Aviation Accidents in 1953

Incidents

235

Fatalities

1,467

235 incidents·

1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)United States of America

fatalities

1953Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFCanadair C-54GM North StarCanada

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1953L'Armée de L'AirNord 2501 NoratlasFrance

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFShort Sunderland GR.5Japan

fatalities

1953Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFCanadair C-54GM North StarUnited States of America

fatalities

1953United States NavyLockheed P2V-3 NeptuneHong Kong

fatalities

1953United States NavyDouglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3)Northern Mariana Islands

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1953SabenaConvair CV-240-12Switzerland

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.2Malta

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1953MisrairVickers 634 Viking 1BEgypt

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1953AviatecaCurtiss C-46D-15-CU CommandoGuatemala

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1953Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-DK (DC-3)India

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1953Aeronorte - Empr. de Transpoeres Aéreos Norte do BrasilJunkers Ju-52/3mBrazil

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFAvro Shackleton MR.2United Kingdom

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1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1953Republic of China Air Force - ROCAFCurtiss C-46 CommandoTaiwan

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1953AviacoBristol 170 Freighter 21Spain

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1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C-26-FA Flying BoxcarFrance

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1953United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46D-10-CU CommadoJapan

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Libya

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1953Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBristol 170 Freighter 21EAustralia

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)United States of America

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1953United States NavyConsolidated PBY-6A CatalinaPacific Ocean

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1953United States Air Force - USAFKaiser-Frazer C-119F Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1953USAF - 88th Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossAtlantic Ocean

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1953China Air ForceIlyushin Il-12China

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1953Lineas Aéreas del Estado - LADEJunkers Ju-52/3msaiArgentina

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Singapore

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1953Royal Pakistan Air ForceBristol 170 Freighter 21PPakistan

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)United States of America

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1953Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12PRussia

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1953Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LABDouglas DC-3-314Bolivia

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1953Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Ukraine

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1953Força Aérea Brasileira - FABConsolidated PA-10 Catalina (PBY-5)Brazil

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1953British Commonwealth Pacific AirwaysDouglas DC-6United States of America

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1953Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12Russia

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1953United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneJapan

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1953Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1953Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex)Douglas DC-3Mexico

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1953United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneIceland

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1953Eastern Air LinesLockheed L-749A ConstellationUnited States of America

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1953L'Armée de L'AirDouglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)Vietnam

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1953United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneBermuda

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1953Service Impérial de Liaisons Aériennes - SILADouglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)Vietnam

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1953Aerolineas ArgentinasDouglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)Argentina

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1953SabenaConvair CV-240-12Germany

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1953Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12PRussia

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1953Air MarocSNCASO SO.30P BretagneMorocco

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Jordan

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1953United States NavyLockheed P2V-3 NeptuneMorocco

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1United Kingdom

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1953Resort Airlines, lsf United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1953USAF - 59th Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossIndian Ocean

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malaysia

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3)France

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1953TexacoCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)Colombia

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1953Devlet Hava Yollari - DHYDouglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)Turkey

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1953North Star Airlines, lsf Caribbean-American AirlinesCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1953AviancaDouglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)Colombia

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1953USAF - 46th Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossBermuda

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1953American AirlinesConvair CV-240-0United States of America

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1953Transportes Aéreos Mexicanos - TAMSADouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Mexico

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1953Loide Aéreo NacionalCurtiss C-46A-1-CU CommandoBrazil

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1953Belgische LuchtmachtDouglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)Congo (Democratic Republic)

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1953Força Aérea Brasileira - FABDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Brazil

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1953TACA de HondurasDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)Honduras

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1953Northwest Orient AirlinesLockheed L-1049 Super ConstellationUnited States of America

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1953United States NavyDouglas R6D-1 (DC-6)Bermuda

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1953Força Aérea Brasileira - FABDouglas C-47A-DL (DC-3)Brazil

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1953Air FranceLockheed L-749A ConstellationFrance

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1953Regina Cargo AirlinesDouglas C-49K (DC-3)United States of America

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1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119B Flying BoxcarPhilippines

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1953REAL Transportes AéreosDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Brazil

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1953United States Air Force - USAFBoeing C-97G StratofreighterIceland

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1953Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1953Aerovias ContrerasCurtiss C-46A-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1953Johnson Flying ServiceFord 5-AT-B Tri-MotorUnited States of America

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1953Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1953United States NavyDouglas R6D-1 (DC-6)United States of America

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1953British European Airways - BEAVickers 610 Viking 1BFrance

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1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C-22-FA Flying BoxcarLibya

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1953China Air ForceCurtiss C-46China

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1953Ministerio de AgriculturaJunkers Ju-52/3mArgentina

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Jordan

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1953Union of Burma AirwaysHandley Page HPR.1 Marathon 1AMyanmar

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1953Air FranceLockheed L-749A ConstellationTurkey

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1953Orient AirwaysDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)United Arab Emirates

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1953State of VietnamDouglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3)Vietnam

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Egypt

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1953Soviet NavyIlyushin Il-12China

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1Hong Kong

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)South Korea

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1953British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOACde Havilland DH-106 Comet 1India

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1953Ministerio de AgriculturaJunkers Ju-52/3mgeArgentina

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1953Aerolineas ArgentinasDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Argentina

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1953USAF - 83rd Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossFrance

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1Mediterranean Sea

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1953Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFCanadair C-54GM North StarCanada

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1953Dalstroi AviationLisunov Li-2TRussia

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)Greenland

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1953Southern Air Transport, lsf United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1953United States NavyFairchild R4Q-2 Flying Boxcar (C-119F)United States of America

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1953South African Air Force - SAAFDouglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)South Africa

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1953Johnson Flying ServiceFord 4-AT-E Tri-MotorUnited States of America

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1953United States NavyMartin P5M-1 MarlinAtlantic Ocean

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1953Transocean Air LinesDouglas DC-6Pacific Ocean

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Norway

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1953United States NavyLockheed R7V-1 Super ConstellationUnited States of America

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1953United States Coast GuardConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaUnited States of America

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1953Aeroflot / TajikistanLisunov Li-2Tajikistan

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1953Adhemar de BarrosConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaBrazil

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1953USAF - 59th Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossSaudi Arabia

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)South Korea

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1953Iranian AirwaysDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Iran

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1953Western Air LinesDouglas DC-3AUnited States of America

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFShort Sunderland MR.5Philippines

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1953Union Aéromaritime de Transportde Havilland DH-106 Comet 1ASenegal

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1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C-15-FA Flying BoxcarJapan

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.2United Kingdom

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIJapan

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1953Panair do BrasilLockheed L-049 ConstellationBrazil

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)South Korea

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1953Aerolineas ArgentinasDouglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4)Argentina

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1953Aigle AzurDouglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)Laos

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Egypt

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1953Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSADouglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)Costa Rica

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1953LAN ChileLockheed 18-56-23 LodestarChile

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1953Aeroflot / GeorgiaIlyushin Il-12Georgia

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1953Lineas Aéreas del Estado - LADE, opb Fuerza Aérea ArgentinaVickers 615 Viking 1BArgentina

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1953USAF - 58th Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16B AlbatrossTunisia

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1953USAF - 6332nd ABWGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossJapan

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1953Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1953Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2TRussia

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1953Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAFBristol 170 Freighter 31MNew Zealand

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1953USAF - 41st Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossUnited States of America

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1953KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesConvair CV-240-4Netherlands

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1953Meteor Air TransportDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3C)United States of America

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1953Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1953Resort Airlines, lsf United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1953USAF - 6603rd Air Base WingGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossCanada

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1953Delta Air LinesDouglas DST-318 (DC-3)United States of America

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malta

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1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarGermany

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1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarGermany

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Israel

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFAvro Shackleton MR.2United Kingdom

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1953Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPALBoeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A)Canada

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1953AutrexAmiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)Vietnam

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1953Air-IndiaDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)India

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1953Air Services of IndiaDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)India

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta T.3Atlantic Ocean

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1953Northwest Agricultural AviationFord 5-AT-B Tri-MotorUnited States of America

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1953British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOACde Havilland DH-106 Comet 1India

fatalities

1953Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12PRussia

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)United States of America

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1953United States NavyDouglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3)United States of America

fatalities

1953American Air Transport, lsf United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1953BoeingBoeing KC-97 StratotankerUnited States of America

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1953Western Air LinesDouglas DC-6BUnited States of America

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1953Aigle AzurDouglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)Vietnam

fatalities

1953Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese Air Force)Douglas C-47 (DC-3)Myanmar

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1953Miami AirlineDouglas DC-3CUnited States of America

fatalities

1953Airways (India)Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)India

fatalities

1953Caribbean International AirwaysLockheed 18-56-23 LodestarJamaica

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1953Air FranceAmiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)Madagascar

fatalities

1953Air MarocSNCASO SO.30P BretagneFrance

fatalities

1953Central African AirwaysVickers 616 Viking 1BTanzania

fatalities

1953California Eastern AirwaysDouglas R5D-1 (DC-4)Pacific Ocean

fatalities

1953AREA EcuadorCurtiss C-46 CommandoPanama

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1953Transportes Aéreos Salvadorde Havilland DH-114 Heron 1BBrazil

fatalities

1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varisty T.1Cyprus

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1953Royal Air Force - RAFShort Sunderland GR.5Japan

fatalities

1953Transocean Air LinesDouglas C-54G-10-DO (DC-4)United States of America

fatalities

1953Aerovias Sud AmericanaCurtiss C-46A-50-CU CommandoUnited States of America

fatalities

1953Aigle AzurDouglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)Vietnam

fatalities

1953Transportes Aéreos CatarinenseDouglas C-47A-DK (DC-3)Brazil

fatalities

1953Orient AirwaysConvair CV-240-7India

fatalities

1953LOT Polskie Linie LotniczeDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Poland

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1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarSouth Korea

fatalities

1953UnknownJunkers Ju-52/3mArgentina

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Philippines

fatalities

1953Slick AirwaysCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

fatalities

1953Aeroflot / TurkmenistanLisunov Li-2Turkmenistan

fatalities

1953Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPALde Havilland DH-106 Comet 1APakistan

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFCurtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoUnited States of America

fatalities

1953United States NavyLockheed P2V-2 NeptuneAtlantic Ocean

fatalities

1953Republic of China Air Force - ROCAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Taiwan

fatalities

1953Türk Hava KuvvetleriDouglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)Turkey

fatalities

1953Lineas Interamericana AéreaCurtiss C-46 CommandoColombia

fatalities

1953National AirlinesDouglas DC-6Atlantic Ocean

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossJapan

fatalities

1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varsity T.1United Kingdom

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C-18-FA Flying BoxcarGermany

fatalities

1953Egyptian Air ForceCurtiss C-46D CommandoEgypt

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

fatalities

1953Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1953Union Aéromaritime de TransportDouglas C-54A-5-DC (DC-4)France

fatalities

1953Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMIFiat G.212Italy

fatalities

1953Koninklijke Luchtmacht - Klu (Royal Netherl. Air Force)Douglas C-47 (DC-3)Netherlands

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47A (DC-3)France

fatalities

1953Air Outre-MerDouglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)Vietnam

fatalities

1953United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneJapan

fatalities

1953Lineas Interamericana AéreaCurtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoColombia

fatalities

1953Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFDouglas C-47B Dakota III (DC-3)Canada

fatalities

1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta T.3United Kingdom

fatalities

1953Aquila AirwaysShort S.25 Sunderland 3United Kingdom

fatalities

1953Linee Aeree Italiane - LAIDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Italy

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1953Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12PRussia

fatalities

1953Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1953Dalstroi AviationLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1953Inter-Continental AirwaysLockheed L-049 ConstellationUnited States of America

fatalities

1953Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1953Aquila AirwaysShort S.25 Sunderland 3Portugal

fatalities

1953L'Armée de L'AirDouglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)Unknown country

fatalities

1953Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varisty T.1United Kingdom

fatalities

1953Silver City AirwaysBristol 170 Freighter 21Germany

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1953United States Coast GuardMartin PBM-5G MarinerChina

fatalities

1953United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneChina

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4)Canada

fatalities

1953USAF - 31st Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossPhilippines

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-82A PacketFrance

fatalities

1953204 Sqn RAFVickers Valetta C Mk 1Mediterranean Sea

fatalities

1953United States Air Force - USAFGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossSouth Korea

fatalities

1953Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1Egypt

fatalities

1953Dagens NyheterLockheed 18-56 LodestarSweden

fatalities

1953Union of Burma AirwaysDouglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)Myanmar

fatalities

1953Associated Air TransportCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

fatalities

1953Flying Tiger LineDouglas C-54B-10-DO (DC-4)United States of America

fatalities

1953British European Airways - BEAVickers 610 Viking 1BUnited Kingdom

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1953United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)United States of America

fatalities

1953Aer LingusDouglas DC-3DUnited Kingdom

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1953Jupiter AirwaysDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)India

fatalities

1953Hollinger Ungava TransportCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)Canada

fatalities

Countries

United States of America44
Russia16
France10
United Kingdom10
Brazil10
Japan9
India8
Argentina8

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