Plane crashes in 1942

692 crashes worldwide in 1942, with 2,727 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 692
Fatal crashes: 450
Fatalities: 2,727
First recorded: January 1, 1942
Most recent: December 31, 1942

Deadliest

December 14, 1942: Tupolev ANT-20, Tashkent Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan (36 fatalities)
May 12, 1942: GVF PS-84, Bol'shoye Veregovo Kaluga oblast, Russia (27 fatalities)
September 27, 1942: Dewoitine D.342, Ameur el Aïn Tipasa, Algeria (25 fatalities)
October 1, 1942: Douglas C-39 (DC-2), Coamo, Puerto Rico (22 fatalities)
January 16, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Mt Potosi Nevada, United States (22 fatalities)

Countries

Manufacturers

Avro (115)
Lockheed (107)
Consolidated (89)
Douglas (64)
Boeing (60)
Martin (60)
Vickers (34)
De Havilland (19)
Airspeed (18)
Short (18)
Junkers (14)
GVF (11)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 7)

December 31, 1942: Martin PBM Mariner, San Juan, Puerto Rico (3 fatalities)
December 31, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Heceta Head Oregon, United States (8 fatalities)
December 31, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, San Bernardino California, United States (9 fatalities)
December 31, 1942: Douglas DC-2, Lima Lima, Peru (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Musselshell Montana, United States (11 fatalities)
December 28, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Port Albert Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 28, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Alicante Valencian Community, Spain (4 fatalities)
December 27, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Atlantic Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
December 27, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Dili, Timor Leste (5 fatalities)
December 27, 1942: Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, Mt Kvitanosi Hordaland, Norway (4 fatalities)
December 24, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Cape Lore, Timor Leste (5 fatalities)
December 23, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Pueblo Colorado, United States (7 fatalities)
December 23, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Reid River Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1942: GVF PS-84, Yanaul Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (10 fatalities)
December 22, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Jabal al Mansuriyah AFB (Cairo West AFB / Sphinx Intl) Giza, Egypt (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1942: De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly, Westport West Coast Regional Council, New Zealand (4 fatalities)
December 20, 1942: Lockheed 14 Super Electra, Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada (13 fatalities)
December 19, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Tunis Tunis Governorate, Tunisia (5 fatalities)
December 19, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Alotau Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 19, 1942: Junkers JU.52, Vienna Vienna, Austria (2 fatalities)
December 19, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Rekata Bay, Solomon Islands (5 fatalities)
December 19, 1942: Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow, Bay of Biscay, World (11 fatalities)
December 19, 1942: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Kisumu Nyanza, Kenya (12 fatalities)
December 18, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Norwood AFB (Christchurch) Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
December 18, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Hinchinbrook Island Queensland, Australia (12 fatalities)
December 17, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
December 17, 1942: Short S.29 Stirling, Camperduin North Holland, Netherlands (8 fatalities)
December 17, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Whenuapai AFB (Auckland) Auckland Council, New Zealand (4 fatalities)
December 17, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Kokoda Central, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
December 16, 1942: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Blythe California, United States (8 fatalities)
December 16, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (4 fatalities)
December 15, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Soputa Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (3 fatalities)
December 15, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Fairfield Utah, United States (17 fatalities)
December 15, 1942: De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
December 14, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
December 14, 1942: Tupolev ANT-20, Tashkent Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan (36 fatalities)
December 13, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Mokapu'u Point (Oahu) Hawaii, United States (6 fatalities)
December 13, 1942: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Rosehearty Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 12, 1942: Douglas C-39 (DC-2), Jeffersonville Indiana, United States (1 fatality)
December 12, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Garnett Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
December 11, 1942: Douglas DC-2, Morrison AFB (Palm Beach) Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 10, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Corrour Inverness-shire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
December 9, 1942: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, Atlantic Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
December 9, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Madrid-Barajas Madrid, Spain (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Broomhead Moor South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1942: Lisunov LI-2, Mt Menshy Brat Aktobe, Kazakhstan (8 fatalities)
December 7, 1942: Fairey III, Waitara Taranaki Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
December 7, 1942: Bristol 130 Bombay, Khartoum Khartoum, Sudan (0 fatalities)
December 6, 1942: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Eindhoven North Brabant, Netherlands (4 fatalities)
December 6, 1942: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Eindhoven North Brabant, Netherlands (4 fatalities)
December 6, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Abbeville Somme, France (10 fatalities)
December 6, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (4 fatalities)
December 5, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Carsphairn Kirkcudbrightshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
December 5, 1942: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Mertzon Texas, United States (4 fatalities)
December 5, 1942: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Maxwell AFB (Montgomery) Alabama, United States (12 fatalities)
December 4, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Batchelor Northern Territory, Australia (1 fatality)
December 2, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
December 2, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Cottesmore AFB Rutland, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 30, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
November 30, 1942: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Dobodura Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
November 30, 1942: Douglas C-39 (DC-2), Bethel Connecticut, United States (2 fatalities)
November 29, 1942: North American B-25 Mitchell, Greer South Carolina, United States (4 fatalities)
November 29, 1942: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Oran-Tafraoui Oran, Algeria (5 fatalities)
November 29, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Randolph Utah, United States (0 fatalities)
November 28, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Mt Foel Gron Gwynedd, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
November 28, 1942: Douglas A-20 Havoc, Thurleigh AFB Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 26, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (9 fatalities)
November 26, 1942: Short S.25 Sunderland, Invergordon AFB Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)
November 26, 1942: Lockheed 5 Vega, Mexico City Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (0 fatalities)
November 26, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Exmouth Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
November 25, 1942: Douglas DC-2, Mallacoota Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
November 24, 1942: Ford 5, Myola New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
November 24, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Atlantic Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
November 23, 1942: Savoia-Marchetti SM.75, Mediterranean Sea, World (4 fatalities)
November 23, 1942: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Clinton Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, North Sea, World (4 fatalities)
November 21, 1942: Ford 4, Billings-Logan Montana, United States (2 fatalities)
November 20, 1942: Vickers 417 Wellington III, Leek Staffordshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
November 20, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Mt Moel Eilio Gwynedd, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
November 20, 1942: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Caledonia Nova Scotia, Canada (3 fatalities)
November 19, 1942: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II, Helleland Rogaland, Norway (7 fatalities)
November 18, 1942: De Havilland DH.95 Flamingo, Addis Ababa-Lideta Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
November 18, 1942: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 18, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States (3 fatalities)
November 18, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Lincoln Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
November 18, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Bolling AFB Washington DC, United States (0 fatalities)
November 18, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Talbenny AFB Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 18, 1942: Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, Mt Mendel California, United States (4 fatalities)
November 17, 1942: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dali Yunnan, China (3 fatalities)
November 17, 1942: Boeing C-73, Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
November 17, 1942: GVF PS-84, Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (20 fatalities)
November 17, 1942: Curtiss T-32 Condor II, Santa Bárbara de Pinto Magdalena, Colombia (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1942: North American B-25 Mitchell, Norwich Norfolk, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
November 16, 1942: Fiat G.18, Milan Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1942: Lockheed 5 Vega, Hidalgo del Parral Chihuahua, Mexico (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1942: Savoia-Marchetti SM.75, Mediterranean Sea, World (4 fatalities)
November 15, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Moel Sych Denbighshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 15, 1942: Short S.29 Stirling, Farnborough Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 14, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Prestwick Ayrshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)