Plane crashes in the United Kingdom

2,484 crashes in the United Kingdom since 1824, with 6,669 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 2,484
Fatal crashes: 1,263
Fatalities: 6,669
First recorded: September 29, 1824
Most recent: October 16, 2026

All crashes (page 8 of 25)

December 21, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tintwistle Derbyshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
November 22, 1948: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Conholt Wiltshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
November 13, 1948: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Heathfield AFB (Prestwick) Ayrshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1948: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke) Merseyside, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
November 10, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Lindholme AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 3, 1948: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom (13 fatalities)
November 3, 1948: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Newtownards Down, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 22, 1948: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1948: Douglas A-26 Invader, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (17 fatalities)
October 20, 1948: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Prestwick Ayrshire, United Kingdom (40 fatalities)
October 13, 1948: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke) Merseyside, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 4, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Upwood AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1948: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 28, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Port Erin Isle of Man, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
September 3, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Blackpool Lancashire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 23, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Kinloss Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
August 15, 1948: De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, Thruxton Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 11, 1948: Avro 685 York, Desford Leicestershire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 30, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sywell Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 27, 1948: Avro 685 York, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 21, 1948: North American B-25 Mitchell, Auchenblae Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
July 4, 1948: Avro 685 York, Northwood London Metropolis, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
July 4, 1948: Douglas DC-6, Northwood London Metropolis, United Kingdom (32 fatalities)
July 2, 1948: Avro 694 Lincoln, Wylye Wiltshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
July 1, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Lindholme AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 11, 1948: Avro 19, Port Erin Isle of Man, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 10, 1948: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Peel Isle of Man, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
May 31, 1948: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Boscombe Down AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
May 31, 1948: Short S.25 Sunderland, Enniskillen Fermanagh, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1948: Miles M.60 Marathon, Boscombe Down AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
May 23, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Studham Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 20, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
May 13, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
April 21, 1948: Vickers Viking, Glasgow Strathclyde, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1948: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Southport Merseyside, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 17, 1948: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
March 17, 1948: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
March 2, 1948: Douglas DC-3, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (20 fatalities)
February 17, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tain AFB Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
February 16, 1948: Avro 685 York, Hullavington AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
February 13, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Radlett Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
February 9, 1948: Avro 652 Anson, Hendon Middlesex, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
January 21, 1948: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
January 13, 1948: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
January 7, 1948: Avro 19, Chelford Cheshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 7, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Waterbeach AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 6, 1948: Vickers Viking, Ruislip London Metropolis, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
December 16, 1947: Avro 685 York, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 5, 1947: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Saint Asaph Denbighshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
December 1, 1947: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Moreton-in-Marsh AFB Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 20, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Saint Boniface Down Isle of Wight, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
November 20, 1947: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Birchington-on-Sea Kent, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 19, 1947: Short S.25 Sunderland, Brightstone Down Isle of Wight, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 17, 1947: Avro 685 York, Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Buckenham Norfolk, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
November 10, 1947: Vickers 440 Wellington X, Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 5, 1947: Avro 685 York, Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 23, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1947: Short S.25 Sunderland, Southend Essex, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
October 3, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Belfast-Nutts Corner Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1947: Avro 694 Lincoln, Mautby Norfolk, United Kingdom (9 fatalities)
September 5, 1947: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 2, 1947: Avro 685 York, Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 2, 1947: Vickers Viking, Aberdeen-Dyce Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 31, 1947: De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, Eaton Bray Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 28, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Westgate-on-Sea Kent, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
August 23, 1947: Avro 689 Tudor, Woodford Cheshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
August 14, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Ballykelly AFB Londonderry, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 6, 1947: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Barra Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 25, 1947: Avro 685 York, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 18, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Croydon Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 15, 1947: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Woodley Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 7, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Mt Meenard Londonderry, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
July 3, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Niton Isle of Wight, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
July 2, 1947: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Newtownards Down, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 27, 1947: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Cloughey Down, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 14, 1947: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Croydon Surrey, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
June 11, 1947: Avro 685 York, Oakington Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 5, 1947: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 5, 1947: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Cottesmore AFB Rutland, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
May 22, 1947: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 17, 1947: Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII, North Luffenham AFB Rutland, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 7, 1947: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Driffield AFB East Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
April 29, 1947: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Tatsfield Surrey, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
April 15, 1947: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Greeba Isle of Man, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1947: Vickers 440 Wellington X, Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
April 10, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dalry Ayrshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
March 27, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Aylesbury Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
March 14, 1947: Avro 685 York, Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 13, 1947: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Chewton Common Dorset, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
March 11, 1947: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Haverigg Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
February 13, 1947: Handley Page H.P.71 Halifax IX, Leek Staffordshire, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
February 12, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Croydon Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
February 11, 1947: Avro 685 York, Waterbeach AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
February 1, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Upper Heyford AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 25, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Croydon Surrey, United Kingdom (12 fatalities)
January 25, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Croydon Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 16, 1947: Avro 685 York, Oakington Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 11, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Stowting Kent, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
January 3, 1947: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Lerwick Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)