Short plane crashes

245 crashes involving Short aircraft since 1914, with 1,431 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 245
Fatal crashes: 162
Fatalities: 1,431
First recorded: June 4, 1914
Most recent: May 19, 2023

All crashes (page 2 of 3)

January 30, 1954: Short S.25 Sunderland, Angle Bay Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1953: Short S.25 Sunderland, Tsushima Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1953: Short S.25 Sunderland, Sangley Point AFB (Manila) Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1953: Short S.25 Sunderland, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (4 fatalities)
January 28, 1953: Short S.25 Sunderland, Calshot AFB Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 21, 1953: Short S.25 Sunderland, Madeira Madeira, Portugal (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1952: Short S.25 Sandringham, Bangui Ombella-M'Poko, Central African Republic (0 fatalities)
March 14, 1952: Short S.25 Sunderland, Felixstowe Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1951: Short S.25 Sunderland, Calshot AFB Hampshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
October 28, 1951: Short S.45 Solent, Brisbane Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
June 10, 1951: Short S.25 Sandringham, Port Vila, Vanuatu (0 fatalities)
February 16, 1951: Short S.25 Sunderland, Beja Béja Governorate, Tunisia (8 fatalities)
January 28, 1951: Short S.25 Sunderland, Yuli Hualien County, Taiwan (14 fatalities)
January 28, 1951: Short S.45 Solent, Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta (1 fatality)
May 15, 1950: Short S.25 Sandringham, Harstad Troms, Norway (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1950: Short S.25 Sunderland, South Africa (0 fatalities)
March 26, 1950: Short S.25 Sunderland, Singapore-Seletar, Singapore (2 fatalities)
February 1, 1950: Short S.45 Solent, Southampton Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 20, 1949: Short S.25 Sunderland, Singapore-Seletar, Singapore (5 fatalities)
November 3, 1949: Short S.25 Sunderland, Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer Var, France (4 fatalities)
October 15, 1949: Short SA.6 Sealand, Spangereid Vest-Agder, Norway (4 fatalities)
September 16, 1949: Short S.25 Sunderland, Dakar Dakar Region, Senegal (10 fatalities)
October 2, 1948: Short S.25 Sandringham, Trondheim Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (19 fatalities)
September 5, 1948: Short S.25 Sunderland, Surabaya West Java, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
July 29, 1948: Short S.25 Sunderland, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City, Argentina (20 fatalities)
July 14, 1948: Short S.25 Sunderland, Singapore-Seletar, Singapore (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1948: Short S.25 Sunderland, Enniskillen Fermanagh, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1947: Short S.29 Stirling, Kunming Yunnan, China (1 fatality)
November 19, 1947: Short S.25 Sunderland, Brightstone Down Isle of Wight, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
October 21, 1947: Short S.25 Sunderland, Southend Essex, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
August 28, 1947: Short S.25 Sandringham, Lødingen Nordland, Norway (35 fatalities)
August 22, 1947: Short S.25 Sandringham, Bahrain (10 fatalities)
July 5, 1947: Short S.25 Sunderland, Inishtrahull Island Ulster, Ireland (7 fatalities)
April 21, 1946: Short S.25 Sunderland, Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China (0 fatalities)
March 27, 1946: Short S.25 Sunderland, Singapore-Seletar, Singapore (13 fatalities)
March 4, 1946: Short S.25 Sunderland, Poole Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
February 13, 1946: Short S.25 Sunderland, Lee-on-the-Solent Hampshire, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
November 11, 1945: Short S.29 Stirling, Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (26 fatalities)
October 26, 1945: Short S.29 Stirling, Lydda, Palestine (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1945: Short S.25 Sunderland, Tuas, Singapore (22 fatalities)
October 7, 1945: Short S.29 Stirling, Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine, France (26 fatalities)
October 3, 1945: Short S.25 Sunderland, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
May 10, 1945: Short S.29 Stirling, Oslo-Gardermoen Akershus, Norway (24 fatalities)
May 10, 1945: Short S.29 Stirling, Oslo-Gardermoen Akershus, Norway (20 fatalities)
April 5, 1945: Short S.25 Sunderland, Atlantic Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
March 14, 1945: Short S.25 Sunderland, Mt Crownarad Ulster, Ireland (12 fatalities)
February 11, 1945: Short S.25 Sunderland, Irvinestown Fermanagh, United Kingdom (9 fatalities)
February 9, 1945: Short S.25 Sunderland, Plymouth Devon, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
November 28, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Indian Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
November 20, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Enniskillen Fermanagh, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
October 19, 1944: Short S.29 Stirling, Mt Mickle Fell Durham, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
October 11, 1944: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Sydney New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
September 23, 1944: Short S.29 Stirling, Renkum Gelderland, Netherlands (8 fatalities)
September 6, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Bloody Foreland Ulster, Ireland (9 fatalities)
August 15, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Lothbeg Sutherland, United Kingdom (15 fatalities)
August 12, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Corlea Leinster, Ireland (3 fatalities)
July 21, 1944: Short S.29 Stirling, Upper Commons Derbyshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 12, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Bay of Biscay, World (12 fatalities)
June 12, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Bay of Biscay, World (11 fatalities)
May 27, 1944: Short S.29 Stirling, Rudyard Staffordshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
May 24, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Norwegian Sea, World (12 fatalities)
April 11, 1944: Short S.29 Stirling, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux Ain, France (5 fatalities)
March 15, 1944: Short S.22 Scion Senior, Helensburgh Argyll, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
February 20, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Enniskillen Fermanagh, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
February 5, 1944: Short S.29 Stirling, Hauteville-Lompnes Ain, France (7 fatalities)
January 31, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Donegal Ulster, Ireland (7 fatalities)
January 18, 1944: Short S.33 Empire Flying Boat, Sydney New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
January 6, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Atlantic Ocean, World (11 fatalities)
December 29, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Voi Coast, Kenya (8 fatalities)
December 24, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Bay of Biscay, World (21 fatalities)
December 19, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Atlantic Ocean, World (19 fatalities)
December 5, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Ballycastle Antrim, United Kingdom (9 fatalities)
November 21, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Nigg Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
November 20, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Atlantic Ocean, World (11 fatalities)
November 13, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Donegal Ulster, Ireland (11 fatalities)
November 11, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Enniskillen Fermanagh, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
November 10, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Bay of Biscay, World (12 fatalities)
November 5, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Tobruk Butnan, Libya (19 fatalities)
September 22, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Banjul Banjul City District, Gambia (9 fatalities)
August 22, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Brandon Peak Munster, Ireland (8 fatalities)
August 17, 1943: Short S.29 Stirling, Ambérieu-en-Bugey Ain, France (5 fatalities)
August 4, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Atlantic Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
July 28, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Brandon Peak Munster, Ireland (10 fatalities)
June 30, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Lough Erne Fermanagh, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
June 22, 1943: Short S.29 Stirling, Hamont Limburg, Belgium (2 fatalities)
June 2, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Praa Sands Cornwall, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
May 25, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Clare Island Connacht, Ireland (11 fatalities)
May 1, 1943: Short S.29 Stirling, Akkerwoude Friesland, Netherlands (6 fatalities)
April 22, 1943: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (13 fatalities)
February 3, 1943: Short S.29 Stirling, Willeskop Utrecht, Netherlands (8 fatalities)
January 24, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Bowmore (Isle of Islay) Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (9 fatalities)
January 16, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Invergordon AFB Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 9, 1943: Short S.26 G-Class, Lisbon Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (13 fatalities)
January 1, 1943: Short S.25 Sunderland, Port Said Port Said, Egypt (12 fatalities)
December 17, 1942: Short S.29 Stirling, Camperduin North Holland, Netherlands (8 fatalities)
November 26, 1942: Short S.25 Sunderland, Invergordon AFB Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)
November 15, 1942: Short S.29 Stirling, Farnborough Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 30, 1942: Short S.25 Sunderland, Abukir Alexandria, Egypt (3 fatalities)
September 24, 1942: Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat, Senegal (19 fatalities)
September 7, 1942: Short S.25 Sunderland, Abukir Alexandria, Egypt (8 fatalities)