Ditchings

Aircraft put down on water on purpose, and landplanes landed on water with the wheels down. Getting down intact is only half of it: many records turn on how long the aircraft floated and what the occupants had to get out with.

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• Hijackings Aircraft seized in flight, from the 1960s hijacking wave onward.
• Bombs on board Aircraft destroyed or damaged by explosives and sabotage.
• Airframe icing Ice on the wings and tail: a few millimetres can be enough to stall.
• Propeller and rotor strikes People struck by a turning propeller or rotor, on the ground or getting in and out.