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1944

Occurrences with an event date in 1944.

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Occurrences3531 accidents · 0 incidents · 28 mapped
Fatal occurrences31Fatality total known for 33 of 35
Reported fatalities478Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthFebruary5 occurrences

By month

1944: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January0 occurrences in January 1944, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).00
February5 occurrences in February 1944, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).568
March3 occurrences in March 1944, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).211
April3 occurrences in April 1944, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).326
May3 occurrences in May 1944, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).358
June1 occurrences in June 1944, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).17
July4 occurrences in July 1944, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).346
August3 occurrences in August 1944, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).370
September3 occurrences in September 1944, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).231
October3 occurrences in October 1944, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).388
November4 occurrences in November 1944, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).450
December3 occurrences in December 1944, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to February (5).223

Aircraft types

1944: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Boeing B-174211
Consolidated B-244381
Douglas C-473358
Douglas DC-33350
Avro LANCASTER2212
Handley PAGE HALIFAX2215
Junkers JU-522231
Lisunov LI-22229
B 25 MITCHELL BOMBER117
C 54 SKYMASTER117

Countries

1944: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
UnknownUnknown: 9 occurrences, 25.7% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.25.7%665
United StatesUnited States: 5 occurrences, 14.3% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).14.3%581
GermanyGermany: 4 occurrences, 11.4% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).11.4%482
United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 4 occurrences, 11.4% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).11.4%4105
NorwayNorway: 3 occurrences, 8.6% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).8.6%375
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 3 occurrences, 8.6% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).8.6%317
SwedenSweden: 2 occurrences, 5.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).5.7%13
CanadaCanada: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).2.9%115
ChinaChina: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).2.9%12
DenmarkDenmark: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 9).2.9%17

Deadliest occurrences

1944: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Freckleton Air Disaster23 Aug 194461Vicinity of Lytham Road, Freckleton, Lancashire, England1
Fw 200 crash at Lavangen11 Oct 194451Lavangen fjord, Lavangen municipality (Norway)1
Neuenkirchen air accident20 May 194448Neuenkirchen, Germany1
Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 84 Nov 194424near Hanford, California, United States1
American Airlines Flight 210 Feb 194424Mississippi River near West Memphis, Arkansas1
1944 Neuleiningen Douglas DC-3 shootdown24 Sept 194423Over Neuleiningen, Nazi Germany1
Li-2 crash below Zadni Gerlach15 Oct 194422Zadni Gerlach1
1944 Mull of Galloway Douglas C-47 crash27 Jul 194422Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland1
South Portland A-26 Invader crash11 Jul 194419South Portland, Maine, U.S.1
1944 Camisette Air Crash5 Dec 194418Pic de la Camisette, France1

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  1. Emergency landing of the B-17 bomber "Sugar Report" near Hatalov (1944)

    26 Dec 1944 · near the village of Hatalov

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  2. 1944 Grafenberg Wald Avro Lancaster shootdown

    12 Dec 1944 · Wildpark im Grafenberger Wald, Ludenberg (Düsseldorf), Nazi Germany · 5 fatal

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  3. 1944 Camisette Air Crash

    5 Dec 1944 · Pic de la Camisette, France · 18 fatal

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  4. Leith Hill multiple aircraft accident

    26 Nov 1944 · Leith Hill, Surrey, England · 13 fatal

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  5. 1944 Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 crash

    25 Nov 1944 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union · 7 fatal

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  6. 1944 Hochdahl-Trills Handley Page Halifax shootdown

    21 Nov 1944 · Erkrath-Hochdahl, Erkrath, Nazi Germany · 6 fatal

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  7. Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 8

    4 Nov 1944 · near Hanford, California, United States · 24 fatal

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  8. Deutsche Lufthansa Flight 7

    16 Oct 1944 · approx. 8 km northwest of Seljord (Norway) · 15 fatal

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  9. Li-2 crash below Zadni Gerlach

    15 Oct 1944 · Zadni Gerlach · 22 fatal · not on the map

  10. Fw 200 crash at Lavangen

    11 Oct 1944 · Lavangen fjord, Lavangen municipality (Norway) · 51 fatal

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  11. B-25 crash near Khilok

    29 Sept 1944 · 30 km from Khilok, Chita Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 8 fatal

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  12. 1944 Neuleiningen Douglas DC-3 shootdown

    24 Sept 1944 · Over Neuleiningen, Nazi Germany · 23 fatal

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  13. 1944 plane crash at Skorve (Liberator)

    9 Sept 1944 · Skorve, Seljord

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  14. CNAC accident near Shimbuwang

    31 Aug 1944 · near Shimbuwang, China · 2 fatal · not on the map

  15. 1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash

    29 Aug 1944 · Ålvand, east of Nørre Vorupør, Thy, Denmark · 7 fatal

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  16. Freckleton Air Disaster

    23 Aug 1944 · Vicinity of Lytham Road, Freckleton, Lancashire, England · 61 fatal

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  17. 1944 Mull of Galloway Douglas C-47 crash

    27 Jul 1944 · Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland · 22 fatal · not on the map

  18. Shooting down of an RAF aircraft near Němčičky

    21 Jul 1944 · near the village of Němčičky (Znojmo District) · 5 fatal

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  19. C-47 crash near Molodechno

    13 Jul 1944 · Unknown location · not on the map

  20. South Portland A-26 Invader crash

    11 Jul 1944 · South Portland, Maine, U.S. · 19 fatal

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  21. TWA Flight 277

    20 Jun 1944 · Fort Mountain, Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA · 7 fatal

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  22. 1944 Örnahusen B-17 Flying Fortress crash

    24 May 1944 · Örnahusen, Skåne, Sweden · 3 fatal

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  23. Neuenkirchen air accident

    20 May 1944 · Neuenkirchen, Germany · 48 fatal

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  24. West Chester B-25 crash

    7 May 1944 · Oaklands Cemetery, West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. · 7 fatal · not on the map

  25. 1944 Montreal RAF Liberator VI crash

    25 Apr 1944 · Griffintown neighborhood in downtown Montreal, Quebec · 15 fatal

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  26. Deutsche Lufthansa accident near Fredrikstad

    21 Apr 1944 · Oslofjord near Fredrikstad, Norway · 9 fatal

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  27. Monte Capanne air disasters (1944)

    4 Apr 1944 · Monte Capanne, Island of Elba · 2 fatal

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  28. Moordown air disaster

    21 Mar 1944 · Moordown, Bournemouth, England · 9 fatal

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  29. UB-3 crash near Krasnodar

    12 Mar 1944 · near Krasnodar (RSFSR, USSR) · 2 fatal

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  30. Liberty Lady

    6 Mar 1944 · Mästermyr, Gotland, Sweden · not on the map

  31. Shooting down of the bomber Miss Fortune on 22 February 1944

    22 Feb 1944 · Dubeč homestead near Prádlo, Plzeň-South District · 10 fatal

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  32. Shooting down of the bomber B-24H 42-64483 on 22 February 1944

    22 Feb 1944 · near Bukovec, Reichsgau Sudetenland · 10 fatal

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  33. 1944 Zegveld Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash

    21 Feb 1944 · Zegveld, Netherlands · 8 fatal

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  34. 1944 crash of the Ju 52 “Joachim Blankenburg”

    21 Feb 1944 · Thermaic Gulf, Off Euboea · 16 fatal · not on the map

  35. American Airlines Flight 2

    10 Feb 1944 · Mississippi River near West Memphis, Arkansas · 24 fatal

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