1 B ▁Vik ing ▁air lin er ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁lev elling ▁off ▁to ▁land ▁at ▁R AF ▁G at ow ▁in ▁West ▁Berlin . ▁Both ▁aircraft ▁crash , ▁killing ▁the ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁and ▁all ▁ 1 4 ▁people ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁air lin er ▁and ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁st ando ff ▁between ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁April ▁ 6 ▁– ▁Se vent een ▁hij ack ers ▁comm ande er ▁a ▁C SA ▁Czech ▁Airlines ▁air lin er ▁carrying ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁people ▁during ▁a ▁domestic ▁flight ▁in ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁from ▁Prag ue ▁to ▁Br atis lava . ▁They ▁force ▁it ▁to ▁take ▁them ▁to ▁Ne ub i berg ▁Air ▁Base ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Occ up ation ▁Zone ▁in ▁Al lied - occup ied ▁Germany . ▁ ▁No ▁one ▁is ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁The ▁Pan ▁American ▁World ▁Air ways ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 1 0 4 9 C - 5 5 - 8 1 ▁Super ▁Const ell ation ▁C li pper ▁Em press ▁of ▁the ▁Sk ies , ▁operating ▁as ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 - 1 0 , ▁crashes ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁at ▁Sh annon ▁Airport ▁in ▁Sh annon , ▁Ireland , ▁killing ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 1 ▁people ▁on ▁board ▁and ▁leaving ▁the ▁l one ▁surv iv or ▁injured . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁The ▁U . S .