Plane crashes that ended in a happy ending
German photographer Dietmar Eckell is the author of the pictures he takes at the crash sites. However, the plane crashes, the traces of which he photographs, have a happy ending — all those in the airliners survived the fall. We bring to your attention a few pictures with accompanying brief information.
Dietmar Eckel travels to the crash sites of planes in which absolutely everyone survived. However, according to science, it is easier to die on the way to the airport than to die in the air - according to statistics, more than 78% of passengers survive a crash, and there is nothing much to fear.
There were problems with electricity on board, which caused the crash. Everyone survived, but we had to wait for help for more than three days at a temperature of -45 ° C. (1971, USA)
Bristol fell through the ice during landing. (1956, Canada)
The pilot managed to escape thanks to the tide. (1947, USA)
The B-24 crashed as a result of fuel consumption. There were nine people on board, all survived. (1993, Papua New Guinea)
The crash of the Curtiss C46 Commando aircraft as a result of fuel consumption. (1977, Canada)
The plane crash occurred as a result of a fire. (1973, USA)
Curtiss C46 Commando, named "Mrs. Piggy", crashed as a result of baggage overload; all survived. (1979, Canada)
Territory of Australia (date unknown).
The crash site of the Cessna as a result of fuel consumption. (1963, USA)
The crash of the Douglas R4D-8 as a result of pilot error, incorrectly switched fuel tanks. (1973, Iceland)
Douglas DC3 got into a huge snow drift and got stuck. There were six people on board — all survived. (1950, Canada)
The Douglas C-47 plane crash occurred at an altitude of 2.5 km above sea level. All 10 people on board survived. (2010, Canada)
This aircraft was used for drug smuggling. Locals say that everyone survived. (2010, Mexico)
The place of the emergency landing of the Avro Shackleton Pelican. There were 19 people on board — all survived. (1994, Western Sahara)