Plane crashes in 1940

455 crashes worldwide in 1940, with 1,111 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 455
Fatal crashes: 249
Fatalities: 1,111
First recorded: January 1, 1940
Most recent: December 31, 1940

All crashes (page 3 of 5)

July 9, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Llanwrthwl Powys, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
July 9, 1940: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 8, 1940: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 8, 1940: Blackburn B-26 Botha, Ellerker Yorkshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
July 7, 1940: Dewoitine D.338, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam (4 fatalities)
July 7, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 6, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Haarlem North Holland, Netherlands (1 fatality)
July 1, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Grimsby, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 29, 1940: Saro A.36 Lerwick, Oban Argyll, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 29, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Hornsea East Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
June 28, 1940: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero, Tobruk Butnan, Libya (9 fatalities)
June 27, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 26, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Grimsby, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
June 26, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Dunbar East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), United Kingdom (1 fatality)
June 25, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 22, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, North Sea, World (0 fatalities)
June 22, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 21, 1940: Bristol 130 Bombay, Libya (4 fatalities)
June 21, 1940: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Dunedin Otago Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
June 21, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Prestwick Ayrshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
June 21, 1940: General Aircraft ST-4 Monospar, Congleton Cheshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1940: Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow, France (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Middlesbrough Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
June 20, 1940: Dewoitine D.338, Ouistreham Calvados, France (1 fatality)
June 19, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Guisborough Yorkshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
June 18, 1940: Supermarine Walrus, Ploudaniel Finistère, France (4 fatalities)
June 17, 1940: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Windsor New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
June 17, 1940: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Sydney Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1940: Bristol 130 Bombay, East Dean West Sussex, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
June 15, 1940: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Akaroa Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
June 14, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Peterborough Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 14, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Gulf of Finland near Keri Island, Estonia (9 fatalities)
June 13, 1940: Vickers 408 Wellington IA, Drosay Seine-Maritime, France (6 fatalities)
June 11, 1940: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Ingleby Barwick North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
June 11, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, North Sea, World (6 fatalities)
June 8, 1940: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, South Cerney AFB Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 8, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Reinoksbreen Nordland, Norway (0 fatalities)
June 7, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 5, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Towcester Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 5, 1940: Vickers 408 Wellington IA, Simonshaven South Holland, Netherlands (2 fatalities)
June 4, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 2, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Riksgränsen Norrbotten, Sweden (8 fatalities)
June 1, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Eringhem Nord, France (3 fatalities)
June 1, 1940: Douglas DC-5, Mines Field Los Angeles California, United States (4 fatalities)
June 1, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Bellegarde Ain, France (1 fatality)
June 1, 1940: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Welbourn AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 30, 1940: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Stavanger Rogaland, Norway (3 fatalities)
May 30, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Ringebu Oppland, Norway (8 fatalities)
May 29, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, North Sea, World (4 fatalities)
May 29, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Deal Kent, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 29, 1940: Bristol 130 Bombay, Ruislip AFB Middlesex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 29, 1940: Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, Tranøyfjorden Troms, Norway (6 fatalities)
May 27, 1940: Douglas B-18 Bolo, Edwards AFB California, United States (6 fatalities)
May 26, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Storfjellet (Saltdal) Nordland, Norway (4 fatalities)
May 26, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Ostend West Flanders, Belgium (0 fatalities)
May 26, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Jordbrufjellet Nordland, Norway (4 fatalities)
May 26, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Evenesdal Nordland, Norway (9 fatalities)
May 26, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Åmot Hedmark, Norway (15 fatalities)
May 23, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign, Merville Nord, France (0 fatalities)
May 23, 1940: Vickers 408 Wellington IA, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 23, 1940: Savoia-Marchetti SM.73, Arques Pas-de-Calais, France (1 fatality)
May 23, 1940: Douglas DC-3, Arques Pas-de-Calais, France (1 fatality)
May 22, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Poix-Terron Ardennes, France (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Tournai Hainaut, Belgium (2 fatalities)
May 22, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Metz-Lorraine Moselle, France (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Charleville-Mézières Ardennes, France (6 fatalities)
May 22, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Mönchengladbach North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
May 21, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Le Havre Seine-Maritime, France (6 fatalities)
May 21, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Cambrai Nord, France (6 fatalities)
May 21, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Brissy-Hamégicourt Aisne, France (5 fatalities)
May 21, 1940: Fokker F36, Prestwick Ayrshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 21, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Abbeville Somme, France (0 fatalities)
May 20, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Den Helder-De Kooy North Holland, Netherlands (4 fatalities)
May 20, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Goch North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
May 19, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Milheeze North Brabant, Netherlands (1 fatality)
May 19, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, North Sea, World (0 fatalities)
May 17, 1940: Vickers 408 Wellington IA, Granville Manche, France (0 fatalities)
May 17, 1940: Junkers F.13, South Africa (0 fatalities)
May 16, 1940: Vickers 408 Wellington IA, Plainville France, France (5 fatalities)
May 16, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Eildon Victoria, Australia (4 fatalities)
May 16, 1940: Noorduyn Norseman, Grafton Ontario, Canada (3 fatalities)
May 15, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Sitasjaure Lake Lappland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1940: Fokker T-V, Ridderkerk South Holland, Netherlands (5 fatalities)
May 13, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Coulommes-et-Marqueny Ardennes, France (2 fatalities)
May 12, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Belfast Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 12, 1940: Caudron C.440 Goéland, Lyon-Corbas Rhône, France (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Mönchengladbach North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
May 11, 1940: Bristol 130 Bombay, Bétheniville AFB Marne, France (4 fatalities)
May 10, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Charvieu-Chavagneux Isère, France (0 fatalities)
May 10, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Rosières Walloon Brabant, Belgium (3 fatalities)
May 10, 1940: Junkers JU.52, Zoelen Gelderland, Netherlands (15 fatalities)
May 10, 1940: Heinkel He.111, Goudswaard South Holland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
May 8, 1940: Dornier DO.26, Ballangen Nordland, Norway (0 fatalities)
May 7, 1940: Avro 652 Anson, Kingstown AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 5, 1940: Savoia-Marchetti SM.83, Kinshasa Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
May 3, 1940: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Cherry Hill North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
May 3, 1940: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Staverton AFB Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
May 2, 1940: De Havilland DH.86 Express, Helsinki-Malmi Uusimaa, Finland (0 fatalities)
May 1, 1940: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Thorgill North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)