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1939

Occurrences with an event date in 1939.

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Occurrences1212 accidents · 0 incidents · 10 mapped
Fatal occurrences12Fatality total known for 12 of 12
Reported fatalities78Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthDecember3 occurrences

By month

1939: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January2 occurrences in January 1939, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).27
February1 occurrences in February 1939, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).14
March0 occurrences in March 1939, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).00
April1 occurrences in April 1939, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).19
May1 occurrences in May 1939, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).16
June1 occurrences in June 1939, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).12
July0 occurrences in July 1939, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).00
August2 occurrences in August 1939, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).240
September1 occurrences in September 1939, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).11
October0 occurrences in October 1939, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).00
November0 occurrences in November 1939, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).00
December3 occurrences in December 1939, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to December (3).39

Aircraft types

1939: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Amiot 143226
Bloch MB-2102211
13X JUNKERS JU 87 STUKA1126
Bloch MB-200113
Douglas DC-3111
Hawker AUDAX114
Lockheed 14114
Lockheed SUPER ELECTRA116
Short S-23113
Sikorsky S-431114

Countries

1939: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
UnknownUnknown: 7 occurrences, 58.3% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.58.3%724
BrazilBrazil: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 7).8.3%114
JapanJapan: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 7).8.3%16
PolandPoland: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 7).8.3%126
United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 7).8.3%14
United StatesUnited States: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 7).8.3%14

Deadliest occurrences

1939: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1939 Neuhammer disaster15 Aug 193926Neuhammer training area, Silesia (now Świętoszów, Poland)1
1939 Pan Am Sikorsky S-43 crash13 Aug 193914Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1
Tours air crash of 22 April 193922 Apr 19399Tours1
Greater Japan Airways Kuma crash17 May 19396Wajiro Village, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Higashi-ku, Fukuoka), Japan, near Fukuoka First Airfield1
Supt air crash of 2 December 19392 Dec 19394Supt1
1939 Brighton Audax crash1 Feb 19394Brighton, England1
Northwest Airlines Flight 113 Jan 19394Custer County, Montana, U.S. near Miles City1
Divajeu air crash of 15 December 193915 Dec 19393Divajeu1
1939 Imperial Airways Short Empire ditching21 Jan 19393Atlantic Ocean1
Saint-Martin-d'Août air accident of 15 December 193915 Dec 19392Saint-Martin-d'Août1

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  1. Saint-Martin-d'Août air accident of 15 December 1939

    15 Dec 1939 · Saint-Martin-d'Août · 2 fatal

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  2. Divajeu air crash of 15 December 1939

    15 Dec 1939 · Divajeu · 3 fatal

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  3. Supt air crash of 2 December 1939

    2 Dec 1939 · Supt · 4 fatal

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  4. Shooting of the Mees

    26 Sept 1939 · North Sea, approx. 120 km northwest of Heligoland · 1 fatal · not on the map

  5. 1939 Neuhammer disaster

    15 Aug 1939 · Neuhammer training area, Silesia (now Świętoszów, Poland) · 26 fatal

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  6. 1939 Pan Am Sikorsky S-43 crash

    13 Aug 1939 · Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 14 fatal

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  7. Aumur air crash of 17 June 1939

    17 Jun 1939 · Aumur · 2 fatal

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  8. Greater Japan Airways Kuma crash

    17 May 1939 · Wajiro Village, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture (now Higashi-ku, Fukuoka), Japan, near Fukuoka First Airfield · 6 fatal

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  9. Tours air crash of 22 April 1939

    22 Apr 1939 · Tours · 9 fatal

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  10. 1939 Brighton Audax crash

    1 Feb 1939 · Brighton, England · 4 fatal

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  11. 1939 Imperial Airways Short Empire ditching

    21 Jan 1939 · Atlantic Ocean · 3 fatal · not on the map

  12. Northwest Airlines Flight 1

    13 Jan 1939 · Custer County, Montana, U.S. near Miles City · 4 fatal

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