Plane crashes in 1917

19 crashes worldwide in 1917, with 111 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 19
• Fatal crashes: 14
• Fatalities: 111
• First recorded: January 28, 1917
• Most recent: December 14, 1917

Deadliest

1. June 14, 1917: Zeppelin L 43, North Sea, World (24 fatalities)
2. August 21, 1917: Zeppelin L 23, North Sea, World (19 fatalities)
3. March 17, 1917: Zeppelin L 39, Compiègne, France (17 fatalities)
4. October 19, 1917: Zeppelin L 44, Western Front, World (16 fatalities)
5. June 16, 1917: Zeppelin L 48, Open fields near Harwich England, United Kingdom (15 fatalities)

Countries

• International waters and airspace (4)
• United Kingdom (4)
• Belgium (3)
• France (2)
• Germany (2)
• Bulgaria (1)
• Netherlands (1)
• Ukraine (1)
• United States (1)

Manufacturers

• Zeppelin (8)
• Fokker (2)
• Albatros (1)
• Caproni (1)
• Royal (1)
• Sopwith (1)
• Vickers (1)

All crashes

• December 14, 1917: Coastal class airship C.26, Eemnes, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1917: Caproni Ca.4, Langley Field Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 19, 1917: Zeppelin L 16 LZ 50, Near Brunsbüttel, Germany (0 fatalities)
• October 19, 1917: Zeppelin L 44, Western Front, World (16 fatalities)
• October 7, 1917: Zeppelin L 57, Yambol, Bulgaria (0 fatalities)
• September 23, 1917: Fokker Dr.I, North of Frezenberg, Belgium (1 fatality)
• September 15, 1917: Fokker Dr.I, North of Wervicq, Belgium (1 fatality)
• September 11, 1917: SPAD XIII, Near Poelkapelle, Belgium (1 fatality)
• August 25, 1917: Vickers F.B.26 Vampire, Joyce Green, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• August 22, 1917: Gotha bombers, Isle of Thanet and Dover, United Kingdom (12 fatalities)
• August 21, 1917: Zeppelin L 23, North Sea, World (19 fatalities)
• August 7, 1917: Sopwith Pup N6452, Aboard HMS Furious at sea, World (1 fatality)
• July 21, 1917: Anatra D, Anatra Factory Odessa, Ukraine (1 fatality)
• June 16, 1917: Zeppelin L 48, Open fields near Harwich England, United Kingdom (15 fatalities)
• June 14, 1917: Zeppelin L 43, North Sea, World (24 fatalities)
• May 11, 1917: Albatros D.V, Bourlon Wood, France (1 fatality)
• March 17, 1917: Zeppelin L 39, Compiègne, France (17 fatalities)
• February 7, 1917: Zeppelin L 36 LZ 82, Rheden upon Aller, Germany (0 fatalities)
• January 28, 1917: Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 prototype, Farnborough, United Kingdom (1 fatality)