Plane crashes in 1918
25 crashes worldwide in 1918, with 30 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.
- Crashes: 25
- Fatal crashes: 14
- Fatalities: 30
- First recorded: May 2, 1918
- Most recent: December 31, 1918
Deadliest
- August 19, 1918: Handley Page H.P.12, Maxstoke Warwickshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
- June 8, 1918: Handley Page V/1500, Cricklewood London Metropolis, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
- December 31, 1918: Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo, Seaton Carew AFB Durham, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
- October 27, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue Manche, France (2 fatalities)
- August 23, 1918: Tellier T.3, Cascais Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (2 fatalities)
Countries
- United Kingdom (10)
- United States (10)
- France (2)
- Egypt (1)
- Greece (1)
- Portugal (1)
Manufacturers
- De Havilland (13)
- Avro (4)
- Blackburn (2)
- Breguet (2)
- Handley Page (2)
- Fairey (1)
Aircraft
- De Havilland DH.4 (11)
- Avro 504 (4)
- Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo (2)
- Breguet 14 (2)
- De Havilland DH.6 (1)
- De Havilland DH.9 (1)
- Fairey III (1)
- Handley Page H.P.12 (1)
All crashes
- December 31, 1918: Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo, Seaton Carew AFB Durham, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
- December 22, 1918: Breguet 14, Mt Olympus Thessaly, Greece (1 fatality)
- December 21, 1918: Avro 504, Bicester AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- December 16, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Elizabeth New Jersey, United States (1 fatality)
- December 8, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Brookeville Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)
- December 2, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
- November 20, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, New Jersey New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
- November 14, 1918: Avro 504, Old Sarum Wiltshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
- November 14, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, College Park Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)
- November 12, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Detroit Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
- November 12, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Everman-Barron Field Texas, United States (1 fatality)
- November 9, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Langley AFB (Hampton) Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
- October 27, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue Manche, France (2 fatalities)
- October 6, 1918: Avro 504, Castle Bromwich West Midlands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- September 13, 1918: De Havilland DH.9, Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- August 26, 1918: Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo, Seaton Carew AFB Durham, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- August 23, 1918: Tellier T.3, Cascais Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (2 fatalities)
- August 19, 1918: Handley Page H.P.12, Maxstoke Warwickshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
- July 18, 1918: De Havilland DH.6, Seaton Carew AFB Durham, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
- July 14, 1918: Fairey III, Usworth AFB (RAF Hylton) Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
- June 24, 1918: Breguet 14, France (0 fatalities)
- June 19, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)
- June 11, 1918: Avro 504, Abukir Alexandria, Egypt (1 fatality)
- June 8, 1918: Handley Page V/1500, Cricklewood London Metropolis, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
- May 2, 1918: De Havilland DH.4, Dayton-McCook Field Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)