Plane crashes in 1948

389 crashes worldwide in 1948, with 1,975 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 389
• Fatal crashes: 217
• Fatalities: 1,975
• First recorded: January 2, 1948
• Most recent: December 31, 1948

All crashes (page 4 of 4)

• April 1, 1948: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal (0 fatalities)
• March 27, 1948: Vickers Viking, Mt Cardo Haute-Corse, France (19 fatalities)
• March 25, 1948: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Southport Merseyside, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 25, 1948: De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, Dorotea Västerbotten, Sweden (0 fatalities)
• March 21, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Woodland Washington, United States (8 fatalities)
• March 20, 1948: Vultee V-1, Somerset Pennsylvania, United States (8 fatalities)
• March 20, 1948: North American B-25 Mitchell, Rio Gurupizinho Pará, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• March 17, 1948: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• March 17, 1948: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• March 16, 1948: Lisunov LI-2, Vorkuta Republic of Komi, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Alto El Arrastradero Cundinamarca, Colombia (14 fatalities)
• March 13, 1948: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, McGregor Bay Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• March 13, 1948: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Sierra Cristais Minas Gerais, Brazil (6 fatalities)
• March 12, 1948: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Sanford Alaska, United States (30 fatalities)
• March 12, 1948: Martin 187 Baltimore, Guidonia AFB Lazio, Italy (2 fatalities)
• March 10, 1948: Douglas DC-4, Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States (12 fatalities)
• March 10, 1948: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Dallas-Love Field Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 8, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Mt Hamilton California, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 8, 1948: Consolidated Canso, Poso Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• March 7, 1948: Messerschmitt M.20, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 7, 1948: Lisunov LI-2, Mt Netem-Pe Republic of Yamalia, Russia (20 fatalities)
• March 7, 1948: Avro 652 Anson, Hellisheiði Southern Region, Iceland (4 fatalities)
• March 4, 1948: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Mombasa Coast, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• March 2, 1948: AAC.1 Toucan, Mediterranean Sea, World (4 fatalities)
• March 2, 1948: Douglas DC-3, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (20 fatalities)
• March 1, 1948: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Mobile Alabama, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 1948: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Mediterranean Sea, World (5 fatalities)
• February 27, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Anajas Para, Brazil (23 fatalities)
• February 25, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Columbus-John Glenn (Port Columbus) Ohio, United States (1 fatality)
• February 23, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Grita Táchira, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
• February 23, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Mati Davao Oriental, Philippines (12 fatalities)
• February 21, 1948: Latécoère 631, Saint-Marcouf Islands Manche, France (19 fatalities)
• February 20, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Collesalvetti Tuscany, Italy (7 fatalities)
• February 19, 1948: Northrop N-23 Pioneer, Hawthorne California, United States (1 fatality)
• February 19, 1948: Avro 694 Lincoln, Amberley Queensland, Australia (16 fatalities)
• February 17, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tain AFB Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 16, 1948: Avro 685 York, Hullavington AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 13, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Radlett Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 1948: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Ulrichstein Hesse, Germany (12 fatalities)
• February 12, 1948: Lockheed 10 Electra, Condamine Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 10, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bandung West Java, Indonesia (19 fatalities)
• February 10, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Ciudad del Carmen Campeche, Mexico (1 fatality)
• February 10, 1948: Martin PBM Mariner, Jacksonville-Towers Field NAS Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 9, 1948: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Locri Calabria, Italy (0 fatalities)
• February 9, 1948: Avro 652 Anson, Sandoway Rakhine State, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
• February 9, 1948: Avro 652 Anson, Hendon Middlesex, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• February 7, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saluda North Carolina, United States (4 fatalities)
• February 7, 1948: North American B-25 Mitchell, Jasper Arkansas, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 6, 1948: Vickers Viking, Mumbai Maharashtra, India (0 fatalities)
• February 1, 1948: Fokker F7, Lake Ivösjön Skåne, Sweden (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Istres-Le Tubé Bouches-du-Rhône, France (6 fatalities)
• January 30, 1948: Avro 689 Tudor, Atlantic Ocean, World (31 fatalities)
• January 30, 1948: Junkers JU.52, Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon (0 fatalities)
• January 30, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon (0 fatalities)
• January 30, 1948: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Chanolles Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (9 fatalities)
• January 28, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coalinga California, United States (32 fatalities)
• January 27, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Monte da Caparica Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (3 fatalities)
• January 27, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Château Garnier Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (11 fatalities)
• January 26, 1948: SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc, Paris Paris, France (9 fatalities)
• January 25, 1948: Bristol 170 Freighter, Mediterranean Sea, World (5 fatalities)
• January 25, 1948: Canadian Vickers Stranraer, Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• January 24, 1948: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Baltimore Maryland, United States (4 fatalities)
• January 24, 1948: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, North of Lyon Rhone, France (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1948: Lockheed L-649 Constellation, Boston Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ward Colorado, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 21, 1948: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• January 21, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Iloilo City Iloilo, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• January 20, 1948: Avro 652 Anson, Ed Dueim White Nile, Sudan (0 fatalities)
• January 20, 1948: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mukden Liaoning, China (11 fatalities)
• January 18, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Andrews AFB Maryland, United States (1 fatality)
• January 17, 1948: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Viterbo Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
• January 13, 1948: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ponte Galeria Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
• January 13, 1948: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• January 13, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Guaymas Sonora, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• January 13, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Oxon Hill Maryland, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 11, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yamasá Monte Plata, Dominican Republic (32 fatalities)
• January 10, 1948: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero, Cerbaiola Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy (4 fatalities)
• January 10, 1948: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Madrid AFB Cundinamarca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• January 10, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cairo Cairo, Egypt (0 fatalities)
• January 10, 1948: Martin PBM Mariner, Qingdao Shandong, China (1 fatality)
• January 8, 1948: SNCAC NC.701/702 Martinet, Lakhdaria Bouira, Algeria (9 fatalities)
• January 7, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Near Savannah Georgia, United States (18 fatalities)
• January 7, 1948: Avro 19, Chelford Cheshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 7, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Waterbeach AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 6, 1948: Vickers Viking, Ruislip London Metropolis, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• January 6, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France (16 fatalities)
• January 5, 1948: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Johannesburg Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
• January 2, 1948: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Signal Mountain Tennessee, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 2, 1948: AAC.1 Toucan, Casablanca Grand Casablanca, Morocco (0 fatalities)