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

All crashes (page 2 of 7)

November 14, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Penrhos AFB Gwynedd, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
November 14, 1942: CRDA CANT Z.506, Italy (3 fatalities)
November 13, 1942: Junkers JU.52, Solheim Hordaland, Norway (6 fatalities)
November 13, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Lake Washington Washington, United States (1 fatality)
November 13, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Coral Sea, World (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1942: Tupolev ANT-35 (ANT-35bis & PS-35), Shemakha Daghlig Shirvan, Azerbaijan (5 fatalities)
November 11, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Bundaberg Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1942: Martin PBM Mariner, Banana River NAS Florida, United States (11 fatalities)
November 10, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Martindale Cumbria, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
November 10, 1942: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mount Obree Central, Papua New Guinea (17 fatalities)
November 9, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Chipping Norton Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
November 9, 1942: Fiat G.12, Gavdos Island Crete, Greece (0 fatalities)
November 9, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Terschelling Friesland, Netherlands (4 fatalities)
November 7, 1942: Avro 683 Lancaster, Champignol-lez-Mondeville Aube, France (7 fatalities)
November 7, 1942: Grumman G-21A Goose, Port Rexton Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (5 fatalities)
November 7, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Beaulieu AFB Hampshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
November 6, 1942: Douglas DC-5, Lurnea Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
November 6, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Saint Louis Missouri, United States (0 fatalities)
November 5, 1942: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Greenland (0 fatalities)
November 5, 1942: Junkers JU.52, Unset Hedmark, Norway (5 fatalities)
November 4, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Dapto New South Wales, Australia (4 fatalities)
November 4, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Kansas City Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
November 4, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Bathurst Island Northern Territory, Australia (1 fatality)
November 2, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Quebec, Canada (5 fatalities)
November 2, 1942: Fairchild 82, Sioux Lookout Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 2, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
October 31, 1942: Junkers G.31, Laverton AFB (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 30, 1942: Junkers JU.52, Ringebu Oppland, Norway (2 fatalities)
October 30, 1942: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II, Helleren Rogaland, Norway (10 fatalities)
October 30, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Mesachie Lake British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
October 30, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Gardner AFB (Taft) California, United States (0 fatalities)
October 30, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Princetown Devon, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
October 29, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Cooktown Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 29, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Ayr Ayrshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 28, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Alotau Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
October 27, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Bairnsdale Victoria, Australia (4 fatalities)
October 27, 1942: Blackburn B-26 Botha, Stranrear Wigtownshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
October 26, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Irish Sea, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
October 25, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
October 24, 1942: Boeing 247, La Esperanza Caldas, Colombia (6 fatalities)
October 23, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Mt Corserine Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
October 23, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Palm Springs California, United States (12 fatalities)
October 23, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Mt Egmont (Mt Taranaki) Taranaki Regional Council, New Zealand (4 fatalities)
October 23, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Sarasota Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
October 22, 1942: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Bilbeis Al Sharqia, Egypt (13 fatalities)
October 22, 1942: Junkers JU.52, Bukovac Vojvodina, Serbia (17 fatalities)
October 21, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Lorient-Lann-Bihoué NAS Morbihan, France (0 fatalities)
October 20, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Corpus Christi Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
October 20, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Tampa Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
October 20, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Predannack AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 19, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Omaha-Eppley Nebraska, United States (0 fatalities)
October 18, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Northolt AFB London Metropolis, United Kingdom (21 fatalities)
October 18, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 16, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Kiska Island Alaska, United States (8 fatalities)
October 16, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Kiska Island Alaska, United States (4 fatalities)
October 16, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Luganville, Vanuatu (7 fatalities)
October 15, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Buxton Derbyshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
October 14, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Tantanoola South Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
October 14, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Laverton AFB (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 14, 1942: Lockheed 12 Electra Junior, Coniston Cumbria, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
October 13, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States (0 fatalities)
October 13, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Church Broughton AFB Derbyshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
October 13, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Acaster Malbis AFB Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
October 13, 1942: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II, Schiermonnikoog Island Friesland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
October 11, 1942: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Brisbane Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 11, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Whitemark (Flinders Island) Tasmania, Australia (4 fatalities)
October 10, 1942: Douglas A-20 Havoc, Little Mecatina River Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 10, 1942: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Dinjan Assam, India (0 fatalities)
October 9, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Nouméa-La Tontouta New Caledonia, New Caledonia (8 fatalities)
October 9, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Clackline Western Australia, Australia (4 fatalities)
October 8, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Trenton Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 7, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Newmarket AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 6, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Benbecula Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
October 6, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Dunholme Lodge AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 5, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (9 fatalities)
October 5, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Scampton AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 3, 1942: Vought-Sikorsky VS-44, Botwood Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (11 fatalities)
October 2, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Isle of Man, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1942: Douglas A-20 Havoc, Squantum NAS Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1942: Douglas C-39 (DC-2), Coamo, Puerto Rico (22 fatalities)
October 1, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Mt Green Gable Cumbria, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
October 1, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Hickam AFB Hawaii, United States (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (5 fatalities)
September 30, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Australia (0 fatalities)
September 30, 1942: Short S.25 Sunderland, Abukir Alexandria, Egypt (3 fatalities)
September 29, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Nelson Nelson City Council, New Zealand (6 fatalities)
September 28, 1942: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Pedra Branca São Paulo, Brazil (15 fatalities)
September 28, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, New Plymouth Taranaki Regional Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1942: Douglas DC-2, Lahore Punjab, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1942: Dewoitine D.342, Ameur el Aïn Tipasa, Algeria (25 fatalities)
September 26, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
September 26, 1942: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
September 25, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Cadiz Andalusia, Spain (8 fatalities)
September 24, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Shortland Island, Solomon Islands (9 fatalities)
September 24, 1942: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Florence-Peretola Arizona, United States (4 fatalities)
September 24, 1942: Noorduyn Norseman, London Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1942: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Lossiemouth AFB Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)