Douglas plane crashes

4,149 crashes involving Douglas aircraft since 1926, with 31,981 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 4,149
Fatal crashes: 2,593
Fatalities: 31,981
First recorded: April 19, 1926
Most recent: September 8, 2026

All crashes (page 39 of 42)

January 31, 1944: Douglas C-39 (DC-2), Sioux City Iowa, United States (3 fatalities)
January 27, 1944: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Accra Greater Accra, Ghana (1 fatality)
January 26, 1944: Douglas DC-2, Poland (0 fatalities)
January 22, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Richmond-Central Virginia, United States (1 fatality)
January 22, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Gioia del Colle AFB Apulia, Italy (0 fatalities)
January 18, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Oakland California, United States (8 fatalities)
January 14, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bahamas (1 fatality)
January 13, 1944: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Ossoms Hill Staffordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 12, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Luganville, Vanuatu (0 fatalities)
January 11, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Constantine Constantine, Algeria (0 fatalities)
January 6, 1944: Douglas DB-7 Boston, Blackbushe Hampshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
January 3, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Macon Georgia, United States (5 fatalities)
January 2, 1944: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Mines AFB California, United States (3 fatalities)
December 29, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sciacca AFB Sicily, Italy (0 fatalities)
December 29, 1943: Douglas DB-7 Boston, Portreath AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
December 27, 1943: Douglas DC-3, Coral Sea, World (24 fatalities)
December 27, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Shin Bway Yang Kachin State, Myanmar (7 fatalities)
December 26, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Chabua AFB (Dibrugarh) Assam, India (1 fatality)
December 25, 1943: Douglas DC-3, Atlantic Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
December 23, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Newquay-Saint Mawgan AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
December 23, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Victoria Central, Papua New Guinea (6 fatalities)
December 19, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rockhampton Queensland, Australia (31 fatalities)
December 18, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ramenye Tver oblast, Russia (14 fatalities)
December 17, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Killarney Munster, Ireland (5 fatalities)
December 17, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Topham, Canton Island, Kiribati (9 fatalities)
December 16, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Shivpuri Madhya Pradesh, India (0 fatalities)
December 14, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Turtle Head Island Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
December 10, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Hertz Kachin State, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lae Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 4, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Benning AFB (Lawson AAF) Georgia, United States (1 fatality)
December 3, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lundy Island Devon, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 2, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tsuyung AFB (Chuxiong) Yunnan, China (0 fatalities)
December 1, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Hyannis Nebraska, United States (5 fatalities)
December 1, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 1, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Townsville Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
November 30, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Membury AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
November 30, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Portreath AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (12 fatalities)
November 30, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Membury AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
November 27, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sambhar Rajasthan, India (0 fatalities)
November 26, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Uelkal Chukotka okrug, Russia (4 fatalities)
November 24, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Algiers Algiers, Algeria (7 fatalities)
November 24, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Pepperrell AFB (St John's) Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (1 fatality)
November 23, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nakéty Bay New Caledonia, New Caledonia (25 fatalities)
November 21, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tamaqua Pennsylvania, United States (7 fatalities)
November 21, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Monto Queensland, Australia (13 fatalities)
November 19, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manoel Ribeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (18 fatalities)
November 19, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kunming Yunnan, China (3 fatalities)
November 19, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Kunming Yunnan, China (2 fatalities)
November 16, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rewan Queensland, Australia (19 fatalities)
November 13, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Floyd Bennett Field New York, United States (0 fatalities)
November 5, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 4, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER) Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
November 2, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Walong Arunachal Pradesh, India (3 fatalities)
October 29, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mackall AAF North Carolina, United States (14 fatalities)
October 27, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Benning AFB (Lawson AAF) Georgia, United States (6 fatalities)
October 27, 1943: Douglas A-20 Havoc, Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (4 fatalities)
October 22, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Benning AFB (Lawson AAF) Georgia, United States (20 fatalities)
October 22, 1943: Douglas DC-3, Hållö Island Västergötland, Sweden (13 fatalities)
October 21, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Grenada AFB Mississippi, United States (5 fatalities)
October 20, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (14 fatalities)
October 16, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kunming Yunnan, China (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1943: Douglas DC-3, Centerville Tennessee, United States (11 fatalities)
October 13, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sumprabum Kachin State, Myanmar (3 fatalities)
October 12, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Paramaribo Paramaribo City District, Suriname (6 fatalities)
October 6, 1943: Douglas DC-3, Regent’s Park London Metropolis, United Kingdom (9 fatalities)
October 6, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kunming Yunnan, China (0 fatalities)
September 29, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Alliance Nebraska, United States (2 fatalities)
September 29, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Caddo Gap Arkansas, United States (3 fatalities)
September 29, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Assam State Assam, India (1 fatality)
September 27, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Benning AFB (Lawson AAF) Georgia, United States (4 fatalities)
September 22, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Calcutta West Bengal, India (20 fatalities)
September 20, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Maxton AFB North Carolina, United States (25 fatalities)
September 15, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yunnan Yunnan, China (3 fatalities)
September 15, 1943: Douglas DC-3, Dallas-Love Field Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
September 5, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Sedalia AFB Missouri, United States (11 fatalities)
September 5, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Rosecrans AFB Missouri, United States (6 fatalities)
September 5, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Luganville, Vanuatu (4 fatalities)
August 28, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Egvekinot Chukotka okrug, Russia (4 fatalities)
August 27, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Garland North Carolina, United States (4 fatalities)
August 27, 1943: Douglas DC-3, North Sea, World (7 fatalities)
August 27, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Honiara, Solomon Islands (1 fatality)
August 27, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Winima Morobe, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
August 25, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dibrugarh-Mohanbari Assam, India (3 fatalities)
August 22, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Djerba Gabès Governorate, Tunisia (1 fatality)
August 19, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Hampstead New Hampshire, United States (5 fatalities)
August 15, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tsile Tsile Morobe, Papua New Guinea (9 fatalities)
August 15, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tsile Tsile Morobe, Papua New Guinea (6 fatalities)
August 11, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pleuven Finistère, France (4 fatalities)
August 11, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Fort Hertz Kachin State, Myanmar (3 fatalities)
August 7, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Townsville Queensland, Australia (27 fatalities)
August 2, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rock Falls Iowa, United States (5 fatalities)
August 2, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yunnanyi Yunnan, China (3 fatalities)
July 29, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands (10 fatalities)
July 28, 1943: Douglas DC-3, Trammel Kentucky, United States (20 fatalities)
July 27, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Masirah Island Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate, Oman (4 fatalities)
July 27, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Pope AFB (Fayetteville) North Carolina, United States (3 fatalities)
July 26, 1943: Douglas DB-7 Boston, Lille Nord, France (0 fatalities)
July 19, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Malcolm Nebraska, United States (13 fatalities)
July 17, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Grenada AFB Mississippi, United States (4 fatalities)
July 13, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Catania Sicily, Italy (4 fatalities)