Incidents and Accidents
- On 31 December 1951, the DC-3 carry three crew members struck trees on climb-out in limited visibility conditions.
- On September 15, 1952, a Kalinga Airlines Douglas Dakota cargo flight crashed in Wadi Halfa, Sudan killing three crew members aboard.
- On 10 April 1952, Douglas C-47A-25-DK carrying four crew members lost control when carrying out an emergency landing following an engine failure.
- On August 30, 1955, a Kalinga Airlines Douglas Dakota lifted off prematurely in Simra, Nepal in order to avoid hitting someone crossing the runway. Two of the three crew members aboard were killed.
- On 17 OCT 1965 Douglas C-47A-75-DL carry 8 people including 5 passengers crashed while dropping supplies in Mohanbari.
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