Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed.

1960 Munich C-131 crash

1960 aviation disaster in Munich, West Germany

On 17 December 1960, a Convair C-131D Samaritan operated by the United States Air Force on a flight from Munich to RAF Northolt crashed shortly after take-off from Munich-Riem Airport, due to fuel contamination. All 20 passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the…