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1955

Occurrences with an event date in 1955.

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Occurrences2222 accidents · 0 incidents · 19 mapped
Fatal occurrences22Fatality total known for 22 of 22
Reported fatalities546Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthMarch4 occurrences

By month

1955: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January2 occurrences in January 1955, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).233
February2 occurrences in February 1955, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).245
March4 occurrences in March 1955, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).487
April2 occurrences in April 1955, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).219
May1 occurrences in May 1955, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).120
June1 occurrences in June 1955, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).116
July1 occurrences in July 1955, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).158
August3 occurrences in August 1955, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).3121
September1 occurrences in September 1955, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).13
October2 occurrences in October 1955, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).273
November1 occurrences in November 1955, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).144
December2 occurrences in December 1955, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to March (4).227

Aircraft types

1955: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Douglas DC-33338
Douglas DC-63376
Convair CV-2402243
Lisunov LI-22227
Avro SHACKLETON1118
Boeing 377114
Boeing B-17113
Convair CV-340117
Douglas DC-41166
Douglas R61166

Countries

1955: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 9 occurrences, 40.9% of the occurrences shown. 9 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.40.9%9257
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 3 occurrences, 13.6% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).13.6%352
AustriaAustria: 1 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).4.5%17
BoliviaBolivia: 1 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).4.5%13
BulgariaBulgaria: 1 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).4.5%158
IndonesiaIndonesia: 1 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).4.5%116
ItalyItaly: 1 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).4.5%129
JapanJapan: 1 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).4.5%14
ParaguayParaguay: 1 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).4.5%116
TanganyikaTanganyika: 1 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).4.5%120

Deadliest occurrences

1955: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
United Air Lines Flight 4096 Oct 195566Medicine Bow Peak, Carbon County, near Centennial, Wyoming, United States1
1955 Altensteig mid-air collision11 Aug 195566Near Altensteig, West Germany2
1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash22 Mar 195566Pali Kea Peak, Waianae Range, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, United States1
El Al Flight 40227 Jul 195558North of Petrich, Bulgaria1
United Air Lines Flight 6291 Nov 1955448 miles east of Longmont, Colorado, U.S.1
American Airlines Flight 4764 Aug 195530Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri1
Sabena Flight 50313 Feb 195529Monte Terminillo, Rieti, Italy1
Il-14 crash near Voronezh6 Aug 195525near Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, RSFSR, USSR1
Aeroflot Flight 9769 Dec 195521Sikhote-Alin mountains, Russian SFSR1
East African Airways Flight 10418 May 195520Mawenzi Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika (now Tanzania)1

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  1. Li-2 crash near Balkhash (1955)

    21 Dec 1955 · Saryesik-Atyrau Desert, 105 km from Balkhash, Alma-Ata Region (Kazakh SSR, USSR) · 6 fatal · not on the map

  2. Aeroflot Flight 976

    9 Dec 1955 · Sikhote-Alin mountains, Russian SFSR · 21 fatal · not on the map

  3. United Air Lines Flight 629

    1 Nov 1955 · 8 miles east of Longmont, Colorado, U.S. · 44 fatal

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  4. 1955 Leopoldsberg air accident

    10 Oct 1955 · Leopoldsberg, Vienna, Austria · 7 fatal

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  5. United Air Lines Flight 409

    6 Oct 1955 · Medicine Bow Peak, Carbon County, near Centennial, Wyoming, United States · 66 fatal

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  6. 1955 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano mid-air collision

    5 Sept 1955 · Near Cochabamba, Bolivia · 3 fatal

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  7. 1955 Altensteig mid-air collision

    11 Aug 1955 · Near Altensteig, West Germany · 66 fatal

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  8. Il-14 crash near Voronezh

    6 Aug 1955 · near Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, RSFSR, USSR · 25 fatal

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  9. American Airlines Flight 476

    4 Aug 1955 · Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri · 30 fatal

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  10. El Al Flight 402

    27 Jul 1955 · North of Petrich, Bulgaria · 58 fatal

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  11. Panair do Brasil Flight 263

    16 Jun 1955 · Fernando de la Mora · 16 fatal

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  12. East African Airways Flight 104

    18 May 1955 · Mawenzi Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) · 20 fatal · not on the map

  13. Air India Flight 300

    11 Apr 1955 · off the Natuna Islands, Indonesia · 16 fatal

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  14. 1955 MacArthur Airport United Air Lines crash

    4 Apr 1955 · Long Island MacArthur Airport, Ronkonkoma, New York, United States · 3 fatal

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  15. Pan Am Flight 845/26

    26 Mar 1955 · Pacific Ocean 35 miles (56 km) West of Oregon, United States · 4 fatal

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  16. US military aircraft crash in Naguwashi Village, Saitama Prefecture

    24 Mar 1955 · Shimo-Kosaka district, Naguwashi Village, Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan · 4 fatal

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  17. 1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash

    22 Mar 1955 · Pali Kea Peak, Waianae Range, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, United States · 66 fatal

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  18. American Airlines Flight 711

    20 Mar 1955 · 0.25 miles from Springfield Municipal Airport, Greene County, Missouri, United States · 13 fatal

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  19. TWA Flight 260

    19 Feb 1955 · Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States · 16 fatal

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  20. Sabena Flight 503

    13 Feb 1955 · Monte Terminillo, Rieti, Italy · 29 fatal

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  21. 1955 Cincinnati mid-air collision

    12 Jan 1955 · Boone County, Kentucky · 15 fatal

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  22. 1955 RAF Shackleton aircraft disappearance

    11 Jan 1955 · Atlantic Ocean · 18 fatal

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