| Serial |
Type |
C/N |
Date |
Details |
Status |
| VH-SMK |
Lockheed 414-08 Hudson IVA |
6043 |
01/01/1950 |
John Fairfax & Sons - crashed after take off at Campden Airport New South Wales, Australia |
|
| OO-PAB |
Miles M14A Hawk Trainer III |
2042 |
01/01/1950 |
W/O at Villens, Belgium - NFI |
|
| VP-TAT |
Avro Anson C19 |
|
03/01/1950 |
Uniyed Air Services - crashed on landing at Dar es-Sakaam, Tanzania. Both crew killed. |
|
| PP-XBW |
Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
440 |
05/01/1950 |
Conpanhia Itau de Transportes Aereos - DBR Itaquaquicetuba, Brazil |
|
| 46-0021 |
Boeing B-50A-10 Superfortress |
15741 |
05/01/1950 |
3200 PT Gp, USAF - crash landed in Choctawhatchee Bay, 2 miles NNE of Destin, Florida, USA. 2 of 11 crew killed. (Note:- also shown as 06/01/1950 |
** |
| 42-93509 |
Douglas C-47A-25-DK |
13429 |
06/01/1950 |
USAF - suffered engine failure on take at Ankara, Turkey |
|
| F-BEFQ |
Douglas C-47B-1-DK |
14362/25807 |
10/01/1950 |
Air Nois - W/O near Zinder, Niger - NFI |
|
| ZK-ALC |
de Havilland DH89B Dominie |
6664 |
14/01/1950 |
New Zealand National Airways Corporation - port engine backfired when statring up at Rotorua, New Zealand and set fire to grass underneath aircraft. Aircraft destroyed by fire but pilot and 4 passengers safe. |
** |
| PI-C184 |
Douglas DC-3 |
|
18/01/1950 |
Trans Asiatic Airlines - suffered gear collapse on take off at Mingaladon Airport, Yangon, Myanmar and W/O. |
|
| 11-14 |
Fairey Firefly FR4 |
|
20/01/1950 |
Marine Luchtvaartdienst - w/o at Valkenburg Naval Air Station, Netherlands - NFI. |
|
| G-AITC |
Handley Page Halifax C8 |
1382 |
20/01/1950 |
World Air Freight - W/O on landing at Brindisi, Italy. No fatalities - NFI. |
|
| TAM-10 |
Douglas C-47 |
|
21/01/1950 |
Transporte Aereo Militar (TAM) - crashed near Vacas, Bolivia in poor weather. All 5 crew and 27 passengers killed. |
|
| F-BBDB |
Douglas DC-4-1009 |
42912 |
22/01/1950 |
Air France - destroyed by fire during maintenance work at Orly Airport, Paris |
** |
| PI-C22 |
Douglas DC-3 |
|
24/01/1950 |
Philippine Air Lines - DBR near Iloilo, Philippines - NFI |
|
| F-BFGD |
Douglas C-47A-50-DL |
10046 |
24/01/1950 |
Societe Transatlantique Aerienne (STA) - crashed into mountain 30 miles (48km) W of Tamatave, Madagascar. |
|
| VT-CPQ |
Douglas C-47A-25-DK |
13558 |
25/01/1950 |
Air Services of India - swung and crashed on take off at Shella, India. All 3 crew survived. |
|
| 42-72469 |
Douglas C-54D-1-DC |
10574 |
26/01/1950 |
USAF - crashed in Yukon Territory, Canada while on flight from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska to Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, Montana |
|
| F-BEIH |
Douglas C-47B-15-DK |
15412/26857 |
30/01/1950 |
air Nolis - DBR at Le Treport, France - NFI |
|
| 45-1015 |
Douglas C-47B-45-DK |
17018/34282 |
30/01/1950 |
USAF - crashed 20 miles (32km) SSW of Whitehouse Airport, Yukon Territory while engaged in search for crashed C-54 |
|
| 45-1113 |
Douglas C-47B-50-DK |
17116/34383 |
31/01/1950 |
USAF - stalled and crashed 5 miles (8km) N of La Tinta, Guatemala |
|
| G-AHIX |
Short S.45 Solent 3 |
S.1310 |
01/02/1950 |
BOAC - plunged nose down when lifted by gust of wind while landing on Southampton Water, England |
|
| PH-TEU |
Douglas C-47A-25-DK |
13396 |
02/02/1950 |
KLM - suffered engine fire and crashed in North Sea 40 miles (66km) off Dutch coast while on flight from Schiphol to London. All 7 crew killed. |
|
| PP118 |
Short Sunderland GR5 |
|
03/02/1950 |
RAF - sank during storm at Calshot. Later damaged in explosion during salvage operation |
|
| 4X-ACD |
Douglas C-54A-10-DC |
10339 |
05/02/1950 |
El Al - skidded off runway on take off at Lydda, Israel and caught fire. All 4 crew and 45 passengers survived. |
|
| G-AKBY |
Avro 689 Tudor 5 |
1417 |
12/03/1950 |
Fairflight - crashed near Sigginstone, North Glamorgan on approach to Llandow Airport, Wales. |
** |
| F-BBDE |
Douglas DC-4-1009 |
42937 |
12/06/1950 |
Air France - crashed into water on approach to Bahrain. Cause given as pilot error. 6 of 8 crew and 46 of 52 passengers killed. |
** |
| N95425 |
Douglas DC-4 |
10270 |
23/06/1950 |
Northwest Airlines - crashed during a storm into Lake Michigan, 20 miles from Benton Harbor, USA. |
** |
| N6004C |
Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
2636 |
31/08/1950 |
Trans World Airlines - suffered engine fire on flight from Cairo and destroyed in attempted forced landing near Wadi Natrun, 65 miles north of Cairo. |
** |
| CF-EDN |
Douglas DC-4 |
|
13/09/1950 |
Curtiss-Reid Flying Services Ltd. - on charter flight from Rome, Italy to Montreal, Canada via Paris. Struck de l'Obiou Peak in the Devoluy range of the Alps near Corps, France. Thought to have been caused by error in navigation. |
** |
| TA582 |
de Havilland Mosquito FB6 |
|
05/10/1950 |
204As., RAF. Engine feathered for practice at Kirkton-in-Lindsey, UK. Would no restart, lost height and bellylanded |
|
| VL340 |
Avro Anson C19 |
|
07/10/1950 |
MEF CF, RAF - suffred engine failure and DBR in bellylanding near Ismailia, Egypt - NFI |
|
| VS367 |
Percival Prentice T1 |
|
10/10/1950 |
6 FTS, RAF - spun into ground at Levedale, Staffordshire. Pilot killed. |
|
| RP320 |
Vickers Wellington T10 |
|
14/10/1950 |
Collided with Belgian Mosquito MB-18 at night off Reculver, Kent |
|
| RP388 |
Vickers Wellington T10 |
|
15/10/1950 |
Collided with Wellington T10 reg. LP846 in cloud on approach to Swinderby |
|
| VP179 |
de Havilland Mosquito B35 |
|
17/10/1950 |
139 Sq., RAF - damaged undercarriage during single engined landing at Hemswell. Not repaired. |
|
| T6581 |
de Havilland Tiger Moth T1 |
|
18/10/1950 |
4 RS, RAF. Ran away on starting up at Swanton Morley and hit hangar door. |
|
| TE375 |
Supermarine Spitfire LF16 |
|
23/10/1950 |
Supermarine Spitfire LF16 |
|
| F-BELB |
Douglas C-54A-DO |
3084 |
08/12/1950 |
Transports Aeriens Intercontintaux - flew into high ground shortly after take off from Bangui airport, Central African Republic. 3 of 6 crew and 46 of 5 passengers killed. |
|
| RE344 |
Avro Lincoln B4 |
|
12/12/1950 |
12 Sq., RAF. Yawed and crashed landed after single engined approach to Binbrook. |
|
| RE344 |
Avro Lincoln B4 |
|
12/12/1950 |
1 Sq., RAF - crashlanded while on single engine approach to Binbrook. |
|
| 40-9096 |
Douglas C-54E-10-DO Skymaster |
|
19/12/1950 |
USAF - crashed on Mt Tabayoc, near Kabayama, Philippines while on flight from Naha Air Base, Okinawa to Clark Air Base, Philippines. |
** |
| 44-9096 |
Douglas C-54E-5-DO |
27322 |
19/12/1950 |
USAF - W/O when it crashed into M Tabayoc near Baguio, Philippines due to navigational error. |
|
| RA431 |
Gloster Meteor F4 |
|
28/12/1950 |
226 OCU, RAF. Lost on navex, ran out of fuel and belly landed 3 miles west of Dymchurch, Kent. |
|
| ST798 |
Handley Page Halifax Met 6 |
|
29/12/1950 |
202 Sq., RAF. Crashed into sea 15m SSE of Barra Head, Hebrides |
|
| PP107 |
Short Sunderland |
|
28/01/1951 |
RAF - crashed near An-Tung, Taiwan while on flight from Iwakuni, Japan to Hong Kong. |
** |
| 49-244 |
Douglas C-124A Globemaster II |
|
22/03/1951 |
2nd Strategic Support Squadron, USAF - crashed in North Atlantic off Ireland while on a flight from USA to Mildenhall, England |
** |
| 43-48298 |
Douglas C-47B-1-DK |
25559 |
08/04/1951 |
USAF - struck tree and crashed while on finals to Kanawha, near Charleston, West Virginia while on flight from Goodman Air Base, Kentucky. |
** |
| 49-2660 |
Convair B-36D-25-CF |
|
06/05/1951 |
USAF - starboard jet pod struck runway on landing at Kirtland Air Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico and aircraft crashed after pilot elected to attempt a go-around. |
** |
| 122213 |
Douglas AD-2 Skyraider |
6676 |
21/06/1951 |
VC-35, USN - hit by anti aircraft fire, caught fire and crashed near Wonsan, Korea |
** |
| N37543 |
Douglas DC-6 |
|
30/06/1951 |
United Air Lines - on flight to Denver when it crashed on Crystal Mountain near Fort Collins, Colorado 50 miles from Denver. |
** |
| N37550 |
Douglas DC-6B |
|
24/08/1951 |
United Air Lines - crashed near Union City, California, USA while on approach to Oakland Municipal Airport. |
** |
| 45-57810 |
Fairchild C-82A Packet |
10180 |
13/11/1951 |
USAF - crashed near Besse-St-Anataise, Puy-de-Dome, France while en route from Frankfurt, West Germany to Bordeaux, France.
Additional reported to Cruzeiro do Sul as PP-CEM. 26/01/1960 DBR in ground collision with ZP-CAD (ex. PB4Y reg. 66277) at Rio de Janeiro. |
** |
| N1678M |
Curtiss-Wright C-46F |
|
16/12/1951 |
Miami Airlines Inc - smoke was noted coming from the right side of the aircraft after take off from Newark Airport, USA and after being cleared for an immediate return the aircraft struck the roof of a house and crashed into the Elizabeth River, becoming inverted. |
** |
| G-AMGL |
Avro 685 York C1 |
1354 |
11/03/1952 |
Allocated XA192 for trooping flight - crashed near Hamburg, West Germany. |
|
| N88899 |
Douglas DC-4 |
|
11/04/1952 |
Pan American Airways - crashed in Atlantic Ocean after suffering engine problems shortly after take off from Isle Grande Airport, Puerto Rico. |
** |
| N1039V |
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser |
|
29/04/1952 |
Pan American Airways - crashed in the south eastern corner of Para state, Brazil 1000 miles NNW of Rio de Janeiro. Aircraft had disintegrated in flight. |
** |
| 122222 |
Douglas AD-3 Skyraider |
|
07/07/1952 |
USMC - damaged by AAA fire and made wheels up landing at K-6, Korea. |
|
| G783 |
Bristol 170 |
|
26/08/1952 |
Royal Pakistan Air Force - crashed near Khewra, West Pakistan while on a flight from Lahore t Peshawar. |
** |
| 122219 |
Douglas AD-2 Skyraider |
|
29/08/1952 |
VMA-121, US Navy - lost contact with formation and explosion seen on side of hill near Chion-ni, Korea. |
|
| WG236 |
de Havilland 110 |
|
06/09/1952 |
de Havilland Aircraft Co. - disintegrated and crashed while performing aerobatics at Farnborough Airshow, Hampshire, England. |
** |
| EI-ACF |
Douglas DC-3 |
|
01/01/1953 |
Aer Lingus - both engines suffered fuel starvation and aircraft made forced landing in a farm at Spernall, near Birmingham, UK. Co-pilot injured. Pilot, Stewardess and 22 passengers safe. |
** |
| XB317 |
Grumman Avenger AS4 |
|
25/01/1953 |
Carburettor iced up and made forced landing near Balloch, Scotland. Later used for ground instruction. |
|
| 1001 |
Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando |
|
09/02/1953 |
Egyptian Air Force - crashed near Cairo, Egypt - NFI |
|
| G-ALYV |
de Havilland Comet 1 |
|
02/05/1953 |
BOAC - crashed 30 miles NW of Calcutta 6 minutes after take off from Dum Dum Airport. Suffered structural failure due to aircraft exceeding designed stress levels. |
** |
| WE360 |
de Havilland Venom FB1 |
|
09/07/1953 |
22 MU, RAF. Overshot on landing at Siloth. |
|
| VM355 |
Avro Anson C19 |
|
15/07/1953 |
SF Kuala Lumpur - BDR when tyre burst on take off from Kuala Lumpur, swung and undercarriage collapsed. |
|
| WB705 |
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 10 |
|
20/07/1953 |
1 BFTS, RAF. During short landing practice at Booker aircraft undershot and crashed. |
|
| WD778 |
Gloster Meteor NFII |
|
24/03/1954 |
228 OCU, RAF. Crashed at Dufton Fell, northeast of Appleby-in-Westmoreland, Cumbria while on cross country flight. Both crew killed. |
** |
| WB747 |
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 10 |
|
20/07/1954 |
63 Gp. CF., RAF. Entered flat spin and crashed on sandbank in Dee Estuary 1 mile NW of Flint. |
|
| XD513 |
de Havilland Vampire T11 |
|
27/07/1954 |
No. 5 FTS, RAF - on sortie from Oakington when spun in to North Sea killing pilot. |
|
| XD514 |
de Havilland Vampire T11 |
|
27/07/1954 |
5FTS, RAF - while on sortie from Oakington aircraft spun into the North Sea.. |
|
| X306 |
Westland Sycamore HR14 |
|
28/07/1954 |
275 Sq., RAF - while approaching Linton-on-Ouse the engine failed to respond, the aircraft bounced and turned over. |
|
| XD530 |
de Havilland Vampire T11 |
|
20/08/1954 |
No. 9 FTS, RAF - overshot at Yeovilton, struck rising ground and exploded. |
|
| XB256 |
Westland Dragonfly HC4 |
|
04/09/1954 |
194 Sq., RAF - pilot attempted auto rotation after gear box failure but landed heavily near Kuala Lumpur airfield, Malaya. |
|
| XA271 |
Miles Marathon T1 |
|
30/09/1954 |
2 ANS - control lost after entering turbulent air over Calne, Wiltshire and broke up in mid air. |
|
| XA546 |
Gloster Javelin FAW1 |
|
21/10/1954 |
Glosters - test flight - failed to recover from spin and crashed into the Bristol Channel. Pilot left it too late to eject and was killed. |
|
| XA124 |
de Havilland Sea Vampire T22 |
|
12/11/1954 |
736 NAS, FAA - failed to get airborne on take off from Lossiemouth and crashed, Both crew killed. |
|
| XD517 |
de Havilland Vampire T11 |
|
26/11/1954 |
5 FTS, RAF - pilot lost control during aerobatics but after regaining control he abandoned aircraft at Winfarthing, Norfolk, after fire warning light had come on. |
|
| XA152 |
de Havilland Sea Vampire T22 |
|
15/02/1955 |
736 NAS, FAA - suffered engine flameout on take off from Lossiemouth and belly landed at Ardivot Farm. Crew ejected safely. |
|
| XG765 |
de Havilland Sea Vampire T22 |
|
03/03/1955 |
764 NAS, FAA - struck by Gloster Meteor WE963, which had just taken off from Ford. Crashed at Paines Wood, Sussex. Pilot killed. |
|
| WE963 |
Gloster Meteor F8 |
|
03/03/1955 |
34 Sq., RAF - on take off from Ford aircraft struck a de Havilland Sea Vampire T22 and crashed at Paines Wood, Sussex. Pilot killed. |
|
| XA103 |
de Havilland Sea Vampire T22 |
|
17/03/1955 |
736 NAS, FAA - pilot lost control and crashed on Bek Klibrech, Sutherland. Both crew killed. |
|
| XB315 |
Grumman Avenger AS5 |
|
21/03/1955 |
815 NAS, FAA - crashed into the sea off The Lizard during a shadowing exercise. Both crew Killed. |
|
| F-OARP |
de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T10 |
C1/0362 |
14/04/1955 |
Crashed in the Claremont Mine area at Fort Rixon. |
** |
| XD518 |
de Havilland Vampire T11 |
|
19/04/1955 |
5 FTS, RAF - throttle jammed open after take off from Oakington and aircraft diverted to Marham. Student pilot cut engine while short of runway and force landed in field. |
|
| XB305 |
Grumman Avenger AS5 |
|
23/05/1955 |
815 NAS, FAA - suffered engine failure and force landed 1/2 mile from Ford, Sussex. |
|
| XE832 |
de Havilland Vampire T11 |
|
24/05/1955 |
4 FTS, RAF - crashed into wood at Stocksfield, Northumberland after crew baled out after fire warning light came on. |
|
| WE873 |
Gloster Meteor F8 |
|
01/01/1956 |
504 Sq., RAF - abandoned after loss of control and crashed 3 miles northwest of Mildenhall |
|
| WX879 |
de Havilland Venom NF3 |
|
02/01/1956 |
23 Sq., RAF - Dived into ground 3 miles northeast of North Walsham |
** |
| WM551 |
de Havilland Sea Venom NF20 |
|
05/01/1956 |
808 NAS - crashed at Castle Farm caravan site shortly after take off from Yeovilton |
|
| XA254 |
Handley page Marathon T11 |
|
09/01/1956 |
2 ANS - landed long at Thorney Island, skidded on ice and came to stop on beach |
** |
| WS727 |
Gloster Meteor NF14 |
|
09/01/1956 |
153 Sq., RAF - control lost during a roll and aircraft crashed at Hunton Mill Wood, Kent. |
|
| WF263 |
Hawker Sea Hawk F2 |
|
09/01/1956 |
738 NAS, Royal Navy - ditched in sea on approach to Lossiemouth, Morayshire after engine failure |
** |
| XE490 |
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA^ |
|
10/01/1956 |
Broke up attempting a wheels up landing at Abbotsinch NAS, Glasgow |
** |
| WH443 |
Gloster Meteor F8 |
|
10/01/1956 |
25 Sq., RAF - undercarriage jammed and aircraft bellylanded at West Malling, Kent. |
|
| WV514 |
Percival Provost T1 |
|
11/01/1956 |
6 FTS, RAF - collided with Provost T1 reg. WV498 in circuit at Ternhill and both aircraft crashed. |
|
| VZ451 |
Gloster Meteor F8 |
|
11/01/1956 |
ETPS, RAF - ripped off undercarriage when landed short at Warton. Not repaired. |
|
| WS619 |
Gloster Meteor NF12 |
|
11/01/1956 |
AWOCU, RAF - hit trees while on night approach to North Luffenham. |
|
| WX547 |
Lockheed Neptune MR1 |
|
13/01/1956 |
36 Sq., RAF - undercarriage collapsed while landing at Luqa, Malta and aircraft w/o. |
|
| WT679 |
Hawker Hunter F1 |
|
13/01/1956 |
229 OCU, RAF - undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at Chivenor, Devon, aircraft swung and struck obstruction. |
|
| WT529 |
English Electric Canberra PR7 |
|
16/01/1956 |
CFE, RAF - trim motor malfunctioned and aircraft crashed 5 miles north of Grantham, Lincolnshire. |
** |
| NR739 |
de Havilland DH89A Dominie C2 |
|
16/01/1956 |
ATDU, RAF - nosed over while taxiing at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset after brakes locked on when applied to correct swing. |
|
| WX975 |
de Havilland Venom NF3 |
|
16/01/1956 |
141 Sq., RAF - engine failed and w/o after force landing in field near Coltishall, Norfolk. |
|
| XD609 |
de Havilland Vampire T11 |
|
19/01/1956 |
FWS, RAF - crashed 5 miles southeast of Leconfield, Yorkshire after pilot ejected following engine failure. |
|
| WT623 |
Hawker Hunter F1 |
|
19/01/1956 |
43 Sq., RAF - disappeared over North Sea during air to sea firing trials. |
** |
| WS661 |
Gloster Meteor NF12 |
|
20/01/1956 |
AWOCU, RAF - crashed into bungalow at Wadhurst, Sussex while pilot was making an unauthorised flight over his parents house. |
** |
| XD919 |
Supermarine Swift FR5 |
|
21/01/1956 |
FTU, RAF - crashed on take off from Benson, Oxfordshire after re hear failed. |
** |
| WA449 |
de Havilland Vampire FB5 |
|
21/01/1956 |
607 Sq., RAF - crashed when caught in slipstream during formation take of at RAF Ouston, Durham |
|
| WS112 |
Gloster Meteor T7 |
|
23/01/1956 |
728 NAS, FAM - crashed into sea on approach to Hal Far, Malta |
** |
| WS874 |
Gloster Meteor NF14 |
|
24/01/1956 |
CFE£, RAF - crashed near Gayton, Norfolk after pilot abandoned after running out of fuel. |
|
| WT591 |
Hawker Hunter F1 |
|
24/01/1956 |
DFLS, RAF - overshot runway after skidding on ice while landing at West Raynham. Starboard undercarriage sheared off. |
** |
| WV328 |
Hawker Hunter F4 |
|
25/01/1956 |
247 Sq., RAF - starter cartridge exploded during engine start up at RAF Odiham, Hampshire and aircraft destroyed by resulting fire. |
|
| XD729 |
North American Sabre F4 |
|
25/01/1956 |
66 Sq., RAF - engine lost power on overshoot at Linton-on-Ouse and aircraft belly landed. |
|
| TE402 |
Supermarine Spitfire LF16 |
|
25/01/1956 |
1 CAACU, RAF - w/o in wheels up landing at Hornchurch, Essex |
|
| WV849 |
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA4 |
|
27/01/1956 |
800 NAS, FAA - pilot ejected after fire warning illuminated and aircraft crashed into Mediterranean 5 miles south of Malta. |
|
| WE608 |
Auster T7 |
|
30/01/1956 |
1900 Flt, RAF - engine lost power and aircraft ditched in Tolo Channel, Hong Kong. |
|
| WW436 |
Percival Provost T1 |
|
30/01/1956 |
RAFC - both crew killed when flew into ground during night circuit at Cranwell North, Lincolnshire. |
|
| RE211 |
Avro Lancaster MR3 |
|
02/02/1956 |
SMR - skidded on snow after take off abandoned at St Mawgam, Cornwall, and undercarriage raised to stop. |
|
| WG803 |
de Havilland Vampire FB5 |
|
02/02/1956 |
7 FTS, RAF - crashed in sea off Cemaes Bay, Anglesey during aerobatic practice. Cause not known. |
|
| WG850 |
de Havilland Vampire FB9 |
|
02/02/1956 |
28 Sq., RAF - suffered bird strike on circuit at Hong Kong. Not repaired. |
|
| WG872 |
de Havilland Vampire FB9 |
|
02/02/1956 |
FECS - struck approach lights on approach to Changi, Singapore. Not repaired |
|
| WG866 |
de Havilland Vampire FB9 |
|
03/02/1956 |
28 Sq., RAF - lost power on take off from Sek Kong, Hong Kong and pilot raised undercarriage to stop. |
|
| XG510 |
Westland Sycamore HR14 |
|
05/02/1956 |
194 Sq., RAF. - tipped over and rotors hit ground after wheels caught up in landing at on take off from Paddy's Ladang, Perak, Malaya. |
|
| VX350 |
Fairey Delta FD1 |
|
06/02/1956 |
Fairey Aviation Co., prototype - dbr in wheels up landing at White Waltham, Berkshire after starboard undercarriage leg failed to lower. |
** |
| FX479 |
North American Harvard T2B |
|
08/02/1956 |
Selatar Station Flight - undercarriage collapsed on take off from Selatar, Singapore. Not repaired. |
|
| WM766 |
Fairey Firefly T7 |
|
09/02/1956 |
719 NAS, FAA - Lost power and ditched in Lough Foyle off Eglinton, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. |
|
| XE332 |
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA4 |
|
16/02/1956 |
801 NAS, FAA - engine exploded and crashed into Gulf of Aden |
** |
| 132525 |
Douglas AD-5N Skyraidr |
|
22/03/1956 |
VC-35 Sq., USN - crashed in the Santa Rosa Mountains 15 miles SW of Indio, California. Aircraft thought entered torque roll when engine restarted at full throttle. All 3 crew killed. |
** |
| EI-AHR |
de Havilland Chipmunk 22A |
C1/0184 |
16/05/1956 |
Ex WB735 - DBR at Coonagh, Ireland when River Shannon burst its banks. |
** |
| WT505 |
English Electric Canberra PR7 |
|
20/05/1956 |
58 Sq., RAF - flew into high ground at Ponsonby Fell, Cumberland |
** |
| WE974 |
Gloster Meteor F8 |
|
03/01/1957 |
74 Sq., RAF. Collided with Meteor F8, reg. WA879, during practice dogfight near Hales, Norfolk. Pilot killed. |
|
| WE887 |
Gloster Meteor F8 |
|
14/01/1957 |
233 OCU, RAF. Collided with WH459. Pilot killed. |
|
| T7245 |
de Havilland Tiger Moth T1 |
|
20/01/1957 |
Mal AAF. Spun into ground at Dingkil, Malaya after engine failure |
|
| JZ-PPX |
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1 |
509 |
30/08/1957 |
Kroonduif - right wing broke off and aircraft crashed into sea 13km (8miles) off Japan Island, Papua New Guinea |
** |
| G-AOEO |
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1 |
503 |
07/12/1957 |
Scottish Airlines - crashed in desert 285 miles south southwest of Tripoli, Libya after outer port wing panel detached due to fatigue. |
** |
| XM287 |
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC1 |
541 |
08/04/1959 |
RAF - Both engines failed and aircraft overturned during forced landing 48km (30 miles) west of Khormaksar RAF station, Aden. |
** |
| XM288 |
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC1 |
542 |
08/04/1959 |
RAF- ditched 0.8km (0.5 miles) from Khormaksar RAF Station, Aden after double engine failure. |
** |
| VR-NCZ |
Piper PA-28-160 Apache |
23-1490? |
01/07/1959 |
Elders & Fyffes Ltd - crashed in Cameroons Mountain while en route Bata (Equatorial Guinea) to Kano (Northern Nigeria). |
|
| CF-IHB |
Canson A |
CV294 |
02/07/1959 |
Austin Airways - suffered port engine failure after take off from Povungituk, Quebec due to fuel contamination and crashed when wing struck water during turn. |
|
| F-BIAP |
Douglas DC-7C |
45366 |
24/09/1959 |
Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux - crashed on take off from Merignac, Bordeaux. |
** |
| N63396 |
Douglas DC-4 |
10486 |
24/09/1959 |
Reeve Aleutian - crashed into mountain in Great Sitkin Island, Aleutians, Alaska. |
** |
| HZ-AAF |
Douglas C-54A-5-DO Skymaster |
7474 |
25/09/1959 |
Saudi Arabian Airlines - belly landed shortly after take off from Jeddah after control lost. |
** |
| N9705C |
Lockheed L.188 Electra |
1090 |
29/09/1959 |
Braniff Airways - suffered in flight break up and crashed near Buffalo, 68 miles from Waco Texas. |
** |
| PZ-TAG |
Aero Commander 520 |
64 |
06/10/1959 |
Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij - crashed 2km north of Palomeu while on a supply drop to the airfield under construction at Palumeu. (Note spelling differences) |
** |
| N7071 |
Boeing 707-227 |
17691 |
19/10/1959 |
Boeing Aircraft - crashed into Stillaguamish River near Arlington, Washington after losing 3 engines and catching fire after pilot exceeded bank restrictions |
** |
| SX-BAD |
Douglas DC-3 |
9491 |
29/10/1959 |
Olympic Airways - Port engine seized, propeller detached and damaged wing. Aircraft spun in and crashed near Tangara, North of Athens, Greece. |
** |
| N55V |
Douglas DC-3 |
20447 |
30/10/1959 |
Piedmont Airlines - crashed into Bucks Elbow Mountain near Waynesboro while on a flight from Washington to Charlottesville. |
** |
| N4891C |
Douglas DC-7B |
45355/922 |
16/11/1959 |
Delta - National Airlines - crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 100 miles east of New Orleans. Sabotage suspected but not proven. |
** |
| YA-BAG |
Douglas DC-4 |
18367 |
21/11/1959 |
Ariana Afghan Airlines - crashed into the Aramoun Hills shortly after departure from Beirut Airport. |
** |
| N102R |
Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
4824 |
24/11/1959 |
TWA - engine caught fire on take off from Midway, Chicago and aircraft crashed into houses while attempting emergency landing. |
** |
| LV-GIT |
de Havilland Dove 6A |
04487 |
29/11/1959 |
Sargo Construction - crashed on Mount Cachi, Argentina, en route to Antofgasta, Chile. |
|
| N519 |
Aerospatiale SE.3130 Alouette II |
1138 |
30/11/1959 |
Petroleum Helicopters Inc., on lease to Gulf Oil - crashed in Gulf of Mexico en route from Leeville to an oil platform. |
** |
| YV-C-AKU |
Douglas C-47 |
4581 |
01/12/1959 |
Aerpostal - crashed near Maiquetia Airport, Venezuela while attempting emergency return after engine failure on test flight. |
|
| N174A |
Martin 2-0-2 |
9159 |
01/12/1959 |
Allegheny Airlines - crashed into Bald Eagle Mountain after missed approach to Williamsport Municipal Airport in snowstorm |
** |
| HK-515 |
Curtiss C-46A |
16941 |
08/12/1959 |
Soc. Aer. Medellin - lost at sea on flight from San Andres Island to Medellin via Cartagena. No major wreckage found |
** |
| G-AOEN |
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1 |
502 |
12/12/1959 |
Scottish Airlines - crashed onto island in Zambezi River at Luabo, Mozambique during demonstration flight |
** |
| EI-AOM |
Vickers V803 Viscount |
|
24/03/1968 |
Aer Lingus - crashed near Tuskar Rock, Co Wexford, Ireland |
** |
| XD380 |
de Havilland Vampire T11 |
|
07/60/1955 |
14 Sq., RNZAF - crashed on landing at Tenagh, Singapore. |
|
| XB518 |
Hiller HT1 |
|
10/01/956 |
705 NAS, Royal Navy - crashed at Gosport, Hampshire during practice autorotation |
** |
