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1940

Occurrences with an event date in 1940.

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Occurrences1410 accidents · 0 incidents · 11 mapped
Fatal occurrences8Fatality total known for 11 of 14
Reported fatalities120Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthAugust3 occurrences

By month

1940: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January1 occurrences in January 1940, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).00
February2 occurrences in February 1940, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).110
March1 occurrences in March 1940, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).114
April1 occurrences in April 1940, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).14
May0 occurrences in May 1940, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).00
June1 occurrences in June 1940, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).19
July0 occurrences in July 1940, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).00
August3 occurrences in August 1940, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).235
September2 occurrences in September 1940, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).00
October0 occurrences in October 1940, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).00
November3 occurrences in November 1940, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).248
December0 occurrences in December 1940, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (3).00

Aircraft types

1940: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Junkers JU-522228
Avro ANSON100
Douglas DC-31125
Focke Wulf FW-200114
Junkers JU-86100
Junkers JU-901129
Lockheed HUDSON1110
Messerschmitt BF-108100
Messerschmitt BF-109100
Nakajima DC-2100

Countries

1940: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
UnknownUnknown: 4 occurrences, 28.6% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.28.6%224
AustraliaAustralia: 2 occurrences, 14.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 4).14.3%110
GermanyGermany: 2 occurrences, 14.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 4).14.3%233
BelgiumBelgium: 1 occurrences, 7.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 4).7.1%00
BrazilBrazil: 1 occurrences, 7.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 4).7.1%119
EstoniaEstonia: 1 occurrences, 7.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 4).7.1%19
Hong KongHong Kong: 1 occurrences, 7.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 4).7.1%00
JapanJapan: 1 occurrences, 7.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 4).7.1%00
United StatesUnited States: 1 occurrences, 7.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 4).7.1%125

Deadliest occurrences

1940: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash8 Nov 194029Schönteichen, Bautzen, Saxony, Nazi Germany1
Lovettsville air disaster31 Aug 194025Near Short Hill Mountain, Lovettsville, Virginia1
Botafogo Cove air disaster8 Nov 194019Botafogo Beach, Rio de Janeiro2
1940 Avio Linee Italiane Savoia-Marchetti S.M.73 crash16 Mar 194014Aeolian Islands1
1940 Canberra air disaster13 Aug 194010Canberra, Australian Capital Territory1
1940 Ala Littoria Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 I-LEAL crash10 Feb 194010Aiello Calabro1
Aero Flight 163114 Jun 19409Baltic Sea, near Keri island, Estonia1
1940 crash of the Fw 200 "Kurmark"22 Apr 19404Berlin-Spandau1

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  1. 1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash

    8 Nov 1940 · Schönteichen, Bautzen, Saxony, Nazi Germany · 29 fatal

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  2. Botafogo Cove air disaster

    8 Nov 1940 · Botafogo Beach, Rio de Janeiro · 19 fatal

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  3. Plane crash at Skjørestadfjellet

    4 Nov 1940 · Unknown location · not on the map

  4. 1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision

    29 Sept 1940 · Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia

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  5. Manchukuo National Airways Shōryū forced landing

    5 Sept 1940 · Fanling military racecourse, British Hong Kong

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  6. Lovettsville air disaster

    31 Aug 1940 · Near Short Hill Mountain, Lovettsville, Virginia · 25 fatal

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  7. 1940 East Langdon Messerschmitt Bf 109 crash

    24 Aug 1940 · near East Langdon · not on the map

  8. 1940 Canberra air disaster

    13 Aug 1940 · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · 10 fatal

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  9. Aero Flight 1631

    14 Jun 1940 · Baltic Sea, near Keri island, Estonia · 9 fatal

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  10. 1940 crash of the Fw 200 "Kurmark"

    22 Apr 1940 · Berlin-Spandau · 4 fatal

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  11. 1940 Avio Linee Italiane Savoia-Marchetti S.M.73 crash

    16 Mar 1940 · Aeolian Islands · 14 fatal · not on the map

  12. 1940 Ala Littoria Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 I-LEAL crash

    10 Feb 1940 · Aiello Calabro · 10 fatal

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  13. Greater Japan Airways Aso forced landing

    5 Feb 1940 · Ishigaki Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, north coast of Uotsuri Island

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  14. Mechelen incident

    10 Jan 1940 · near Vucht in the modern-day municipality of Maasmechelen

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