Sydney Airport

The Swissair DC-4 had taken off from Geneva for a flight to New York
via Shannon and Gander. Bad weather at Gander forced the crew to divert
to Sydney. The aircraft descended too low on finals and struck a number
of approach light poles. Full power was added, but no. 1 and 2 prop damage
caused the plane to swing to the left. The DC-4 struck the ground in a
left-wing-low attitude. The wing was sheared off. Small fires broke
out on the left hand side, but were controlled by the crew.
About 30 minutes later fire again broke out which destroyed the forward fuselage.