Plane crashes in 1955

279 crashes worldwide in 1955, with 1,431 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 279
• Fatal crashes: 168
• Fatalities: 1,431
• First recorded: January 6, 1955
• Most recent: December 31, 1955

All crashes (page 3 of 3)

• April 4, 1955: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Anchorage Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 3, 1955: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Vitória-Goiabeiras Espírito Santo, Brazil (3 fatalities)
• April 2, 1955: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Pensacola Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 2, 1955: Lisunov LI-2, Mys Zhelaniya Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1955: Vickers Valetta, Lahad Datu Sabah, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1955: SNCAC NC.701/702 Martinet, Verrières-le-Buisson Essonne, France (2 fatalities)
• April 1, 1955: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Lapine Alabama, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 31, 1955: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, McGuire AFB (Fort Dix) New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 29, 1955: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Hucknall AFB Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• March 29, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Khowai Tripura, India (0 fatalities)
• March 28, 1955: Avro 683 Lancaster, Newquay-Saint Mawgan AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 28, 1955: Vickers Varsity, Colyton Devon, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 26, 1955: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Pacific Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
• March 22, 1955: Douglas DC-6, Pali Kea Peak Oahu Hawaii, United States (66 fatalities)
• March 20, 1955: Convair CV-240, Springfield Missouri, United States (13 fatalities)
• March 18, 1955: Douglas DC-3, Beauvais-Tillé Oise, France (9 fatalities)
• March 17, 1955: AAC.1 Toucan, Gonesse Val-d'Oise, France (0 fatalities)
• March 17, 1955: Vickers Viking, Harare Harare Province, Zimbabwe (0 fatalities)
• March 16, 1955: Beechcraft D18, Valparaíso Región de Valparaíso, Chile (2 fatalities)
• March 15, 1955: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base) Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Phônsavan Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1955: Percival P.66 Pembroke, Andover Hampshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• March 10, 1955: Casa 352, Rota NAS Andalusia, Spain (1 fatality)
• March 10, 1955: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Cullman Alabama, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 10, 1955: Avro 652 Anson, Corowa New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 9, 1955: North American B-25 Mitchell, Mt Timpanogos Utah, United States (5 fatalities)
• March 9, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Trujillo Valle del Cauca, Colombia (8 fatalities)
• March 8, 1955: Douglas DC-3, Talpa de Allende Jalisco, Mexico (26 fatalities)
• March 8, 1955: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Pittsburgh-Intl Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 7, 1955: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Ciudad Valles San Luis Potosí, Mexico (6 fatalities)
• March 6, 1955: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Taitung Taitung County, Taiwan (14 fatalities)
• March 6, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Clinton Iowa, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 6, 1955: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Vitória da Conquista Bahia, Brazil (5 fatalities)
• March 5, 1955: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Loring AFB Maine, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 4, 1955: Ilyushin II-12, Kepino Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (5 fatalities)
• March 3, 1955: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Hagerstown Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 2, 1955: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Boscombe Down AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• March 1, 1955: Avro 652 Anson, Shawbury AFB Shropshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 1, 1955: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (3 fatalities)
• February 26, 1955: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Formosa Formosa, Argentina (6 fatalities)
• February 23, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Harare Harare Province, Zimbabwe (1 fatality)
• February 23, 1955: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, Windsor Missouri, United States (9 fatalities)
• February 21, 1955: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Santiago de Chile-Los Cerrillos Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile (0 fatalities)
• February 19, 1955: Martin 404, Albuquerque New Mexico, United States (16 fatalities)
• February 19, 1955: Avro 694 Lincoln, Githunguri Central, Kenya (10 fatalities)
• February 17, 1955: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Mt Shingle Slip Knob Greater Wellington Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
• February 17, 1955: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER) Alaska, United States (11 fatalities)
• February 13, 1955: Douglas DC-6, Monte Terminillo Rieti Lazio, Italy (29 fatalities)
• February 8, 1955: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 5, 1955: Bristol 170 Freighter, Calabar Cross River, Nigeria (13 fatalities)
• February 4, 1955: Noorduyn Norseman, Saint Anthony Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 4, 1955: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Al-Mansuriya Diyālā, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• February 2, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nagpur Maharashtra, India (10 fatalities)
• February 2, 1955: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Holloman AFB (Alamogordo) New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 1955: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, La Pedrera Amazonas, Colombia (5 fatalities)
• January 27, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Niigata Chūbu, Japan (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1955: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1955: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Cabo de Santo Agostinho Pernambuco, Brazil (5 fatalities)
• January 24, 1955: Douglas A-20 Havoc, São Paulo-Guarulhos São Paulo, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• January 23, 1955: Lisunov LI-2, Lipovets Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine (3 fatalities)
• January 22, 1955: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Chattanooga Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guwahati Assam, India (3 fatalities)
• January 20, 1955: Martin PBM Mariner, Trinidad Island, Trinidad and Tobago (0 fatalities)
• January 20, 1955: Douglas A-26 Invader, Georgetown New York, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 19, 1955: Convair CV-340, Dexter Iowa, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 19, 1955: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Ilhéus Bahia, Brazil (8 fatalities)
• January 18, 1955: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Jardín Antioquia, Colombia (3 fatalities)
• January 18, 1955: Avro 652 Anson, Kuwait City, Kuwait (6 fatalities)
• January 17, 1955: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Codroy Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (13 fatalities)
• January 15, 1955: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kaktovik (Barter Island) Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 13, 1955: Lisunov LI-2, Moscow-Bykovo Moscow oblast, Russia (5 fatalities)
• January 12, 1955: Martin 202, Cincinnati Kentucky, United States (13 fatalities)
• January 12, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cincinnati Kentucky, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 11, 1955: Avro 696 Shackleton, Celtic Sea, World (9 fatalities)
• January 11, 1955: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Sewart AFB (Smyrna) Tennessee, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 11, 1955: Avro 696 Shackleton, Celtic Sea, World (9 fatalities)
• January 10, 1955: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Saint Petersburg Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 9, 1955: Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, Mt Cajon California, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 6, 1955: Avro 652 Anson, Buffalo Narrows Saskatchewan, Canada (8 fatalities)