Aviation Accidents in 1955

Incidents

181

Fatalities

1,134

181 incidents·

1955Southwest AirwaysMartin 2-0-2United States of America

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1955Gulf Oil CorporationLockheed 18-56-23 LodestarUnited States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955Manx AirlinesDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Germany

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1955Spartan Air ServicesConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaUnited Kingdom

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFAvro Shackleton MR.2United Kingdom

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1955United States Navyde Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)Antarctica

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1955Eastern Air LinesLockheed L-749A ConstellationUnited States of America

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1955Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Kazakhstan

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1955Ejército del AireCASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)Spain

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1955Riddle AirlinesCurtiss C-46F CommandoUnited States of America

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1955Air AlgérieLockheed L-749A ConstellationAlgeria

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1955SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SADouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)Honduras

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1955Butler Air TransportDouglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)Australia

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-54M (DC-4)Morocco

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1955Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1955Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1955United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneUnited States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFBristol 170 Freighter 31MFrance

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1955Ejército del AireCASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)Spain

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1955Cruzeiro do SulDouglas C-47B-28-DK (DC-3)Brazil

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarJapan

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1955Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

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1955121 (C) Sqn RCAFCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A)Canada

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47DIceland

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIJapan

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1955Peninsular Air TransportDouglas C-54-DO (DC-4)United States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas MC-54M (DC-4)United States of America

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1955Allegheny AirlinesMartin 2-0-2United States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarPacific Ocean

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1955230 Sqn RAFShort Sunderland MR Mk 5United Kingdom

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1955United AirlinesDouglas DC-6BUnited States of America

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1955United States NavyMartin PBM-5 MarinerPanama

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1955Maritime Central AirwaysDouglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)Canada

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFLockheed Neptune MR.1Atlantic Ocean

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1955Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JATConvair CV-340-58Austria

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1955Iraqi AirwaysVickers 644 Viking 1BIraq

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1955United AirlinesDouglas DC-4United States of America

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.2Cyprus

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1955Faucett PerúDouglas C-54A-1-DC (DC-4)Peru

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Yemen

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1955Associated AirwaysAvro 685 York C.1Canada

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1955Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas SC-47DUnited States of America

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1955Flying Tiger LineDouglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)Pacific Ocean

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1955British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOACCanadair C-4 ArgonautLibya

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1955Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LABBoeing B-17FBolivia

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1955Air FranceDouglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)France

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1955United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97F StratofreighterUnited States of America

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1United Kingdom

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1955Transaéreos de la Corporación Boliviana de FomentoCurtiss C-46A-5-CK CommandoBolivia

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1955Pacific Western AirlinesBristol 170 Freighter 31Canada

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1955Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12PRussia

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1955Persian Air ServicesAvro 685 York C.1Iran

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1United Kingdom

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1955France-HydroLatécoère 631Cameroon

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1955Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAFHandley Page HastingsAustralia

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1955Currey Air TransportDouglas R4D-1 (DC-3)United States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFKaiser-Frazer C-119F Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIUnited States of America

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1955Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LABBoeing B-17GBolivia

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1955Union of Burma AirwaysDouglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)Myanmar

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1955Kalinga AirlinesDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Nepal

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1955Cruzeiro do SulDouglas DC-3ABrazil

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1955USAF - 59Grumman SA-16A AlbatrossPortugal

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1955United States Air Force - USAFKaiser-Frazer C-119F Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas SC-47AUnited States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarGermany

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarGermany

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1955Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-14Russia

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Egypt

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1955American AirlinesConvair CV-240-0United States of America

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1955Pacific Western AirlinesGrumman G-73 MallardCanada

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Yemen

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)Mediterranean Sea

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1955El Al Israel AirlinesLockheed L-149 ConstellationBulgaria

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.2United Kingdom

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1955123 (S&R) Flt RCAFCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)Canada

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1955Braniff International AirwaysConvair CV-340-32United States of America

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1955Lineas Aéreas Unidas SA - LAUSADouglas DC-2-243Mexico

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1955Lineas Interamericana AéreaCurtiss C-46 CommandoVenezuela

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varsity T.1United Kingdom

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1955Servicios Aéreos de ChiapasFord 5-AT-D Tri-MotorMexico

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1955Polyarnaya AviatsiyaIlyushin Il-12Russia

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1955Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2Russia

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1955L'Armée de L'AirDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Vietnam

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)United States of America

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1955Ejército del AireCASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)Morocco

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1955Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

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1955Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

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1955United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneUnited States of America

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1955World Wide AirwaysCurtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoCanada

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1955Tigres VoladoresCurtiss C-46 CommandoMexico

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1955Panair do BrasilLockheed L-149 ConstellationParaguay

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1955Transportes Aéreos Peruanos - TAPSALockheed 14-H2 Super ElectraPeru

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1955Associated AirwaysLockheed 14-08 Super ElectraCanada

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFShort Sunderland MR.5United Kingdom

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1955Union Aéromaritime de TransportDouglas C-54A-5-DC (DC-4)Chad

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Belgium

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1955Associated AirwaysAvro 685 York C.1Canada

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1955Polyarnaya AviatsiyaLisunov Li-2Arctic Ocean

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Egypt

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1955Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAVDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Venezuela

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1955Aerolineas ArgentinasDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Argentina

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1955Ejército del AireCASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)Spain

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1955East African Airways Corp. - EAACDouglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3)Tanzania

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIGreenland

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1955Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese Air Force)Douglas C-47 (DC-3)Thailand

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1955Aeroflot / UkraineLisunov Li-2Ukraine

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)United States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97G StratofreighterAtlantic Ocean

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IICanada

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1955RANSA - Rutas Aéreas Nacionales SACurtiss C-46D-10-CU CommandoVenezuela

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varsity T.1France

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1955Union Aéromaritime de Transportde Havilland DH-114 Heron 1BCameroon

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarFrance

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarFrance

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarJapan

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1955United States Marine CorpsFairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (R4Q-2)Canada

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas SC-47D (DC-3)Greenland

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1955LOT Polskie Linie LotniczeLisunov Li-2PPoland

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1955Arctic WingsAvro 685 York C.1Canada

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1955Air-IndiaLockheed L-749A ConstellationIndonesia

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1955Associated AirwaysAvro 685 York C.1Canada

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1955United States NavyMartin P5M-1 MarlinUnited States of America

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1955British European Airways - BEAAirspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2Germany

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1955United AirlinesDouglas DC-6United States of America

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1955Companhia Itaú de Transportes AéreosCurtiss C-46A-60-CK CommandoBrazil

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1955Aaxico AirlinesCurtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malaysia

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFAvro 691 Lancastrian C.2United Kingdom

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1955Airways (India)Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)India

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varsity T.1United Kingdom

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1955Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26Pacific Ocean

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1955United States NavyDouglas R6D-1 (DC-6)United States of America

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1955American AirlinesConvair CV-240-0United States of America

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1955Air FranceDouglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)France

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1955Gendarmerie NationaleAmiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52)France

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1955Central African AirwaysVickers 616 Viking 1BZimbabwe

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1955Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMIDouglas C-53D-DO (DC-3)Kenya

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1955Air LaosDouglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)Laos

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1955Ejército del AireCASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)Spain

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955AviancaDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)Colombia

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1955Mexicana de AviaciónDouglas DC-3A-228DMexico

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119B Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955J. PasquelLockheed 18 LodestarMexico

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-54D-15-DC (DC-4)Taiwan

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1955REAL Transportes AéreosDouglas DC-3ABrazil

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)United States of America

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1955GUSMP, Directorate of Polar AviationIlyushin Il-12Russia

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-118A (DC-6)Iceland

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.2United Kingdom

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarJapan

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1955Central African AirwaysDouglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)Zimbabwe

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1955Sociedad de Transportes Aéreos - ALAConsolidated Liberator C Mk VIChile

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1955Trans World Airlines - TWAMartin 4-0-4United States of America

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1955United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneUnited States of America

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1955SabenaDouglas DC-6Italy

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1955West African Airways CorpBristol 170 Freighter 21ENigeria

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1955Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)India

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1955Agencia Interamericana de Aviación - AIDAConsolidated PBY-5 CatalinaColombia

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)Japan

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1955United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-54G-5-DO (DC-4)Atlantic Ocean

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1955Aeroflot / UkraineLisunov Li-2TUkraine

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1955Resort AirlinesCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1955Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)India

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1955USAF - 26th Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossColombia

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1955United States NavyLockheed C-121J Super ConstellationAtlantic Ocean

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1955Hydro-Electric Power Commission of OntarioGrumman G-73 MallardCanada

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1955Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1955Trans World Airlines - TWAMartin 2-0-2AUnited States of America

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1955Castleton IncDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)United States of America

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1955Royal Air Force - RAFAvro Shackleton MR.2Atlantic Ocean

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1955United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1955National AirlinesLockheed 18-50 LodestarUnited States of America

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Countries

United States of America43
Canada14
United Kingdom11
Russia9
France7
India6
Mexico5
Atlantic Ocean5

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