Aviation Accidents in 1959

Incidents

185

Fatalities

1,299

185 incidents·

1959Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LABDouglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)Bolivia

fatalities

1959United States NavyLockheed P2V-7 NeptuneUnited States of America

fatalities

1959Garuda Indonesia AirwaysDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Indonesia

fatalities

1959Indian Air Force - IAFFairchild C-119 Flying BoxcarIndia

fatalities

1959VASP - Viação Aérea São PauloVickers 827 ViscountBrazil

fatalities

1959Eagle Aviation Ltd.Vickers 635 Viking 1BMorocco

fatalities

1959AlitaliaVickers 785D ViscountItaly

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1959Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLDMartin PBM-5A MarinerIndonesia

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1959California AircraftConsolidated PBY-6A CatalinaUnited States of America

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1959Aeroflot / LithuaniaLisunov Li-2Lithuania

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1959United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97G StratofreighterUnited States of America

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1959Aeroflot / UzbekistanIlyushin Il-14PUzbekistan

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1959Scottish AirlinesScottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3Mozambique

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1959Ejército del AireGrumman SA-16B Albatross (HU-16)Spain

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1959Aerolineas ArgentinasConvair CV-240-6Argentina

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1959Sociedad Aeronautica Medellin - SAMCurtiss C-46A-40-CU CommandoColombia

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1959Comisión Federal de Electricidad - CFEDouglas DC-3Mexico

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1959Força Aérea Brasileira - FABDouglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)Brazil

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1959United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47D (DC-3)Norway

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1959Allegheny AirlinesMartin 2-0-2United States of America

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1959Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAVDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Venezuela

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1959Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-12Russia

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1959Soviet Air ForceAntonov An-12Russia

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1959Trans World Airlines - TWALockheed L-1049H Super ConstellationUnited States of America

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1959Navegação Aérea Brasileira - NABDouglas C-53-DO (DC-3)Brazil

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1959Força Aérea PortuguesaDouglas C-53D-DO (DC-3)Cape Verde

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1959Ariana Afghan AirlinesDouglas DC-4Lebanon

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1959Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1959National Airlines, lsf Delta Air LinesDouglas DC-7BAtlantic Ocean

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1959Aeroflot / UkraineAntonov An-10Ukraine

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1959Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAAMorane Saulnier MS.760 Paris IArgentina

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1959United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Taiwan

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1959National Aero Sales CompanyDouglas R4D-1 (DC-3)United States of America

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1959Wheeler AirlinesDouglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)Canada

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1959RNZAFShort S.25 Sunderland MR.5New Zealand

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1959Piedmont AirlinesDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)United States of America

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1959Olympic AirwaysDouglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)Greece

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1959Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Kazakhstan

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1959Pacific Air LinesDouglas DC-3United States of America

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1959Aeroflot / AzerbaijanIlyushin Il-14PRussia

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1959BoeingBoeing 707-227United States of America

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1959Royal Air Force - RAFVickers Varsity T.1United Kingdom

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1959United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-135A StratotankerUnited States of America

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1959Soviet Air ForceAntonov An-8Russia

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1959Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCALVickers 757 ViscountCanada

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1959Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1959Braniff International AirwaysLockheed L-188A ElectraUnited States of America

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1959Saudi Arabian AirlinesDouglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4)Saudi Arabia

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1959Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux - TAIDouglas DC-7CFrance

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1959Reeve Aleutian AirwaysDouglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)United States of America

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1959VASP - Viação Aérea São PauloSAAB Scandia 90A-1Brazil

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1959Força Aérea Brasileira - FABLockheed P-15 Neptune (P2V-5)Brazil

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1959Aigle Azur Extrême Orientde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterVietnam

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1959LuftwaffeNord 2501D NoratlasGermany

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1959United States NavyDouglas R4D-5 (DC-3)Antarctica

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1959Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Douglas DC-4Honduras

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1959AirnauticVickers 610 Viking 1BFrance

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1959Aaxico AirlinesCurtiss C-46F CommandoUnited States of America

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1959Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-18BRussia

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1959Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

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1959Aerolineas Argentinasde Havilland DH-106 Comet 4Paraguay

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1959Leeward Islands Air Transport - LIATde Havilland DH-114 Heron 2BSt. Kitts and Nevis

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1959Pacific Air LinesMartin 2-0-2AUnited States of America

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1959Transair Ltd.Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota 6Spain

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1959American AirlinesBoeing 707-123United States of America

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1959Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSADouglas DC-3A-414ACosta Rica

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1959Pakistan International Airlines - PIAVickers 815 ViscountPakistan

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1959Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1959Polyarnaya AviatsiyaLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1959Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAAVickers 610 Viking 1BArgentina

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1959Kalinga AirlinesDouglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)India

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1959Capital AirlinesDouglas DC-3-277CUnited States of America

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1959United States NavyLockheed R7V-2 Super ConstellationUnited States of America

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1959East Anglian Flying ServicesVickers 614 Viking 1United Kingdom

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1959LuftwaffeNord 2501D NoratlasTurkey

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1959United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97G StratofreighterUnited States of America

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1959Air-IndiaLockheed L-1049G Super ConstellationIndia

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1959Paraense Transportes AéreosCurtiss C-46A-40-CU CommandoBrazil

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1959Persian Air ServicesAvro 685 York C.1Kuwait

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1959Aerolineas ArgentinasDouglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)Argentina

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1959Aerolineas NacionalesCurtiss C-46 CommandoCosta Rica

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1959Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-29Japan

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1959United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIUnited States of America

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1959Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAADouglas C-47A-40-DL SkytrainArgentina

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1959Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1Maldives

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1959Austin AirwaysCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A)Canada

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1959Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)Canada

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1959Trans World Airlines - TWALockheed L-1649A StarlinerItaly

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1959GUSMP, Directorate of Polar AviationAntonov An-2TRussia

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1959AviancaDouglas DC-4Peru

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1959Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Douglas DC-6A/BIreland

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1959United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-135A StratotankerUnited States of America

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1959Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFCanadair C-54GM North StarGreece

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1959International Air ApplicatorsConsolidated P4Y-2 PrivateerUnited States of America

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1959Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLDMartin PBM-5A MarinerIndia

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1959United States Air Force - USAFDouglas SC-47AMediterranean Sea

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1959Royal Air Force - RAFde Havilland DH-106 Comet 2RUnited Kingdom

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1959Aerolineas NacionalesCurtiss C-46 CommandoNicaragua

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1959Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1Sudan

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1959Polyarnaya AviatsiyaLisunov Li-2TRussia

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1959Lineas Aéreas InterpolarCurtiss C-46A-50-CU CommandoPeru

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1959United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-130A HerculesJapan

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1959Pakistan International Airlines - PIAVickers 815 ViscountPakistan

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1959Aerolineas ArgentinasDouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)Argentina

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1959Transportes Aéreos Peruanos - TAPSACurtiss C-46A-40-CU CommandoPeru

fatalities

1959Capital AirlinesVickers 745D ViscountUnited States of America

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1959Capital AirlinesLockheed L-049E-46 ConstellationUnited States of America

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1959United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneUnited States of America

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1959Wardairde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterCanada

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1959Transportes Aéreos Peruanos - TAPSACurtiss C-46 Super CPeru

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1959Paraense Transportes AéreosCurtiss C-46A-40-CU CommandoBrazil

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1959Austria-FlugdienstDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)Spain

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1959Air FranceDouglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)France

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1959IberiaDouglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)Spain

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1959Polyarnaya AviatsiyaLisunov Li-2Arctic Ocean

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1959Iranian AirwaysDouglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3)Iran

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1959Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2PRussia

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1959Air Charter Ltd.Avro 688 Super TraderTurkey

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1959Força Aérea Brasileira - FABGrumman A-16 Albatross (HU-16)Brazil

fatalities

1959Tigres VoladoresCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoMexico

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1959Türk Hava KuvvetleriDouglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)Turkey

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1959United States Air Force - USAFGrumman SA-16A AlbatrossUnited States of America

fatalities

1959AéronavaleMorane Saulnier MS.760 Paris IFrance

fatalities

1959United States NavyLockheed P2V-3 NeptuneUnited States of America

fatalities

1959Força Aérea PortuguesaDouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)Portugal

fatalities

1959Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26United States of America

fatalities

1959Royal Air Force - RAFScottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1Yemen

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1959Royal Air Force - RAFScottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1Yemen

fatalities

1959United States NavyLockheed WV-2 Super ConstellationCanada

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-118A (DC-6)United States of America

fatalities

1959Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2Russia

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-135A StratotankerUnited States of America

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IITurkey

fatalities

1959United States NavyDouglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3)Italy

fatalities

1959COHATA - Compagnie Haitienne de Transports AériensDouglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3)Haiti

fatalities

1959Riddle AirlinesCurtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoUnited States of America

fatalities

1959Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)India

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1959Union Aéromaritime de TransportNord 2501 NoratlasCentral African Republic

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1959United States NavyLockheed WV-2 Super ConstellationCanada

fatalities

1959American AirlinesConvair CV-240-0United States of America

fatalities

1959AviacoBristol 170 Freighter 21ESpain

fatalities

1959Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)India

fatalities

1959Transaéreos de la Corporación Boliviana de FomentoCurtiss C-46A-5-CK CommandoBolivia

fatalities

1959Força Aérea Brasileira - FABConsolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A)Brazil

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119J Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

fatalities

1959United States Marine CorpsFairchild R4Q Flying Boxcar (C-119)United States of America

fatalities

1959TACA International AirlinesVickers 763D ViscountNicaragua

fatalities

1959VEB Flugzeugwerke DresdenBaade 152Germany

fatalities

1959Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

fatalities

1959Força Aérea Brasileira - FABDouglas C-47A-DL (DC-3)Brazil

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-121G Super Constellation (L-1049)United States of America

fatalities

1959de Havilland Canadade Havilland Canada YAC-1 CaribouCanada

fatalities

1959Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Douglas DC-7CUnited States of America

fatalities

1959Southern Cross AirwaysCurtiss C-46A-40-CU CommandoChile

fatalities

1959Türk Hava Yollari - THYVickers 794D ViscountUnited Kingdom

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

fatalities

1959Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneAustralia

fatalities

1959Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1959American AirlinesLockheed L-188A ElectraUnited States of America

fatalities

1959General AirwaysDouglas DC-3B-202United States of America

fatalities

1959Commercial Air ServicesLockheed 18-08-01 LodestarSouth Africa

fatalities

1959Soviet Air ForceAntonov An-12Russia

fatalities

1959Pakistan Air ForceBristol 170 Freighter 31MPakistan

fatalities

1959Fuerza Aérea de ChileDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Chile

fatalities

1959United States NavyMartin P5M-2 MarlinUnited States of America

fatalities

1959Air Charter Ltd.Avro 688 Super TraderItaly

fatalities

1959Royal Air Force - RAFDouglas Dakota IV (DC-3)Malaysia

fatalities

1959Air JordanConvair CV-240-2Jordan

fatalities

1959Linea Expresa Bolivar - LEBCACurtiss C-46D-15-CU CommandoVenezuela

fatalities

1959Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2TRussia

fatalities

1959AURI - Air Force of the Republic of IndonesiaDouglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)Indonesia

fatalities

1959Aeroflot / AzerbaijanIlyushin Il-14PRussia

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97G StratofreighterUnited States of America

fatalities

1959Austral Lineas AéreasCurtiss C-46A-50-CU CommandoArgentina

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-54D (DC-4)United States of America

fatalities

1959California Air FreightCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

fatalities

1959LufthansaLockheed L-1049G Super ConstellationBrazil

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIUnited States of America

fatalities

1959GUSMP, Directorate of Polar AviationIlyushin Il-12LAntarctica

fatalities

1959Southeast AirlinesDouglas DC-3A-197BUnited States of America

fatalities

1959SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SADouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)Guatemala

fatalities

1959Paraense Transportes AéreosCurtiss C-46A-45-CU CommandoBrazil

fatalities

1959United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119CF Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

fatalities

1959United States Navyde Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3)Antarctica

fatalities

1959Transportes Aéreos Peruanos - TAPSACurtiss C-46A-25-CU CommandoPeru

fatalities

Countries

United States of America45
Russia18
Brazil12
Canada8
Argentina7
India7
Spain5
Peru5

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