in the town without a father.Guðbjörg Sigurgeirsdóttir Ómar Garðarsson Glitfaxaslysið snerti alla Íslendinga en hvergi varð höggið þyngra en í Vestmannaeyjum https://timarit.is/page/6125761 23 July 2022 Eyjafréttir 10 February 2011 9–11 Icelandic Tímarit.is Guðrún Gyða Eyþórs Árnadóttir Fimmtíu börn misstu foreldri í áætlunarflugi frá Vestmannaeyjum -"Veit ekki hvernig þetta verður" https://www.mannlif.is/frettir/fimmtiu-born-misstu-foreldri-i-aaetlunarflugi-fra-vestmannaeyjum-veit-ekki-hvernig-thetta-verdur/ 23 July 2022 Mannlíf 5 July 2021 Icelandic In popular culture The accident is featured in the book Hinn hvíti galdur by Ólafur Tryggvason.Steingrímur Sigurðsson Hinn hvíti galdur https://timarit.is/page/1339708 23 July 2022 Morgunblaðið 2 December 1961 Icelandic Tímarit.is References Category:1951 in Iceland Icelandic Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iceland Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3