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

All crashes (page 3 of 4)

June 4, 1947: AAC.1 Toucan, Gémenos Bouches-du-Rhône, France (3 fatalities)
June 3, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Schofields New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1947: Grumman G-21A Goose, Ketchikan Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
May 30, 1947: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Barcelona Catalonia, Spain (0 fatalities)
May 30, 1947: AAC.1 Toucan, Algiers Algiers, Algeria (3 fatalities)
May 30, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Bainbridge Maryland, United States (53 fatalities)
May 29, 1947: Douglas DC-4, New York-LaGuardia New York, United States (43 fatalities)
May 29, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan (41 fatalities)
May 29, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Mt Hestfjall Northeastern Region, Iceland (25 fatalities)
May 29, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Trinidad Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
May 29, 1947: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Fort Wainwright AFB (Ladd Field) Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
May 28, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Gilze-Rijen AFB North Brabant, Netherlands (6 fatalities)
May 28, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base) Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Gilze-Rijen AFB North Brabant, Netherlands (6 fatalities)
May 24, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Bulolo Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
May 24, 1947: Avro 685 York, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1947: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1947: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States (5 fatalities)
May 19, 1947: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Windsor Ontario, Canada (6 fatalities)
May 19, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Livingston Montana, United States (0 fatalities)
May 18, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Malaybalay Bukidnon, Philippines (17 fatalities)
May 17, 1947: Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII, North Luffenham AFB Rutland, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 16, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (22 fatalities)
May 16, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Gainesville-Lee Gilmer Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1947: Caudron C.440 Goéland, Châtillon-sur-Colmont Mayenne, France (4 fatalities)
May 14, 1947: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero, Rome-Centocelle Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
May 12, 1947: Noorduyn Norseman, Nal (Bikaner) Rajasthan, India (0 fatalities)
May 12, 1947: Ford 4, Ometepec Guerrero, Mexico (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1947: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Cape May Point New Jersey, United States (4 fatalities)
May 11, 1947: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Austin-Bergstrom Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, H3 Oil Station Al-Anbar, Iraq (0 fatalities)
May 10, 1947: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Cartagena Bolívar, Colombia (2 fatalities)
May 9, 1947: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Songea Ruvuma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
May 7, 1947: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Driffield AFB East Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
May 6, 1947: Siebel Si-204, Beryozovo Tula oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 4, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Newark New Jersey, United States (2 fatalities)
May 4, 1947: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Nicoya Guanacaste (North Pacific), Costa Rica (11 fatalities)
May 2, 1947: Fiat G.12, Torino-Mirafiori Piedmont, Italy (2 fatalities)
April 30, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Salvador-Ilopango San Salvador, Salvador (0 fatalities)
April 30, 1947: AAC.1 Toucan, Niamey Niamey City District, Niger (0 fatalities)
April 29, 1947: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Tatsfield Surrey, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
April 29, 1947: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Abadan Khuzestan, Iran (0 fatalities)
April 28, 1947: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada (15 fatalities)
April 27, 1947: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Coffey Lake Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 25, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Shanghai-Longhua Shanghai, China (3 fatalities)
April 24, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
April 22, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Volochanka Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (9 fatalities)
April 22, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Columbus Georgia, United States (9 fatalities)
April 22, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
April 19, 1947: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands (16 fatalities)
April 19, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Malakal Upper Nile, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
April 18, 1947: Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VI, Atlantic Ocean, World (9 fatalities)
April 17, 1947: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Aljammalab White Nile, Sudan (15 fatalities)
April 15, 1947: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Greeba Isle of Man, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1947: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Medellín Antioquia, Colombia (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1947: Avro 685 York, Dakar Dakar Region, Senegal (6 fatalities)
April 13, 1947: Vickers 440 Wellington X, Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
April 10, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dalry Ayrshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
April 10, 1947: Noorduyn Norseman, Tiruppūr Tamil Nadu, India (0 fatalities)
April 9, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio) Texas, United States (1 fatality)
April 8, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Caracas Caracas Federal District, Venezuela (27 fatalities)
April 5, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Decaturville Tennessee, United States (4 fatalities)
April 4, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Palm Beach County Park-Lantana Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
March 27, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Aylesbury Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
March 26, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Gimbat Station Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1947: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Hadbjerg Midtjylland, Denmark (0 fatalities)
March 24, 1947: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Kershaw South Carolina, United States (3 fatalities)
March 24, 1947: Beechcraft D18, Santa Maria Azores Islands, Portugal (2 fatalities)
March 23, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Stephenville Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 20, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Atlantic Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
March 20, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kombolcha-Dessie Amhara, Ethiopia (6 fatalities)
March 20, 1947: Avro 19, Amsterdam-Schiphol North Holland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
March 20, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Carlota-General Francisco de Miranda AFB (Caracas) Caracas Federal District, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
March 19, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Masindi Western, Uganda (0 fatalities)
March 19, 1947: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Colombia (5 fatalities)
March 19, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Garneh Zanjan, Iran (0 fatalities)
March 18, 1947: Avro 685 York, Negombo Western Province, Sri Lanka (11 fatalities)
March 17, 1947: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Medellín Antioquia, Colombia (8 fatalities)
March 16, 1947: Grumman G-21A Goose, Nassau New Providence, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
March 16, 1947: Siebel Si-204, Dudinka Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (1 fatality)
March 14, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Charleston-Intl South Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
March 14, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Moucherolle Isère, France (23 fatalities)
March 14, 1947: Avro 685 York, Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 13, 1947: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Chewton Common Dorset, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
March 13, 1947: Grumman G-21A Goose, Búðardalur Northwestern Region, Iceland (4 fatalities)
March 12, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Burangrang West Java, Indonesia (26 fatalities)
March 11, 1947: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Haverigg Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 8, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Villavicencio Meta, Colombia (9 fatalities)
March 8, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ischia Island Campania, Italy (13 fatalities)
March 7, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Agana, Guam Island (0 fatalities)
March 5, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Georgia (23 fatalities)
March 1, 1947: Avro 652 Anson, Bulolo Morobe, Papua New Guinea (6 fatalities)
February 28, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yangon Yangon Region, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
February 27, 1947: Junkers JU.52, Argentina (0 fatalities)
February 26, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), China Sea, China (12 fatalities)
February 24, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
February 23, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kaufbeuren AFB Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
February 22, 1947: Martin PBM Mariner, Pacific Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
February 22, 1947: Casa 2.111, San Sebastian Basque Country, Spain (4 fatalities)