Plane crashes in 1945

734 crashes worldwide in 1945, with 4,684 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 734
• Fatal crashes: 559
• Fatalities: 4,684
• First recorded: January 1, 1945
• Most recent: December 31, 1945

All crashes (page 3 of 8)

• August 21, 1945: Martin B-26 Marauder, Mélas Ardèche, France (20 fatalities)
• August 19, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Raitali Maharashtra, India (9 fatalities)
• August 18, 1945: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, Dübendorf Zurich, Switzerland (4 fatalities)
• August 18, 1945: Mitsubishi Ki-21, Taipei-Songshan Taipei City, Taiwan (4 fatalities)
• August 18, 1945: Noorduyn Norseman, Yellowknife Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 17, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Weatherford Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
• August 17, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Weatherford Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
• August 17, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tarakan West Kalimantan, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• August 16, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Amberley Queensland, Australia (4 fatalities)
• August 14, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Castle Donington AFB Leicestershire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 14, 1945: North American B-25 Mitchell, Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (8 fatalities)
• August 13, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Tateyama Kantō, Japan (6 fatalities)
• August 11, 1945: North American B-25 Mitchell, Yucca Arizona, United States (5 fatalities)
• August 11, 1945: Douglas DC-2, Mt Iztaccíhuatl Puebla, Mexico (16 fatalities)
• August 11, 1945: Junkers F.13, Santa Quitéria Ceará, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• August 8, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Kerama Islands Okinawa, Japan (12 fatalities)
• August 8, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Kerama Islands Okinawa, Japan (12 fatalities)
• August 6, 1945: Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express, Golaghat Assam, India (4 fatalities)
• August 5, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Myingyan Mandalay Region, Myanmar (31 fatalities)
• August 5, 1945: Martin JRM-3 Mars, Virginia Beach Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 4, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (5 fatalities)
• August 3, 1945: Sikorsky S-43, Fort-de-France Martinique, Martinique (4 fatalities)
• August 2, 1945: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, Port Angeles Washington, United States (6 fatalities)
• August 2, 1945: Noorduyn Norseman, Chanyi Yunnan, China (1 fatality)
• August 1, 1945: Boeing 247, San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico (12 fatalities)
• August 1, 1945: Douglas A-20 Havoc, Cumbica AFB São Paulo, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• August 1, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Grants New Mexico, United States (7 fatalities)
• August 1, 1945: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Tyrrhenian Sea, World (13 fatalities)
• July 31, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Halmahera Island Maluku, Indonesia (9 fatalities)
• July 30, 1945: Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express, Tulihal Manipur, India (4 fatalities)
• July 30, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Wheeler AFB Hawaii, United States (12 fatalities)
• July 30, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Myitkyina Kachin State, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
• July 30, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Biya Kayah State, Myanmar (5 fatalities)
• July 28, 1945: North American B-25 Mitchell, New York New York, United States (14 fatalities)
• July 28, 1945: Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express, Shamshernagar Sylhet, Bangladesh (4 fatalities)
• July 27, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (3 fatalities)
• July 27, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Balikpapan East Kalimantan, Indonesia (12 fatalities)
• July 26, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Amarda Road AFB Odisha (Orissa), India (6 fatalities)
• July 26, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Amarda Road AFB Odisha (Orissa), India (8 fatalities)
• July 26, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Houdan Yvelines, France (3 fatalities)
• July 25, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Zephyrhills Florida, United States (13 fatalities)
• July 25, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Akyab Rakhine State, Myanmar (5 fatalities)
• July 24, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• July 24, 1945: Avro 685 York, Holmsley South AFB Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 24, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Lashio Shan State, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
• July 24, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tacloban Leyte, Philippines (1 fatality)
• July 23, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Aylmer Quebec, Canada (5 fatalities)
• July 23, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Tarskavaig (Isle of Skye) Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (14 fatalities)
• July 21, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Taungoo Bago Region, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
• July 21, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bhuj Gujarat, India (0 fatalities)
• July 21, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Tsingching Nantou County, Taiwan (1 fatality)
• July 20, 1945: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Wilmington-New Castle County Delaware, United States (4 fatalities)
• July 19, 1945: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III, Soueix Ariège, France (7 fatalities)
• July 18, 1945: Supermarine Walrus, Sangatte Pas-de-Calais, France (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mindoro Island Palawan, Philippines (8 fatalities)
• July 17, 1945: Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express, Bishmaknagar Arunachal Pradesh, India (4 fatalities)
• July 16, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Basal Punjab, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
• July 16, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Sedalia AFB Missouri, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 16, 1945: Avro 685 York, Holmsley South AFB Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 16, 1945: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Charleston-Intl South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 14, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Assam State Assam, India (3 fatalities)
• July 14, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Burdale North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• July 14, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kirtland AFB New Mexico, United States (13 fatalities)
• July 14, 1945: Noorduyn Norseman, Chalgrove AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 14, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Thamainggyi Kachin State, Myanmar (5 fatalities)
• July 13, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Bamfield (Vancouver Island) British Columbia, Canada (14 fatalities)
• July 13, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bangalhalia Chittagong, Bangladesh (5 fatalities)
• July 13, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Akyab Rakhine State, Myanmar (5 fatalities)
• July 12, 1945: Douglas A-26 Invader, Darlington South Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 12, 1945: Douglas DC-3, Darlington South Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
• July 12, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Savo Island, Solomon Islands (0 fatalities)
• July 11, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kisumu Nyanza, Kenya (28 fatalities)
• July 9, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Sargasso Sea, World (12 fatalities)
• July 9, 1945: Noorduyn Norseman, Innsbruck Tyrol, Austria (0 fatalities)
• July 8, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Waterkloof AFB Gauteng, South Africa (1 fatality)
• July 8, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Tezpur Assam, India (4 fatalities)
• July 8, 1945: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Kisumu Nyanza, Kenya (6 fatalities)
• July 6, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Luganville, Vanuatu (0 fatalities)
• July 6, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Lüliang Shanxi, China (4 fatalities)
• July 5, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Balikpapan East Kalimantan, Indonesia (12 fatalities)
• July 4, 1945: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kunming Yunnan, China (5 fatalities)
• July 4, 1945: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Atlantic Ocean, World (15 fatalities)
• July 4, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Andersen AFB, Guam Island (0 fatalities)
• July 3, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Abbotsford British Columbia, Canada (3 fatalities)
• July 3, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Abbotsford British Columbia, Canada (6 fatalities)
• July 3, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Weston-super-Mare Somerset, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• July 3, 1945: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Vila do Porto (Santa Maria Island) Azores Islands, Portugal (4 fatalities)
• July 3, 1945: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Burgaw North Carolina, United States (7 fatalities)
• July 2, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Balikpapan East Kalimantan, Indonesia (14 fatalities)
• July 2, 1945: Noorduyn Norseman, Dijon Côte-d'Or, France (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Akyab Rakhine State, Myanmar (4 fatalities)
• July 2, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Samarai Island Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (3 fatalities)
• July 1, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Spring Lake Texas, United States (5 fatalities)
• July 1, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Emirau Island New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
• July 1, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Balikpapan East Kalimantan, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
• June 30, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Myitkyina Kachin State, Myanmar (3 fatalities)
• June 30, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Guadalupe Peak Texas, United States (12 fatalities)
• June 30, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kahului Hawaii, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 30, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Barrackpore West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
• June 30, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Montreal-Pierre-Elliott Trudeau (ex Dorval) Quebec, Canada (6 fatalities)