Plane crashes in 1947

370 crashes worldwide in 1947, with 1,899 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 370
Fatal crashes: 196
Fatalities: 1,899
First recorded: January 1, 1947
Most recent: December 31, 1947

Deadliest

May 30, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Bainbridge Maryland, United States (53 fatalities)
February 15, 1947: Douglas DC-4, Mt El Tablazo en Supatá Cundinamarca, Colombia (53 fatalities)
October 24, 1947: Douglas DC-6, Bryce Canyon Utah, United States (52 fatalities)
June 13, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Lookout Rock West Virginia, United States (50 fatalities)
October 26, 1947: Douglas DC-4, Mt Hymettus Attica, Greece (44 fatalities)

Countries

Manufacturers

Douglas (133)
Avro (50)
Lockheed (24)
De Havilland (19)
Beechcraft (12)
Boeing (12)
Vickers (11)
AAC.1 (9)
Handley Page (9)
Noorduyn (9)
Consolidated (8)
Airspeed (7)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

December 31, 1947: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER) Alaska, United States (9 fatalities)
December 31, 1947: Avro 19, Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1947: Lisunov LI-2, Zlatoust Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia (6 fatalities)
December 29, 1947: Vickers Viking, Copenhagen Hovedstaden, Denmark (0 fatalities)
December 28, 1947: Douglas DC-3, León Guanajuato, Mexico (8 fatalities)
December 28, 1947: Noorduyn Norseman, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1947: Douglas C-48 (DC-3), Karachi Sindh, Pakistan (23 fatalities)
December 27, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Leeuwarden Friesland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1947: Douglas A-26 Invader, Chelles-le-Pin Seine-et-Marne, France (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1947: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Mitwaba Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (5 fatalities)
December 23, 1947: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Nome Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
December 23, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Miami Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1947: Short S.29 Stirling, Kunming Yunnan, China (1 fatality)
December 22, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Madrid-Barajas Madrid, Spain (0 fatalities)
December 20, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Uetersen Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
December 19, 1947: Martin 187 Baltimore, Diyarbakir Southeastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye (4 fatalities)
December 19, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dinalungan Aurora, Philippines (0 fatalities)
December 18, 1947: Ilyushin II-12, Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (7 fatalities)
December 18, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 16, 1947: Avro 685 York, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 16, 1947: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Norfolk Virginia, United States (6 fatalities)
December 15, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Calcutta West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
December 14, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Bukit Tanjung Hantu Perak, Malaysia (2 fatalities)
December 13, 1947: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Zambezi North-Western, Zambia (0 fatalities)
December 11, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Memphis Tennessee, United States (20 fatalities)
December 10, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (23 fatalities)
December 9, 1947: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Elgin Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
December 5, 1947: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Saint Asaph Denbighshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
December 1, 1947: Ilyushin II-12, Taldom Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 1, 1947: De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly, Guildford Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
December 1, 1947: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Moreton-in-Marsh AFB Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 30, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Tacoma Washington, United States (9 fatalities)
November 28, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Trappa Piedmont, Italy (20 fatalities)
November 28, 1947: North American B-25 Mitchell, Béchar Béchar, Algeria (13 fatalities)
November 28, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yakutat Alaska, United States (13 fatalities)
November 27, 1947: Lisunov LI-2, Mt Rumija Coastal Region, Montenegro (23 fatalities)
November 27, 1947: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Gordon Lake Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1947: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales, France (0 fatalities)
November 25, 1947: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Port Sudan Red Sea, Sudan (0 fatalities)
November 25, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ciudad Bolívar Bolívar, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Manila Metro Manila, Philippines (5 fatalities)
November 21, 1947: Lisunov LI-2, Plouznice Liberec Region, Czech Republic (13 fatalities)
November 20, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Saint Boniface Down Isle of Wight, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
November 20, 1947: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Birchington-on-Sea Kent, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 19, 1947: Short S.25 Sunderland, Brightstone Down Isle of Wight, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 19, 1947: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Porto de Moz Pará, Brazil (16 fatalities)
November 18, 1947: Bristol 170 Freighter, Ravello Campania, Italy (21 fatalities)
November 18, 1947: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Wilmington-New Castle County Delaware, United States (5 fatalities)
November 17, 1947: North American B-25 Mitchell, Mt Magazine Arkansas, United States (6 fatalities)
November 17, 1947: Avro 685 York, Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1947: Avro 685 York, Mumbai Maharashtra, India (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1947: Lockheed 9 Orion, Los Angeles California, United States (0 fatalities)
November 14, 1947: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Châlons-en-Champagne Marne, France (0 fatalities)
November 13, 1947: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Jammu Jammu and Kashmir, India (0 fatalities)
November 13, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Hamilton, Bermuda (0 fatalities)
November 13, 1947: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Spokane Washington, United States (5 fatalities)
November 13, 1947: Beechcraft D18, Soesterberg AFB Utrecht, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
November 13, 1947: AAC.1 Toucan, Les Bouchoux Jura, France (1 fatality)
November 13, 1947: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, La Rochelle Charente-Maritime, France (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1947: Douglas DC-6, Gallup New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Buckenham Norfolk, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
November 10, 1947: Vickers 440 Wellington X, Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 5, 1947: Avro 685 York, Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 3, 1947: Vickers 458 Wellington XI, Marrakech Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco (2 fatalities)
October 31, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pir Panjal Mountain Range Jammu and Kashmir, India (25 fatalities)
October 30, 1947: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Balmoral New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
October 27, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Yulin Guangxi, China (2 fatalities)
October 26, 1947: Douglas DC-4, Mt Hymettus Attica, Greece (44 fatalities)
October 26, 1947: Douglas DC-4, Annette Island Alaska, United States (18 fatalities)
October 25, 1947: SNCAC NC.701/702 Martinet, Saint-Etienne Loire, France (6 fatalities)
October 24, 1947: Douglas DC-6, Bryce Canyon Utah, United States (52 fatalities)
October 23, 1947: Bristol 170 Freighter, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 23, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1947: Short S.25 Sunderland, Southend Essex, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
October 17, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Shijiazhuang Hebei, China (3 fatalities)
October 16, 1947: Bristol 170 Freighter, Cabo de Palos Region of Murcia, Spain (41 fatalities)
October 16, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Sylva North Carolina, United States (3 fatalities)
October 14, 1947: Boeing 314 Clipper, Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
October 10, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Borja Loreto, Peru (6 fatalities)
October 10, 1947: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Ipoh Perak, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
October 9, 1947: Junkers JU.52, Cao Bằng Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam (15 fatalities)
October 7, 1947: SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc, Annaba Annaba, Algeria (0 fatalities)
October 4, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Ambavalao Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar (6 fatalities)
October 3, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Belfast-Nutts Corner Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1947: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Gulf of Aden, Yemen (10 fatalities)
September 27, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), New Delhi-Palam National Capital Territory of Delhi, India (13 fatalities)
September 24, 1947: Avro 694 Lincoln, Mautby Norfolk, United Kingdom (9 fatalities)
September 21, 1947: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Zanzibar Unguja North Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1947: Douglas DC-4, Floyd Bennett Field New York, United States (0 fatalities)
September 19, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, San Juan de Marcona Ica, Peru (14 fatalities)
September 18, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Junagarh Odisha (Orissa), India (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1947: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Tunis Tunis Governorate, Tunisia (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Farsala Thessaly, Greece (6 fatalities)
September 17, 1947: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Burbank California, United States (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Carlota-General Francisco de Miranda AFB (Caracas) Caracas Federal District, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1947: Vickers Viking, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires City, Argentina (0 fatalities)
September 15, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Saint-Girons Landes, France (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1947: Boeing 247, Ciudad Obregón Sonora, Mexico (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1947: North American B-25 Mitchell, Klyazma Moscow oblast, Russia (5 fatalities)