Aviation Accidents in 1952 | CrashAtlas

Aviation Accidents in 1952

Incidents

215

Fatalities

1,451

215 incidents·

1952Royal Hellenic Air ForceDouglas C-47DSouth Korea

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1952Iranian AirwaysDouglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)Iran

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1952AVENSADouglas C-53-DO (DC-3)Venezuela

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1952Royal Hellenic Air ForceDouglas C-47DSouth Korea

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1952Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

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1952Syrian AirwaysDouglas DC-3Syria

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Japan

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIUnited States of America

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1952Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLDConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaLebanon

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Morocco

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1952Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1952Magyar Légierö - Hungarian Air ForceLisunov Li-2PHungary

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Republic of China Air Force - ROCAFCurtiss C-46 CommandoTaiwan

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1952Cubana de AviaciónDouglas DC-4Bermuda

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1952Air FranceAmiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)Madagascar

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1952Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2TRussia

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Czechoslovak Air ForceDouglas DC-3CCzechia

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Civil Air TransportDouglas C-47 (DC-3)China

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-54G (DC-4)United States of America

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1952Surrey Flying ServiceAvro 685 York IUnited Kingdom

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1952Aero-Nord SwedenLockheed 18-56-23 LodestarSweden

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1United Kingdom

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIUnited States of America

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1952TABSOLisunov Li-2PBulgaria

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1952United States NavyLockheed P2V-4 NeptuneAtlantic Ocean

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1952CAACCurtiss C-46D CommandoChina

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1952Armada de Republica Dominicana, Cuerpo de Aviación NavalConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaDominican Republic

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C-25-FA Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1952France-Hydro, lsf Scandinavian Airlines System - SASShort S.25 Sandringham 6Central African Republic

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1952United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46D-15-CU CommandoSouth Korea

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C-22-FA Flying BoxcarSouth Korea

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1952Türk Hava KuvvetleriDouglas C-47A (DC-3)Turkey

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1952Soviet Ministry of Internal AffairsLisunov Li-2Russia

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFDouglas Dakota IV (DC-3)Sudan

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1952Bharat AirwaysDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)India

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1952Union Aéromaritime de TransportDouglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)Chad

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1952United States NavyConsolidated PBY-6A CatalinaGuam

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1952Mark Hurd Mapping CompanyBoeing B-17GUnited States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C-22-FA Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varsity T.1United Kingdom

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1952Ansett Flying Boat ServiceShort S.25 Sandringham 4Australia

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1952Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLDConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1952Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1952Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAAVickers 615 Viking 1BArgentina

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1952L'Armée de L'AirSNCASE SE.161 LanguedocFrance

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1952Orient AirwaysDouglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)India

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1952Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2PRussia

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1952L'Armée de L'AirAmiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)Vietnam

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1952United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46D-10-CU CommandoSouth Korea

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1952L'Armée de L'AirJunkers Ju-52/3mAlgeria

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1952SATEPALockheed 14-H2 Super ElectraFrance

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1952Aerovias BrasilDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Brazil

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarJapan

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFAvro Shackleton MR.1United Kingdom

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1952United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneMalta

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas EC-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952LOT Polskie Linie LotniczeLisunov Li-2PPoland

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1952Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12Russia

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1952Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation DirectorateDouglas TS-62 (DC-3)Russia

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1952MaszovletLisunov Li-2PHungary

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1952Polyarnaya AviatsiyaAntonov An-2TRussia

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Tanzania

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1952Royal Pakistan Air ForceBristol 170 Freighter 21PPakistan

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47A (DC-3)France

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.2Greenland

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1952Kalinga AirlinesDouglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3)Sudan

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1952South African Airways - SAADouglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)South Africa

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)Greenland

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1952Transportes Aéreos Tampico - TATDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Mexico

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1952Phoenix AirlinesDouglas DC-2-115BSudan

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)France

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1952UK Ministry of SupplyVickers 630 ViscountSudan

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1952Royal Pakistan Air ForceBristol 170 Freighter 21PPakistan

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1952AirworkHandley Page HP.81 Hermes IVAItaly

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1952Eagle Aviation Ltd.Avro 685 York C.1Germany

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Magyar Légierö - Hungarian Air ForceLisunov Li-2THungary

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)South Korea

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1United Kingdom

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1United Kingdom

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1952Viaçao Aérea Santos DumontDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)Brazil

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1952Transportes Aéreos NacionalesDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)Brazil

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malaysia

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1952MisrairSNCASE SE.161 LanguedocEgypt

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1952Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFDouglas C-47B Dakota IVP (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Tropic AirwaysDouglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)Mediterranean Sea

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119B Flying BoxcarJapan

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1952CrewsairVickers 498 Viking 1AMalta

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarJapan

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1952AirworkHandley Page HP.81 Hermes IVAFrance

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1952L'Armée de L'AirAmiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)Laos

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1952Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFDouglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)Canada

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1952Aeroflot / LatviaLisunov Li-2Latvia

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1952LOT Polskie Linie LotniczeIlyushin Il-12BPoland

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)South Korea

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1952Força Aérea Brasileira - FABDouglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)Brazil

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1952United States NavyConsolidated PBY CatalinaUnited States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-82A PacketUnited States of America

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1952Ejército del AireCASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)Spain

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1952Nord AviationNord 2501 NoratlasFrance

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malaysia

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Sudan

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1952United States Marine CorpsFairchild R4Q-1 Flying Boxcar (C-119C)United States of America

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFAvro Shackleton MR.1United Kingdom

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Svensk Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force)Consolidated Tp 47 Canso (PBY-5A)Atlantic Ocean

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1Malta

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1952Svensk Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force)Douglas Tp 79 (C-47-DL)Atlantic Ocean

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1952China Air Force - 13th Division, 37th RegimentCurtiss C-46China

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1952United States NavyLockheed P2V-2 NeptuneUnited States of America

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1952British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOACHandley Page HP.81 Hermes IVMauritania

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1952Loide Aéreo NacionalCurtiss C-46A-60-CK CommandoBrazil

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1952LOT Polskie Linie LotniczeLisunov Li-2TPoland

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1952Maritime Central AirwaysBoeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A)Canada

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1952USAF - 6th Air Rescue Squadron/Flight EGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossIceland

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1952VASP - Viação Aérea São PauloDouglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3)Brazil

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1952Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)Douglas C-47B Dakota III (DC-3)Canada

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1952Fred Olsen FlyveselskapDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)Norway

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1952Société des Transports Aériens d'Extrême-OrientDouglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)Vietnam

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1952Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)Belgium

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1952Deccan AirwaysDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)India

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1952United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46D CommandoJapan

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1952Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26Brazil

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)South Korea

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarJapan

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1952Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12PRussia

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Robin Airlines, lsf Air ChartersCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1952436 (Tuskers) Sqn RCAFDouglas Dakota III (DC-3)Canada

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1952United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneUnited States of America

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1952Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV)Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Venezuela

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1952Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Douglas DC-4Puerto Rico

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1952Kalinga AirlinesDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)India

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1952Japan Air Lines - JAL, lsf Northwest Orient AirlinesMartin 2-0-2Japan

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47A (DC-3)United States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-54D (DC-4)United States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)Lebanon

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1952Air FranceSNCASE SE.161/P7 LanguedocFrance

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1952United States NavyDouglas R4D-5 (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12PRussia

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1952US Airlines, lsf United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIUnited States of America

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1952Fred Olsen FlyveselskapDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)France

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1952Philippine Air LinesDouglas C-47A-DL (DC-3)Philippines

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1952TACA de VenezuelaDouglas DC-3Venezuela

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas SC-47AGreenland

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1952Braniff International AirwaysDouglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4)United States of America

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1952Société Africaine des Transports Tropicaux - SATTLockheed 18-07-01 LodestarMali

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1952KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesLockheed L-749A-79-33 ConstellationThailand

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1952KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesDouglas DC-6Germany

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1952Maritime Central AirwaysDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Canada

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1952United States NavyCurtiss R-5C-1 (C-46)United States of America

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1Egypt

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFShort Sunderland MR.5United Kingdom

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952AéronavaleAmiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)Algeria

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varsity T.1United Kingdom

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1952Air Charter Ltd.Avro 685 York IGermany

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1952Philippine Air LinesDouglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)Philippines

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)France

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Türk Hava KuvvetleriDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Turkey

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)Switzerland

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1952Air FranceSNCASE SE.161/P7 LanguedocFrance

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malaysia

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1952Ejército del AireCASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)Spain

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1952Panair do BrasilDouglas DC-3A-393Brazil

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47D (DC-3)Canada

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1952Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1United Kingdom

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)United States of America

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1952VarigCurtiss C-46A-25-CU CommandoBrazil

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Sudan

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1952United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46D-15-CU CommandoSouth Korea

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1952Société de Transports Aériens Alpes Provence-STAAPConsolidated LB.30 Liberator IICameroon

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1952Deccan AirwaysDouglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)India

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1952United States NavyLockheed P2V-3W NeptuneUnited States of America

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1952Hunting Air TransportVickers 614 Viking 1Italy

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1952National AirlinesDouglas DC-6United States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)South Korea

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1952United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46D-10-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1952Indian National AirwaysDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)India

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1952SabenaDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Congo (Democratic Republic)

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1952United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46D-20-CU CommandoJapan

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1952IndamerLockheed 18-56 LodestarUnited States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-82A PacketGermany

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1952Seaboard & Western Airlines, lsf LoftleidirDouglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4)Italy

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1952USAF - 580th Air Resupply SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossUnited States of America

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1952American AirlinesConvair CV-240-0United States of America

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1952Republic of China Air Force - ROCAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Taiwan

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1952AerodexLockheed 18-56-23 LodestarUnited States of America

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1952United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46D-5-CU CommandoSouth Korea

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1952Northwest Orient AirlinesDouglas C-54E-5-DO (DC-4)Canada

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Egypt

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C-16-FA Flying BoxcarSouth Korea

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1952USAF - 3rd Air Rescue Squadron/Det.1Grumman SA-16A AlbatrossSouth Korea

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1952Northeast AirlinesConvair CV-240-13United States of America

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1952General AirwaysDouglas C-47A-DK (DC-3)United States of America

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1952Aer LingusDouglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota 3United Kingdom

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1952Aeroflot / AzerbaijanLisunov Li-2Russia

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1952United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)United Kingdom

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1952United States NavyLockheed P2V-2 NeptuneUnited Kingdom

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1952United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1952Air FranceAmiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)Madagascar

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1952Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C Mk 1Singapore

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1952Caribbean International AirwaysConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaCayman Islands

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Countries

United States of America44
South Korea13
United Kingdom13
Russia12
France10

Brazil

9

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