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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1943

Occurrences with an event date in 1943.

27 records in 1943, 26 of them fatal. Most often a Douglas DC-3; most often in United States.

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Occurrences2726 accidents · 0 incidents · 20 mapped
Fatal occurrences26Fatality total known for 26 of 27
Reported fatalities411Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthJanuary5 occurrences

By month

1943: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January5 occurrences in January 1943, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).5106
February1 occurrences in February 1943, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).111
March0 occurrences in March 1943, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).00
April2 occurrences in April 1943, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).225
May2 occurrences in May 1943, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).210
June3 occurrences in June 1943, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).375
July2 occurrences in July 1943, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).236
August3 occurrences in August 1943, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).344
September1 occurrences in September 1943, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).13
October2 occurrences in October 1943, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).235
November3 occurrences in November 1943, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).331
December3 occurrences in December 1943, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (5).235

Aircraft types

1943: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Douglas DC-34462
B 24D LIBERATOR2213
Boeing B-172140
Consolidated C-872242
6 HEINKEL HE 1111118
Boeing B-291111
Consolidated B-241116
Consolidated LIBERATOR1124
Dakota C-471119
Douglas A-20113

Countries

1943: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 8 occurrences, 29.6% of the occurrences shown. 8 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.29.6%884
AustraliaAustralia: 3 occurrences, 11.1% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).11.1%390
BrazilBrazil: 2 occurrences, 7.4% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).7.4%244
NetherlandsNetherlands: 2 occurrences, 7.4% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).7.4%224
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 2 occurrences, 7.4% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).7.4%248
UnknownUnknown: 2 occurrences, 7.4% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).7.4%234
CanadaCanada: 1 occurrences, 3.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).3.7%124
FranceFrance: 1 occurrences, 3.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).3.7%117
GermanyGermany: 1 occurrences, 3.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).3.7%00
ItalyItaly: 1 occurrences, 3.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 8).3.7%15

Deadliest occurrences

1943: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Ju 290 crash at Stalingrad13 Jan 194345Pitomnik airfield, Stalingrad (RSFSR)1
Bakers Creek air crash14 Jun 194340Bakers Creek, Queensland, Australia1
Canal Creek air crash19 Dec 194331Canal Creek, Queensland1
Disappearance of USAAF Consolidated C-87 41-1170818 Jan 194326Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Natal, Brazil1
1943 Saint-Donat RCAF Liberator III crash20 Oct 194324Saint-Donat, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada1
American Airlines Flight 63 (July 1943)28 Jul 194320near Scottsville, Kentucky1
Rewan air crash16 Nov 194319Rewan, Queensland1
Pan Am Flight V-110421 Jan 194319Mendocino County, 7 mi SW of Ukiah, California1
Crash of the Junkers PP-SPD Cidade de São Paulo27 Aug 194318Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro1
1943 aircraft crash over Swabia28 Jun 194318Swabia1

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  1. Leon Crane

    21 Dec 1943 · Charley River, Alaska · 4 fatal

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  2. Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident

    20 Dec 1943 · Over Germany and German-occupied Europe · not on the map

  3. Canal Creek air crash

    19 Dec 1943 · Canal Creek, Queensland · 31 fatal

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  4. Vickers Wellington crash on Monte Santa Croce

    24 Nov 1943 · Monte Santa Croce, Polverara (Riccò del Golfo di Spezia) · 5 fatal

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  5. 1943 Douglas C-47 crash

    21 Nov 1943 · Locust Mountain, Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania · 7 fatal · not on the map

  6. Rewan air crash

    16 Nov 1943 · Rewan, Queensland · 19 fatal · not on the map

  7. 1943 Saint-Donat RCAF Liberator III crash

    20 Oct 1943 · Saint-Donat, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada · 24 fatal

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  8. American Airlines Flight 63 (October 1943)

    15 Oct 1943 · Centerville, Tennessee · 11 fatal

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  9. A-20 crash on the Konovalovsky Uval

    13 Sept 1943 · Sverdlovsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR · 3 fatal · not on the map

  10. Crash of the Junkers PP-SPD Cidade de São Paulo

    27 Aug 1943 · Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro · 18 fatal

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  11. 1943 Whenuapai Consolidated Liberator crash

    2 Aug 1943 · New Zealand · 16 fatal

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  12. Cargo glider crash on 1 August 1943 in St. Louis

    1 Aug 1943 · Lambert St. Louis Flying Field, USA · 10 fatal

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  13. American Airlines Flight 63 (July 1943)

    28 Jul 1943 · near Scottsville, Kentucky · 20 fatal

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  14. 1943 Gibraltar Liberator AL523 crash

    4 Jul 1943 · Gibraltar Airport · 16 fatal

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  15. 1943 aircraft crash over Swabia

    28 Jun 1943 · Swabia · 18 fatal · not on the map

  16. Bakers Creek air crash

    14 Jun 1943 · Bakers Creek, Queensland, Australia · 40 fatal

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  17. BOAC Flight 777

    1 Jun 1943 · Bay of Biscay, off the coast of Spain and France · 17 fatal

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  18. 1943 RAF Hudson crash

    19 May 1943 · Unknown location · 2 fatal

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  19. 1943 Bodegraven Martin B-26 Marauder crashes

    17 May 1943 · Noordzijderpolder and Meijepolder, Bodegraven, Netherlands · 8 fatal

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  20. Carlton crash

    27 Apr 1943 · Amsterdam · 16 fatal

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  21. Lady Be Good (aircraft)

    4 Apr 1943 · Kufra District, Libya · 9 fatal

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  22. B-29 crash in Seattle

    18 Feb 1943 · Seattle (Washington) · 11 fatal

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  23. Pangara DC-3 crash in Arequipa

    22 Jan 1943 · Arequipa (Peru) · 14 fatal

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  24. Pan Am Flight V-1104

    21 Jan 1943 · Mendocino County, 7 mi SW of Ukiah, California · 19 fatal

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  25. Disappearance of USAAF Consolidated C-87 41-11708

    18 Jan 1943 · Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Natal, Brazil · 26 fatal · not on the map

  26. Ju 290 crash at Stalingrad

    13 Jan 1943 · Pitomnik airfield, Stalingrad (RSFSR) · 45 fatal

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  27. 1943 Gillam plane crash

    5 Jan 1943 · Mountainous terrain about 30 miles east of Ketchikan, Alaska, near Boca de Quadra, Territory of Alaska, United States · 2 fatal · not on the map