Aviation Accidents in 1956

Incidents

182

Fatalities

1,302

182 incidents·

1956United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-121C Super ConstellationSaudi Arabia

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1956Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.Howard Super VenturaUnited States of America

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1956Austin AirwaysCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A)Canada

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1956Linee Aeree Italiane - LAIDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Italy

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1956Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JATConvair CV-340-58Germany

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1956United States Steel CorporationLockheed 18-56-23 LodestarUnited States of America

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Somalia

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1956Zantop Air TransportCurtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoUnited States of America

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1956Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterCanada

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1956Royal Jordanian Air Force - RJAFVickers 610 Viking 1BSyria

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1956Phillips Petroleum CompanyLockheed 18-14 LodestarUnited States of America

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1956Air FranceVickers 708 ViscountFrance

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1956Aerovias Sud AmericanaCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoAtlantic Ocean

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1956Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAFBristol 170 Freighter 31MMalaysia

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1956Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCALCanadair DC-4M2 North StarCanada

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1956Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1956Agencia Interamericana de Aviación - AIDABoeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A)Colombia

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1956AvroAvro Shackleton MR.3United Kingdom

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIAntarctica

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Yemen

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1956Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAVLockheed L-749-79 ConstellationVenezuela

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFLockheed Neptune MR.1United Kingdom

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1956Linee Aeree Italiane - LAIDouglas DC-6BFrance

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1956CSA Ceskoslovenské AerolinieIlyushin Il-12BSwitzerland

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malaysia

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1956Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-14Russia

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1956Aerolineas del Pacifico - ARPADouglas C-49G-DO (DC-3)Colombia

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1956Guest Aerovias MexicoDouglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4)Nicaragua

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1956Trans World Airlines - TWAMartin 4-0-4United States of America

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1956Republic of China Air Force - ROCAFCurtiss C-46 CommandoChina

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1956United States NavyMartin P5M-1 MarlinAtlantic Ocean

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1956Braathens SAFEde Havilland DH-114 Heron 2BNorway

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1956BritaviaHandley Page HP.81 Hermes IVAUnited Kingdom

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1956Sociedad de Transportes Aéreos - ALACurtiss C-46D-15-CU CommandoPanama

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1956Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1956SAIDE- Serv. Aériens Intercontinent. d'EgypteFiat G.212CPEgypt

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1956South African Air Force - SAAFShort Sunderland GR.5South Africa

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1956Secrétariat Général à l'Aviation Civile et Comm. - SGACCHurel-Dubois HD.321Brazil

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFShort Sunderland Mk IIIUnited Kingdom

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1956Egyptian Air ForceIlyushin Il-14Egypt

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1956United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1956Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1956National AirlinesLockheed 18-50 LodestarUnited States of America

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1956Indian AirlinesDouglas DC-3India

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1956United States NavyLockheed P2V-2N NeptuneAntarctica

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1956Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-29Pacific Ocean

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1956Ejército del AireJunkers Ju-52/3mSpain

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1956Ministerio de AgriculturaJunkers Ju-52/3mArgentina

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1956United States NavyDouglas R6D-1 (DC-6)Atlantic Ocean

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFLockheed Neptune MR.1United Kingdom

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1956Central African AirwaysVickers 610 Viking 1BZimbabwe

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIUnited States of America

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1956MisrairVickers 739 ViscountEgypt

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1956AviacoSNCASE SE.161 LanguedocSpain

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1956Maritime Central AirwaysAvro 685 York C.1Canada

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Philippines

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1956Aquila AirwaysShorts S.45 Solent 3Italy

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47A (DC-3)United States of America

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1956World Wide AirwaysCurtiss C-46D-10-CU CommandoCanada

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1956United States NavyLockheed WV-3 Super ConstellationPacific Ocean

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1956Persian Air ServicesAvro 685 York C.1United Kingdom

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1956Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2TRussia

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Germany

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1956TransAirAvro 685 York C.1Canada

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1956GUSMP, Directorate of Polar AviationLisunov Li-2Russia

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1956Jordan International AirlinesCurtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoJordan

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1956Polyarnaya AviatsiyaIlyushin Il-12PRussia

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1956Loide Aéreo NacionalDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Brazil

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1India

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1956UnknownConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaTaiwan

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1956Foshing AirlinesConsolidated 28-5MC Canso ATaiwan

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1956Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPALDouglas DC-6BUnited States of America

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1956Aigle Azur Extrême Orientde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterLaos

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1956Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LABDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Bolivia

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1956Maritime Central AirwaysConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaCanada

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIUnited States of America

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1956Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2TRussia

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIBahamas

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1956Union of Burma AirwaysDouglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)Myanmar

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1956Sky SprayFairchild C-82A-20-FA PacketUnited States of America

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1956BritaviaHandley Page HP.81 Hermes IVAPakistan

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Yemen

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1956United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1956Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2TRussia

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1956United States NavyDouglas R4D-1 (DC-3)United States of America

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1956Aerolineas ArgentinasDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Argentina

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1956SwissairConvair CV-440-11Ireland

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-118A (DC-6)United States of America

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1956TICALConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaBrazil

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1956Força Aérea Brasileira - FABDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)Brazil

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1956United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97E StratofreighterCanada

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1956TransAirCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoCanada

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1956Czechoslovak Air ForceDouglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)Slovakia

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1956US Navy (USN)de Havilland Canada U-1B (DHC-3 Otter)Antarctica

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1956Trans World Airlines - TWALockheed L-1049-54-80 Super ConstellationUnited States of America

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1956United AirlinesDouglas DC-7United States of America

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1956Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAAVickers 615 Viking 1BArgentina

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1956United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97G StratofreighterUnited States of America

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1956British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOACCanadair C-4 ArgonautNigeria

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1956Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAVLockheed L-1049E-55 Super ConstellationAtlantic Ocean

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1956Johnson Flying ServiceFord 4-AT-E Tri-MotorUnited States of America

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1956L'Armée de L'AirDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Algeria

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1956TransAirBristol 170 Freighter 31Canada

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIMarshall Islands

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malaysia

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1956Air LaosBristol 170 Freighter 31ELaos

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1956Pacific Western AirlinesBristol 170 Freighter 31Canada

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1956AviatecaDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Guatemala

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1956Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota IIIIndia

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1956Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Nepal

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1956Crane Co.Lockheed VenturaUnited States of America

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1956VASP - Viação Aérea São PauloDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)Brazil

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1956Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAAVickers 610 Viking 1BArgentina

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1956Scottish AirlinesAvro 685 York C.1United Kingdom

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1956AeroflotIlyushin Il-12 ?Germany

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1956United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97 StratotankerUnited States of America

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1956Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-14Georgia

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1956British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOACAvro 685 York C.1Libya

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1956Panair do BrasilBoeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A)Brazil

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1956USAF - 58th Air Rescue SquadronGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossLibya

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1956Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFde Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3)Canada

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.2Yemen

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIUnited States of America

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1956United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarJapan

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1956TransAirCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoCanada

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1956Northwest Orient AirlinesBoeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-30United States of America

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1956Trans World Airlines - TWAMartin 4-0-4United States of America

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1956Royal Thai Air Force - RTAFDouglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)Thailand

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1956National Air OperatorsDouglas C-47A-60-DL (DC-3)India

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1956StarwaysDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)United Kingdom

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1956Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)India

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1956Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAADouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)Argentina

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1956Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarCanada

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1956Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFCanadair C-54GM North StarCanada

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1956Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterAntarctica

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1956Flying Tiger LineCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoCanada

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1956L'Armée de L'AirDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Mali

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varsity T.1United Kingdom

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1956United States Air Force - USAFGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossCanada

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Japan

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1956SkywaysHandley Page HP.81 Hermes IVCyprus

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIAtlantic Ocean

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Malaysia

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1956Armada Argentina, Comando de Aviación NavalDouglas C-54A-5-DC (DC-4)Argentina

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1956Pakistan International Airlines - PIADouglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3)Pakistan

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1956Syrian AirwaysDouglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)Syria

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1956United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)Spain

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1956Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux - TAIDouglas DC-6BEgypt

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1956Capital AirlinesVickers 744 ViscountUnited States of America

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1956Scottish AirlinesAvro 685 York C.1Malta

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1956Kuwait National AirwaysDouglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)Saudi Arabia

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1956United States NavyDouglas R5D-2 (DC-4)United States of America

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Valetta C.1Vietnam

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1956Eastern Air LinesMartin 4-0-4United States of America

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1956Saudi Arabian AirlinesDouglas DC-3Saudi Arabia

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1956United States Armyde Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3)Canada

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1956Dorval Air TransportDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Canada

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1956Maritime Central AirwaysBristol 170 Freighter 31Canada

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1956Royal Hellenic Air ForceDouglas Dakota IV (DC-3)Greece

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1956United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarFrance

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1956United States Navyde Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)Antarctica

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1956United States NavyLockheed P2V-2 NeptuneVenezuela

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1956United States Marine CorpsFairchild R4Q-2 Flying Boxcar (C-119F)United States of America

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1956United States Navyde Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)Antarctica

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1956Ejército del AireCASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)Spain

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1956Air FranceDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)France

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1956Cities Service Co.Spartan VenturaUnited States of America

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1956L'Armée de L'AirNord 2501 NoratlasAlgeria

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1956L'Armée de L'AirNord 2501 NoratlasAlgeria

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1956Air FranceDouglas C-47A-15-DL (DC-3)France

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1956Maritime Central AirwaysAvro 685 York C.1Canada

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1956AviancaDouglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)Colombia

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1956British European Airways - BEAVickers 701 ViscountUnited Kingdom

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1956CSA Ceskoslovenské AerolinieDouglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3)Slovakia

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1956QuebecairDouglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)Canada

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFLockheed Neptune MR.1Malta

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1956Ansett-ANADouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Australia

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1956L'Armée de L'AirNord 2501 NoratlasAlgeria

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1956Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Marathon T.2United Kingdom

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1956United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119 Flying BoxcarJapan

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1956Força Aérea PortuguesaJunkers Ju-52/3mgePortugal

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1956Armada Argentina, Comando de Aviación NavalDouglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)Argentina

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Countries

United States of America29
Canada22
United Kingdom11
Russia8
Argentina7
Brazil6
Antarctica6
Atlantic Ocean5

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