February 15, 1961, the first day of the first lunar month (1901), 18 U.S. skating athletes were killed in the air.

1961 2 15, a the Belgium airline Boeing 707 jetliner en route flight back from New York crashed near the airport in Brussels, killing 72 people killed on board, including 49 Americans. a peasant labor is ground plane crashed and killed. These passengers to participate in the World Championships in Prague 18 American figure skater. The plane circled twice the height of 600 feet above the airport do not see what the fault when they dropped to 70 degrees, but then suddenly falling and burning fire.