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August 26 – A SNETA Farman Goliath ditched in the North Sea. The aircraft was recovered, but the two crew members were missing.

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March 31 – A Baoding Air Force Handley Page aircraft crashed while landing at Baoding Airport, killing all 14 on board in China's first fatal aviation accident.

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January 13 – An Aeromarine 75 seaplane of Aeromarine West Indies Airways, Columbus , rapidly sank after a botched ditching in the Straits of Florida north of Havana, Cuba, leading to the deaths of four passengers out of the nine occupants in the first airliner disaster of American aviation.

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April 24 – A KLM Fokker F.III disappeared while flying from Croydon Airport to Waalhaven, killing all three on board. It was the first major accident of KLM since it had been founded four years earlier.

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October 5 – On its maiden voyage from the United Kingdom to British India, the British civil airship R101 crashed and burned in Allonne, Oise, France, while flying at low altitude at night in a rainstorm, killing 48 out of 54 on board, the worst civil airship disaster in history.

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March 21 – An Australian National Airways Avro 618 Ten, Southern Cloud , disappeared in severe weather on a flight from Sydney to Melbourne, killing all eight on board in Australia's first significant airline disaster; the crash site in the Snowy Mountains remained undiscovered until 1958.

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October 10 – United Air Lines Trip 23 , a Boeing 247, exploded in mid-air over Chesterton, Indiana, United States, in the first proven case of air sabotage on a commercial aircraft; all seven on board were killed.

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July 27 – A Swissair Curtiss T-32 Condor II crashed near Tuttlingen, Germany, after a wing separated in a thunderstorm, killing all 12 passengers and crew on board.

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July 24 – A SACO Trimotor Ford 5-AT-B and SCADTA Trimotor Ford 5-AT-B that operated the same route Medellin-Bogota collided in the runway, killing all seven people in the SACO Trimotor Ford 5-AT-B and 10 of the 13 people in the SCADTA Trimotor Ford 5-AT-B

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October 7 – United Air Lines Trip 4 , a Boeing 247D flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, crashed near Silver Crown, Wyoming, because of pilot error; all 12 people on board died.

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June 16 – In the Havørn Accident , a Norwegian Air Lines Junkers Ju 52 crashed into Lihesten mountain in Hyllestad, Norway, killing all seven on board.

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December 9 – A KLM Douglas DC-2 crashed on takeoff from Croydon Airport, England; 15 of 17 on board died.

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January 11 – Pan American World Airways Flight 1, a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat named the Samoan Clipper , exploded in mid-air over Pago Pago, American Samoa, killing all seven on board.

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August 24 – The Kweilin , a Douglas DC-2 operated by China National Aviation Corporation, was shot down by Japanese military aircraft killing 14 of the 17 people on board. It was the first shootdown of a civilian airliner.

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January 21 – An Imperial Airways flying boat ditched in the North Atlantic, 285 miles (459 km) southeast of New York, after losing power; the aircraft later sank and three of the 12 on board died.

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September 26 - Shooting of the Mees : A KLM Douglas DC-3-194G (named Mees ) was flying from Malmö to Amsterdam when it was attacked by a German fighter over the North Sea, killing one of 12 on board. Despite being hit by 65 bullets, the aircraft was able to land safely at Schiphol Airport. Following this incident, all KLM aircraft were repainted orange with "HOLLAND" in capital letters on the fuselage (the Netherlands was neutral during WWII).

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June 14 – In the Kaleva shootdown , Aero Flight 1631, an Aero Junkers Ju 52 en route from Tallinn, Estonia, to Helsinki, Finland, was shot down by two Soviet bombers over the Gulf of Finland during peacetime; all nine on board were killed.

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October 30 – Northwest Airlines Flight 5 , a Douglas DC-3, crashed at Moorhead, Minnesota, in fog, because of icing; of the 15 on board, only the pilot survived.

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February 22 - The Pan Am Boeing 314 flying boat Yankee Clipper crashed in the Tagus river near Lisbon, Portugal, killing 24 of the 39 people on board.

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August 2 – A Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express operated by United Air Lines on a lease agreement from the USAAF, crashed near Whenuapai, New Zealand, killing 16 of the 30 people on board.

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January 8 – The China Clipper , a Pan Am Martin M-130 flying boat operating an airmail service from Miami, Florida, United States, to Leopoldville in the Belgian Congo, crashed at Port of Spain, Trinidad, killing 23 of the 30 people on board.

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January 31 – The Tokana , a Stinson operated by Australian National Airways, crashed near Tooborac, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Melbourne, Victoria, as the result of a fatigue crack in a wing spar; all 10 people on board were killed.

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October 16 - In the 1945 Beiping C-46 crash , a USAAF Curtiss C-46 struck an antenna on approach to Nanyuan Airport and crashed near Beiping (now Beijing), killing all 59 on board.

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November 3 – The Honolulu Clipper , Boeing's 314 prototype, made a forced landing in the Pacific Ocean 650 miles (1,050 km) east of Oahu following double engine failure; all 37 on board survived the incident; the aircraft was deliberately sunk when salvage was deemed impractical.

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November 14 – In the 1946 KLM Douglas DC-3 Amsterdam accident , a Douglas DC-3 crashed while attempting to land at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands; all 26 passengers and crew on board were killed.

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January 25 – In the 1947 Croydon Dakota accident , a Spencer Airways Douglas C-47A failed to get airborne at Croydon Airport, United Kingdom, and crashed into a parked ČSA aircraft; 12 of the 22 on board were killed.

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January 26 – In the 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 Copenhagen accident , a Douglas DC-3 crashed shortly after takeoff from Kastrup Airport in Denmark, killing all 22 passengers and crew.

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July 4 – United Airlines Flight 105 , a Douglas DC-3, reportedly observed an unidentified object. The incident was among the 1947 flying disc craze .

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August 2 – In the 1947 BSAA Star Dust accident , an Avro Lancastrian airliner disappeared over the Andes after transmitting an enigmatic coded message ("STENDEC"); the fate of the aircraft remained a mystery for more than 50 years until the crash site was finally located in 2000; it was apparent that all 11 people on board had died in the accident.

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January 30 – In the BSAA Star Tiger disappearance , an Avro Tudor IV disappeared without trace en route from the Azores to Bermuda with 31 on board; the loss of the aircraft remains an unsolved mystery, with the resulting speculation contributing to the Bermuda Triangle legend.

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April 21 – British European Airways Flight S200P , a Vickers VC.1 Viking, crashed into Irish Law Mountain in Scotland because of pilot error; all on board survived.

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July 17 – Miss Macao , a Catalina seaplane en route from Macau to Hong Kong in southern China, was hijacked over the Pearl River delta by a group attempting to rob the passengers; following a struggle in the cockpit, a crash killed all but one of the 26 people on board (the sole survivor was later identified as the lead hijacker); this is the earliest known airliner hijacking.

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December 28 – In the 1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance , a Douglas DC-3 flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miami, Florida, disappeared without trace off the coast of Florida with 32 on board.

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January 17 – In the BSAA Star Ariel disappearance , an Avro Tudor IV disappeared without trace en route from Bermuda to Jamaica with 20 on board; the loss of the aircraft remains an unsolved mystery to this day, with the resulting speculation contributing to the Bermuda Triangle legend.

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March 10 – A Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crashed on takeoff from Coolangatta airstrip, killing all 21 on board.

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July 2 – A MacRobertson Miller Airlines Douglas DC-3 crashed on takeoff from Perth, Western Australia, killing all 18 on board.

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August 19 – A British European Airways Douglas DC-3 crashed into a hillside near Oldham, United Kingdom; of the 32 on board, only eight survived.

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September 9 – Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108 , a Douglas DC-3, exploded over Cap Tourmente near Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec. The cause was a bomb planted by Albert Guay; all 19 passengers and four crew members were killed.

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January 5 – In the 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash , a Lisunov Li-2 crashed near Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), Soviet Union, killing all 19 on board.

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June 14 – An Air France Douglas DC-4, F-BBDM, crashed in the Arabian Sea while on approach to Bahrain Airport, killing 40 of 53 on board. This aircraft was operating on the same flight route as F-BBDE.

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June 24 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 , a Douglas DC-4 with 58 people on board, disappeared without trace over Lake Michigan.

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July 16 – Qantas Flight LW , a de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover, crashed in the Huon Gulf while en route from Wau to Lae, Papua New Guinea following a loss of control due to engine separation, killing all seven on board.

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January 10 – An Aer Lingus C-47 crashed near Llyn Gwynant after encountering a mountain wave triggered by Snowdon, killing all 23 on board.

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January 5 – In the 1953 Nutts Corner BEA Vickers Viking accident , a Vickers Viking operated by British European Airways crashed on approach to Nutts Corner, Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing 27 of the 31 on board.

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February 2 – In the 1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance , a plane with 39 on board disappeared over the North Atlantic.

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April 11 – Air India Flight 300, a Lockheed L-749 Constellation named Kashmir Princess , crashed off the Natuna Islands, Indonesia, following a bomb explosion; 16 people were killed and three survived.

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May 1 – In the 1957 Blackbushe Viking accident , an Eagle Aviation Vickers VC.1 Viking crashed after engine failure at Blackbushe Airport; of the 35 on board, only a passenger survived.

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September 2 – An Independent Air Travel Vickers VC.1 Viking crashed near Southall, Middlesex, killing all three crew on board and another four people on the ground.

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June 22 – Pan Am Clipper Panama , a Douglas DC-6, caught fire after a propeller separated on takeoff. The aircraft was destroyed but everyone survived.

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August 15 – American Airlines Flight 514 , a Boeing 707, crashed near Calverton-Peconic River Airport, New York, after a loss of control. All five crew members were killed in the first crash involving a Boeing 707.

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August 19 – A Transair Douglas Dakota crashed into a mountain in Spain, killing all 32 on board.

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November 23 – Philippine Air Lines Flight S26 , a Douglas DC-3C, struck the slope of Mount Baco due to a possible navigation error; all 33 on board died.

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December 22 – Philippine Airlines Flight S85 , a Douglas DC-3C, crashed shortly after takeoff due to loss of control following engine failure, killing 28 of 37 on board.

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June 22 – An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18 crash-landed near Bogoroditsk after an engine fire. All 97 on board survived.

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August 9 – The Holtaheia Accident : An Eagle Airways Vickers VC.1 Viking crashed at Holta, Strand, Norway, killing all 39 on board, including 36 people from the Archbishop Lanfranc School.

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February 25 – An Avensa Fairchild F-27 crashed into San Juan mountain on Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea, killing all 23 on board.

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May 6 – A Channel Airways Douglas C-47 Dakota crashed into a hill on the Isle of Wight in bad weather, while en route from Jersey to London's Southend Airport, killing 12 of the 18 on board.

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July 10 – A Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crashed on landing at Lympne Airport, Kent, United Kingdom, due to a waterlogged runway. All 52 on board survived; the crash marked the first loss of an Avro 748/HS 748.

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January 15 – Avianca Flight 4 , a Douglas C-54, suffered engine failure and crashed off Cartagena, Colombia, killing 56 of the 64 on board.

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September 28 – Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 648 , a Douglas DC-4, was hijacked by 18 Argentine nationalists and force-landed in the Falkland Islands in protest against the UK's presence in the islands. On September 29, after negotiations, the group surrendered.

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June 3 – In the 1967 Air Ferry DC-4 accident , a Douglas DC-4 struck a mountain en route from Manston Airport, England, to Perpignan Airport, France, due to crew errors stemming from carbon monoxide poisoning, killing all 88 on board.

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December 30 – Aeroflot Flight L-51 , an Antonov An-24, crashed on approach to Liepāja Airport, Latvia, due to pilot error, killing 43 of 51 on board.

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March 6 – Air France Flight 212 , a Boeing 707, crashed into the northwestern slope of La Soufrière Mountain in Guadeloupe with the loss of all 63 lives on board.

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August 3 – Aeroflot Flight N-826 , an Antonov An-24, crashed after the left propeller detached, causing it to enter a steep spiral. The crash killed all 55 on board.

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December 11 – A Korean Air Lines YS-11 was hijacked by a North Korean agent while flying from Gangneung to Seoul. Out of the 51 South Koreans on board, 11 were presumed to have been retained in North Korea.

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February 6 – Aeroflot Flight U-45 , an Ilyushin Il-18 operating a domestic flight in Uzbekistan, crashed into a mountain on approach to Samarkand International Airport due to ATC error; 92 of the 106 people on board were killed.

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April 4 — A Royal Air Maroc Caravelle crashed while attempting to avoid a town in Berrechid, Morocco, killing 61 of the 81 on board, and possibly four more who were reported to have later died in hospital.

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September 3 – Aeroflot Flight Sh-4 crashed on Mount Airy-Tash, while flying from Fruzne to Dushnabe. All 21 people on board were killed in the first hull loss of the Yakolev Yak-40.

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September 6 – The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine orchestrated the Dawson's Field hijackings of El Al Flight 219 (Boeing 707), Pan Am Flight 93 (Boeing 747), Swissair Flight 100 (Douglas DC-8), TWA Flight 741 (Boeing 707), and (on September 9) BOAC Flight 775 (Vickers VC10); the unprecedented scale of the incident drew international outrage and contributed to the eventual widespread implementation of systematic air passenger screening; Pan Am Flight 93 was the first ever loss of the Boeing 747.

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November 27 – Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26 , a chartered Douglas DC-8 scheduled to fly from McChord Field to Cam Ranh Air Base, crashed on takeoff from Alaska after a stopover, resulting in the deaths of 47 out of the 229 people on board.

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January 23 – A Korean Air Lines Fokker F27 was hijacked and was forcefully diverted to North Korea. During the struggle, the co-pilot and the hijacker was killed by a gernade. The captain successfully landed the plane in a beach.

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January 30 – In the 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking , a Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 operating a domestic passenger flight was hijacked en route from Srinagar to Jammu and flown to Lahore in Pakistan, where the passengers and crew were released and the plane subsequently destroyed.

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June 11 – TWA Flight 358 , a Boeing 727, was hijacked by Gregory White demanding a machine gun, $75,000, and being diverted to North Vietnam. He soon surrendered by the FBI after being wounded. A passenger was killed of the 26 occupants.

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November 12 – Aeroflot Flight N-63 , an Antonov An-24, stalled and crashed near Vinnitsa Airport, Ukrainian SSR, during a go-around in foggy weather, killing all 48 people on board.

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November 24 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 , a Boeing 727 flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, United States, was hijacked by an unidentified person who parachuted from the aircraft mid-flight after extorting US$200,000 of ransom money from the US government; the aircraft landed safely and all 41 on board were unharmed, but the perpetrator has never been apprehended.

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February 22 – Lufthansa Flight 649 , a Boeing 747 en route from Tokyo to Frankfurt, was hijacked during the Delhi–Athens leg and forced to divert to Aden, South Yemen, where all 182 passengers and crew were released in exchange for a $5 million ransom.

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May 5 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 175 , a Boeing 727, was hijacked by a man named Frederick Hahneman. After switching planes due to a mechanical issue, Hahneman forced the pilots to fly over Honduras airspace and jumped out of the plane with a parachute. He surrendered 28 days later.

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July 29 to August 2 – Delta Air Lines Flight 841 , a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-51, was hijacked by five people who boarded with their three children. Their demand was accepted and the plane flew to Algeria, where the 86 hostages were released. All 101 people survived.

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August 16 – A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 727-2B6 is attacked by fighter jets in an attempt to assassinate king Hassan II of Morocco, who was on board, as part of a coup attempt. On the aircraft 8 people are killed and around 40 are injured, but a successful emergency landing was still carried out in Rabat.

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September 15 – Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130 , a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, was hijacked by three armed persons. All 90 on board survived.

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October 13 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 , a Fairchild F-27 en route from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, crashed in the Andes due to pilot error; 29 of the 45 on board lost their lives, and the remaining 16 survived for 72 days by feeding on the dead.

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February 28 – Aeroflot Flight X-167 , a Yakovlev Yak-40, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 32 on board.

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June 10 – In the 1973 Royal Nepal Airlines DHC-6 hijacking , a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Royal Nepal Airlines was hijacked after takeoff from Biratnagar Airport, Nepal. The hijackers forced the pilot to land in a grass field in Forbesganj, Bihar, India. All 19 occupants survived.

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July 23 – Japan Air Lines Flight 404 , a Boeing 747, was hijacked after takeoff from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands; one hijacker was killed, while the flight purser was injured by a grenade blast; after several days and multiple flight legs, the passengers were released in Benghazi, Libya, and the aircraft was blown up on the ground; this was the first loss of a Boeing 747-200.

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August 18 – Aeroflot Flight A-13 , an Antonov An-24, crashed near Baku, Azerbaijan, after striking a cable on an oil rig following an engine failure, killing 56 of the 64 on board. The accident remains the deadliest in Azerbaijan.

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December 17 – In the 1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking , armed gunmen killed two people in the terminal, then firebombed Pan Am Flight 110, a Boeing 707, killing 30 inside the aircraft. The gunmen then hijacked Lufthansa Flight 303, a Boeing 737 en route to Munich, killing two more before landing and surrendering in Kuwait.

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February 22 – Delta Air Lines Flight 523 , a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30, was hijacked by Samuel Byck, who planned to attempt to kill Richard Nixon. Byck killed a police officer on the ground before boarding the plane, where he shot both the pilots, killing one; Byck was subsequently shot by police, then killed himself.

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February 27 – In the Gambell Incident , the Antonov An-24 made an emergency in Gambell due to fuel exhuastion. All 15 occupants survived.

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February 3 – 197 people fell ill on board a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 en route from Anchorage, Alaska, to Copenhagen, Denmark, after consuming an in-flight meal contaminated with Staphylococci ; 144 people were hospitalized, making it the largest food poisoning incident on board a commercial airliner.

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October 6 – Connair Flight 1263 , a de Havilland DH-114 Heron, crashed near Cairns airport, Australia, after a flight from Mount Isa. All 11 people on board were killed.

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November 26 – In the 1975 Michigan mid-air incident , a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (as American Airlines Flight 182) nearly collided with a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar (as TWA Flight 37). The pilot of Flight 182, Guy Eby, lowered the plane after realising the danger, saving all 319 occupants.

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January 15 – In the Taxi Aereo el Venado Douglas DC-4 accident , a Douglas DC-4 crashed into a mountain in Colombia, killing all 13 on board.

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May 21 – Six hijackers stormed the BAC One-Eleven-527FK operated as Philippine Airlines Flight 116 , and then diverted to Zamboanga Airport in the Philippines. Negotiation continued until May 23, when the authorities stormed the plane. Ten passengers and three of the hijackers were killed.

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June 27 – Air France Flight 139 , an Airbus A300, was hijacked from Athens by two Palestinians and two Germans who diverted the flight to Libya and then to Uganda, where the plane was met by pro-Palestinian forces from Idi Amin's government; Israeli troops eventually stormed the airport in Operation Entebbe, killing hijackers and Ugandan soldiers and freeing all but three of the hostages; Israeli colonel Yonatan Netanyahu was also killed in the raid.

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September 10 – An Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200 was hijacked during the Kashmiri war, all 83 occupants survived.

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December 17 – Aeroflot Flight N-36 , an Antonov An-24, crashed on approach to Kiev-Zhuilany Airport, killing 48 of 55 on board.

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March 30 – Aeroflot Flight H-925 , a Yakovlev Yak-40, collided with a concrete pole and banked hard before crashing into the ground, killing all 8 out of 28 people

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July 10 – Two people hijacked a Tupolev Tu-134, registered CCCP-65639. The hijackers demanded to go to Stockholm, Sweden, but landed at Helsinki, Finland, due to fuel starvation. All 75 occupants (including 2 hijackers) survived.

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October 13 – Lufthansa Flight 181 , a Boeing 737 flying from Mallorca to Germany, was hijacked over the Mediterranean Sea by members of the PFLP (a Palestinian revolutionary organization) who killed the pilot; the aircraft eventually landed in Mogadishu where it was stormed by German police commandos; three of the hijackers were killed, while the fourth was captured, and there were no other fatalities.

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October 13 – The cargo hatch of Aeroflot Flight 75 , a Yakovlev Yak-40, unexpectedly opened during cruising, ejecting two passengers. The plane landed with 20 survivors remaining.

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October 29 – Vietnam Civil Aviation Flight 509 , a Douglas DC-3, was hijacked by four armed Vietnamese hijackers seeking asylum in Singapore. The flight firstly diverted to U-Tapao Air Base, then landed at Seletar Air Base where hijackers surrendered after negotiating with Singapore officials for five hours. Of the 36 occupants, 2 crew members were killed in the first aircraft hijacking on a Vietnam Airlines's aircraft, and also the first aircraft hijacking after the Fall of Saigon in 1975.

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March 3 – A Línea Aeropostal Venezolana Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashed on departure from Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela, due to a possible instrument failure; all 46 on board were killed.

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September 7 - An Air Ceylon HS 748 was bombed on the ground at Jaffna Airport. All three crew members on board survived.

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November 11 – Transportes Aéreos Españoles Flight 297 , a Sud Aviation Caravelle flying from Salzburg to Las Palmas, was forced to make an emergency landing in Valencia after the crew reportedly spotted a UFO on a collision course with the plane. All 109 passengers of the plane were unharmed.

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December 22 – Saudia Flight 162 , a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, suffered an explosive decompression over Qatar, killing two passengers who were blown out of the aircraft; the cause was traced to a fatigue failure of a main landing gear wheel flange.

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June 12 – A TABA Fairchild FH-227 crashed at Tabatinga Airport, Brazil; all 44 on board were killed.

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September 1 – An Aerolíneas Cóndor de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou flew into high ground in the Andes, Ecuador; all 44 on board were killed.

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July 23 – Air Canada Flight 143 , a Boeing 767, ran out of fuel over Manitoba because of a miscalculation; the crew successfully glided the aircraft to a safe landing at a former Air Force base (and current drag strip) at Gimli, Manitoba; the aircraft became known as the Gimli Glider .

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June 28 – In the 1984 Transportes Aéreos Regionais Bandeirante accident , an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crashed near São Pedro de Aldeia in Brazil, killing all 18 people on board.

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November 23 – EgyptAir Flight 648 , a Boeing 737 operating a flight between Greece and Egypt, was hijacked by Palestinian militants and forced to land on the island of Malta, where Egyptian Special Forces stormed the aircraft; the incident resulted in the deaths of 56 of the 89 passengers, two of the six crew members, and all but one of the hijackers.

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November 25 – An Aeroflot Antonov An-12 was shot down over Angola. All 23 people on board were killed.

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October 5 – A Corporate Air Services Fairchild C-123 was shot down over Nicaragua while operating a cargo flight. Three of the four people on board were killed.

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January 16 – Aeroflot Flight U-505 , a Yakovlev Yak-40, crashed at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, after encountering a wake vortex from an Ilyushin Il-76 that had taken off one and a half minutes earlier, killing all nine on board.

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June 19 – Aeroflot Flight N-528 , a Yakovlev Yak-40, overshot the runway on landing at Berdyansk, Ukraine, killing eight of 29 on board.

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April 5 – Kuwait Airways Flight 422 , a Boeing 747 en route from Bangkok to Kuwait, was hijacked by Lebanese guerillas demanding the release of Shi'ite prisoners held by Kuwait, leading to a hostage crisis lasting 16 days and encompassing three continents. The flight, initially forced to land at Mashhad in northeastern Iran, flew 3,200 miles to Larnaca, Cyprus, and finally to Algiers. Two passengers were shot dead by the hijackers. The remainder of the 112 passengers and crew, including three members of the Kuwaiti royal family, were eventually released and the hijackers allowed to leave Algeria.

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August 1 – Aeroflot Flight E-35D , a Yakovlev Yak-40, crashed into a mountain while on the approach to Stepanakert Airport, killing all 46 on board.

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September 11 – A Faucett Perú Boeing 727 on a re-positioning flight disappeared in an area of the Atlantic Ocean approximately 180 miles (160 nmi; 290 km) southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, Canada, with 16 passengers and crew on board.

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February 11 – An Interflug Airbus A310 arriving from Berlin had control problems on approach to Moscow. The crew manage to land safely, and all 109 people on board survived.

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November 7 – Yugavia Flight S-519 crashed on Mount Kukurtbash, Soviet Union, while en route from Elista to Makhachkala, due to ATC and pilot error. All 51 people on board were killed.

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April 24 – Indian Airlines Flight 427 , a Boeing 737-200, was hijacked on a flight between New Delhi and Srinagar, India. The plane landed at Amritsar Airport, where it was stormed by commandos; the hijacker was killed and the 140 passengers and crew survived without injury.

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August 28 – A Tajik Air Yakovlev Yak-40 crashed after overshooting the runway on takeoff from Khorog Airport, killing 82 of the 86 people on board; the accident is the deadliest involving the Yak-40 as well as the deadliest accident in Tajikistan to date.

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August 31 – An Everest Air Dornier Do 228 crashed near Bharatpur in Nepal, killing all 19 people on board.

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September 21 – In the first of the three 1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks , a Transair Georgia Tupolev Tu-134A was hit by a surface-to-air missile while on approach to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport; the plane crashed into the Black Sea, killing all five crew members and all 22 passengers.

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September 22 – In the second of the three 1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks , an Orbi Georgian Airways Tupolev Tu-154 carrying soldiers from Tbilisi was shot down during landing at Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport; the plane crashed on the runway and caught fire, killing 108 of the 132 people on board.

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September 23 – In the third of the three 1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks , a Transair Georgia Tupolev Tu-134A scheduled to fly to Tbilisi was hit on the ground by a rocket, killing one of the 29 people on board.

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August 3 – In the Airstan incident , an Airstan Ilyushin Il-76TD operated as Flight 199, was intercepted by a Taliban-controlled fighter aircraft before being forced to divert to Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan; the crew of seven were held captive for over a year before they overpowered their captors and fled in the aircraft.

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October 19 – On United Airlines Flight 976 , a Boeing 767-300ER, a passenger threatened to crash the plane and kill everyone on board upon landing. The plane landed safely at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The suspect was later arrested. There were no casualties.

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December 22 – A Renan Antonov An-72 disappeared off the coast of Angola, while on a cargo flight from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to Rundu, Namibia. All 11 on board were presumed dead.

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September 14 – Olympic Airways Flight 3838 , a Dassault Falcon 900B, experience several pitch oscillations, which cause passengers to hit the ceilings. By the end, 7 of the 13 occupants died.

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February 6 – Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 805 , a Boeing 727-228, was hijacked by 9 people, who forced the crew to divert to Stansted Airport. The hijack ended four days later with no fatalities among the 187 occupants.

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January 31 – In the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident , Japan Airlines Flight 907, a Douglas DC-10, and Japan Airlines Flight 958, a Boeing 747, narrowly avoided colliding by a margin of 36 feet (11 metres) near Yaizu, Japan.

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Delta Air Lines Flight 1989 , a Boeing 767-332ER on a scheduled flight from Logan International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, experienced a suspected hijacking but safely landed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

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December 22 – On board American Airlines Flight 63 , a Boeing 767, a passenger, Richard Reid , attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his shoes, but failed and was subdued by two flight attendants and passengers; the aircraft landed safely in Boston.

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November 28 – Terrorists fired two Strela 2 surface-to-air missiles at Arkia Flight 582 , a chartered Boeing 757-300, as it took off from Mombasa, Kenya. The missiles did not hit the aircraft and all 271 on board were uninjured.

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May 25 – A Boeing 727-200 was stolen from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Angola, possibly by two men known to the authorities, and the plane disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean; despite an extensive search effort, the aircraft has never been found.

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March 25 – West Caribbean Airways Flight 9955 , a Let L-410 Turbolet operating a domestic flight in Colombia, stalled due to engine failure and crashed into a forest shortly after departing from El Embrujo Airport on Providencia Island, killing nine of the 14 people on board.

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April 23 – An Aurigny Britten-Norman Trislander reported sighted strange objects while cruising at Alderny. The plane landed safely, with all 10 on board survived.

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June 21 – The 2007 Free Airlines L-410 crash occurred shortly after takeoff from Kamina Town, Democratic Republic of Congo because of severe overloading. Of the 21 passengers and crew, one was killed and four were injured.

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September 9 – Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 1209, a de Havilland Canada Dash 8, experienced a landing gear failure in Aalborg, Denmark; none of the 73 people on board was seriously injured, but three days later, after a similar incident, the airline grounded the aircraft type.

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September 12 – Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 2748, a de Havilland Canada Dash 8, experienced a landing gear failure in Vilnius, Lithuania; none of the 52 people on board was injured, but following a similar incident three days earlier, all their Dash 8s were grounded.

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October 27 – Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 2867, a de Havilland Canada Dash 8, experienced a landing gear failure in Copenhagen, Denmark; none of the 44 people on board were injured, but because of similar incidents in September, the airline "permanently" removed its Dash 8s from service; the cause was eventually ascribed to maintenance error.

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December 25 – Northwest Airlines Flight 253 , an Airbus A330-300 flying from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, to Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Michigan, United States, was attacked by a man using a small explosive device, causing a small onboard fire; the perpetrator was subdued by passengers and crew, and the fire was quickly extinguished.

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January 2 - Danube Wings Flight 8230 , a Boeing 737-400 was hidden explosives by the Slovak Police as part of a training exercise. All but one of the explosives were removed. That explosive was flown to Dublin. The aircraft caused an international incident.

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May 14 – Agni Air Flight CHT crashed near Jomsom Airport, Nepal, during a go-around; of the 21 on board, six survived.

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July 3 – Polar Airlines Flight 9949 , a Mil Mi-8 helicopter, crashed near Deputatsky in the Sakha Republic in Russia; 24 of the 28 people on board were killed.

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December 14 – Loganair Flight 6780 , a Saab 2000, nosedived after a lightning strike. The crew made a safe emergency landing back at Aberdeen. All 33 passengers and crew were unharmed.

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July 10 – A Convair 340 crashed into a factory near Pretoria, South Africa, because of engine failure shortly after takeoff. Two of the 19 occupants died, along with one on the ground.

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August 10 – In the 2018 Horizon Air Q400 incident , a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 with no passengers on board was stolen from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport by a non-pilot airline employee and later crashed on Ketron Island, killing him.

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August 5 – European Air Transport Leipzig Flight 9LE , a Boeing 757-23N (SF) coming from Marseille, collided with a drone on approach to Leipzig. The aircraft diverted safely to Hannover and everyone on board survived.

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2023-01-09 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport , California Air traffic control cleared a plane to land in the same location where a plane was already being inspected. B [ 10 ] Not investigated by NTSB [ 1 ]

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2023-01-12 Baltimore/Washington International Airport , Maryland A plane crossed the wrong runway after air traffic control did not notice the pilot's misunderstanding. B [ 11 ] Not investigated by NTSB [ 1 ]

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2023-01-13 John F. Kennedy International Airport , New York A Delta aircraft aborted its takeoff after an American Airlines plane crossed its path. B DCA23LA125 ( summary , docket , prelim , final ) [ 2 ]

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2023-01-23 Daniel K. Inouye International Airport , Hawaii A United Airlines aircraft crossed a runway into the path of a Kamaka Air small cargo plane. C DCA23LA133 ( prelim , docket , final ) [ 2 ]

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2023-02-04 [ 2 ] Austin-Bergstrom International Airport , Texas A FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest jet came within 100 feet after both being cleared for the same runway. A [ 12 ] DCA23FA149 ( summary , docket , prelim , final ) [ 2 ]

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2023-02-16 Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport , Florida Air Canada Rouge flight 1633 was cleared to take off on runway 14, and American Airlines flight 2172 was cleared to land on the same runway. C DCA23LA179 ( prelim , docket , final ) [ 13 ]

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2023-02-22 Hollywood Burbank Airport , California A landing Mesa Airlines took evasive action to avoid a SkyWest plane taking off. un-assessed [ b ] DCA23LA185 ( prelim , docket , final ) [ 14 ]

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2023-02-27 Boston Logan International Airport , Massachusetts A landing JetBlue flight took evasive action to avoid a private jet that crossed the runway. B [ 15 ] DCA23LA192 ( docket , final ) [ 2 ] [ 16 ]

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2023-03-07 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport , Virginia A Republic Airways plane crossed the path of a United Airlines plane that was cleared for take off. D [ 17 ] Not investigated by NTSB [ 18 ]

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2023-08-11 San Diego International Airport , California A Cessna Citation aircraft overflew a Southwest aircraft by about 100 feet. A [ 19 ] OPS23FA010 ( prelim , final ) [ 20 ]

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2024-04-17 John F. Kennedy International Airport , New York Swiss International Air Lines Flight LX17 was cleared to take off at runway 04L. Four other planes were cleared to cross the same runway. The Swiss jet aborted its takeoff. C DCA24FA164 ( prelim ) [ 21 ]

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2024-04-18 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport , Virginia Southwest Airlines Flight 2937 was cleared to cross runway 4, while JetBlue Flight 1554 was starting its takeoff roll on the same runway. C Not investigated by NTSB [ 22 ]

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2024-05-29 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport , Virginia American Airlines Flight 2134 aborted takeoff, because a Beechcraft Super King Air was cleared to land on an intersecting runway. C OPS24FA031 ( prelim ) [ 23 ]

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2024-09-12 Nashville International Airport , Tennessee Alaska Airlines Flight 369 was cleared for takeoff, while Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the same runway. Alaska 369 aborted takeoff. C DCA24FA300 ( prelim ) [ 24 ]

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2024-10-11 San Diego International Airport , California ATC cleared a Southwest plane to cross the runway, and at the same time, Southwest Flight 1478 was cleared to take off on the same runway. Southwest 1478 aborted takeoff. C Pending [ 25 ]

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2025-02-25 Midway International Airport , Illinois ATC cleared Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 to land on the runway while at the same time, a Bombardier Challenger 350 private jet crossed into the runway. Southwest 2504 aborted landing. B DCA25LA141 ( prelim ) [ 26 ]

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2025-05-06 LaGuardia Airport , New York An ATC cleared Republic Airways flight 4736 to take off on runway 13, while United Airlines flight 2657 was still taxiing on the same runway. Republic 4736 aborted their takeoff. C Pending [ 27 ]

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2026-03-17 Newark Liberty International Airport , New Jersey FedEx cargo flight FX721 ( Boeing 777F ) was cleared to land on Runway 29. Alaska Airlines flight AS294 ( Boeing 737 ) was cleared to land on an intersecting runway, Runway 22L. The ATC instructed AS294 to go around. The Alaska aircraft overflew the FedEx aircraft about 300 to 325 feet (92 to 100 m) above it. [ 28 ] Pending Pending [ 29 ] [ 30 ]

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As of 3 October 2026, 208 accidents and incidents have resulted in at least 100 fatalities, 35 at least 200 fatalities, 8 at least 300 fatalities, and 4 at least 500 fatalities.

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On 17 September 1908, exactly four years and nine months after the pioneering flight of the Wright brothers on 17 December 1903, [ 1 ] Thomas Selfridge became the first fatality of powered flight while flying as a passenger with Orville Wright during a demonstration of the Wright Model A at Fort Myer , Virginia. [ 2 ] On 7 September 1909, Eugène Lefebvre was the first to be killed while piloting a powered airplane, while the first fatal mid-air collision occurred on 19 June 1912, near Douai , France, killing the pilot of each aircraft. [ 3 ] Since the deaths of these early aviation pioneers, the scale of fatal aircraft accidents has increased in proportion to the size and capacity of airplanes. [ citation needed ]

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The greatest number of passenger fatalities involving one airline in a single calendar year occurred in 2014 with Malaysia Airlines , with 537 people dead (presumably - with the wreckage unrecovered, the death toll is not entirely confirmed) in two tragedies: the disappearance of Flight 370 on 8 March and the shootdown of Flight 17 on 17 July. When including ground fatalities, American Airlines holds this distinction, with the 2001 crashes of Flight 11 and Flight 77 on 11 September , and Flight 587 on 12 November, having a combined total of approximately 2,000 deaths, including 416 people on the three aircraft. [ 4 ] The deliberate crashes of the aforementioned American Airlines Flight 11 , as well as United Airlines Flight 175 at the World Trade Center , and the subsequent collapse of both towers on 11 September 2001 caused 2,606 ground fatalities in addition to the deaths of the 157 people on board both flights, making it the deadliest aviation disaster in history. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

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The most fatalities in any aviation accident in history was the Tenerife airport disaster , which occurred at Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (then Los Rodeos Airport) in Tenerife , Canary Islands , Spain, on 27 March 1977, when a KLM Boeing 747-206B and a Pan Am Boeing 747-121 collided on a runway , killing 583 people. [ 7 ] The largest number of fatalities from the accidental crash of a single aircraft occurred on 12 August 1985, when Japan Air Lines Flight 123 , a Boeing 747SR-46 en route from Tokyo to Osaka , crashed at Mount Takamagahara in Ueno , Gunma Prefecture , Japan, killing 520 people. [ 8 ] The greatest number of fatalities from a mid-air collision occurred to the west of New Delhi , India, on 12 November 1996, when a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-168B en route from Delhi to Dhahran , Saudi Arabia, collided with a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD en route from Shymkent , Kazakhstan, to Delhi, killing all 349 people aboard both aircraft. [ 9 ]

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In 2012, Boeing released a study of worldwide commercial jet airplane accidents between 1959 and 2011. It reported 1,798 accidents, 603 of which were categorized as fatal, which accounted for 29,025 onboard fatalities and an additional 1,173 ground or noncommercial aircraft collision deaths. [ 10 ] The Boeing analysis suggests a decrease of commercial aviation accident fatality rates toward the end of the study period. [ 11 ]

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275 18 257 0 † MIL Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (15-2280) Ilyushin Il-76MD near Kerman , Iran ENR [ 27 ] ZAH - KER 2003-02-19

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257 10 247 0 † MIL Algerian Air Force (7T-WIV) Ilyushin Il-76TD Boufarik , Algeria ICL [ 40 ] DAAK - CBH - TIN 2018-04-11

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159 8 151 [ h ] 0 † MIL Nigerian Air Force (NAF911) Lockheed C-130H Hercules Lagos , Nigeria ENR [ 99 ] LOS - KAD 1992-09-26

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155 5 150 0 ‡, † EXG US Air Force (60-0297) Lockheed C-130B Hercules Kham Duc, South Vietnam ICL [ 110 ] 1968-05-12

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140 [ l ] [ m ] [ n ] 0 [ o ] MIL Malian Air Force (TZ-98T) Ilyushin Il-76TD Gao International Airport , Gao , Mali LDG [ 136 ] GAQ 2023-09-23

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139 12 110 [ p ] 17 [ q ] † MIL Indonesian Air Force (A-1310) Lockheed C-130 Hercules Medan , Indonesia ICL [ 137 ] MES 1 km (0.54 NM) 2015-06-30

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138 11 127 0 [ r ] MIL US Air Force (68-0218) Lockheed C-5A Galaxy Saigon , South Vietnam ENR [ 138 ] 1975-04-04

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135 12 121 2 1* MIL Indonesian Air Force (A-1324) Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules East Jakarta , Indonesia ICL [ 142 ] HLP - BDO HLP 3 km (1.6 NM) 1991-10-05

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129 7 122 0 ‡, † MIL US Air Force (51-0137) Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II Tachikawa , Japan APR [ 162 ] RJTC - GMP RJTC 5.6 km (3.0 NM) 1953-06-18

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127 0 127 0 MIL Russian Air Force (89 Red) Mil Mi-26 Khankala , Chechnya , Russia APR [ 171 ] [ 172 ] 2002-08-19

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125 2 0 123 ‡, † MIL Royal Air Force De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI Copenhagen , Denmark ENR [ 178 ] 1945-03-21

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122 14 108 0 † MIL Myanmar Air Force (5820) Shaanxi Y-8F-200 Andaman Sea , off Dawei , Myanmar ENR [ 183 ] MGZ - RGN 2017-06-07

Entry ID: 84da412a71ef351e74466662

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108 8 100 0 EXG Orbi Georgian Airways (4L-85163) Tupolev Tu-154B Babushara, near Sukhumi , Abkhazia , Georgia APR [ 236 ] SUI 1993-09-22

Entry ID: 7a9484e6dca824a4f560a275

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106 10 84 12 † MIL Iranian Air Force (5-8519) Lockheed C-130E Hercules Tehran , Iran APR [ 246 ] THR c. 5.5 km (3.0 NM) 2005-12-06

Entry ID: c0c5ce30e3f3c20de6fd19b1

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103 7 96 0 † MIL Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules near Zahedan , Iran APR [ 256 ] 1986-11-02

Entry ID: 8abe880bf97eb3698c2d29e4

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99 [ v ] [ w ] 2 MIL Indonesian Air Force (A-1325) Lockheed C-130H Hercules near Madiun , Indonesia APR [ 270 ] MDN 9 km (4.9 NM) 2009-05-20

Entry ID: faf64be8f707d9ae5277df30

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99 4 95 0 COM Aeroflot Flight 3603 Tupolev Tu-154B-2 near Norilsk , Russian SFSR, USSR APR [ 273 ] NSK 0.47 km (0.25 NM) 1981-11-16

Entry ID: 7d7e64fc88554c68a6d6f56b

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98 8 90 0 † COM Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 Tupolev Tu-154B area of Grossevichi, Khabarovsk Krai , Russia ENR [ 276 ] 1995-12-06

Entry ID: 2d7f534eea45c686d594f11b

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98 6 92 0 MIL Royal Saudi Air Force (469) Lockheed C-130H Hercules near Khafji , Saudi Arabia APR [ 277 ] OERM unknown 1991-03-21

Entry ID: 3d672bf6b0c8e762c6e187c4

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98 6 92 0 † MIL Indian Air Force Flight 203 Antonov An-12BP Rohtang Pass , India ENR [ 278 ] 1968-02-07

Entry ID: 8e20c74f6764e4704fde5859

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96 8 88 0 † MIL Polish Air Force Tu-154M (101) Tupolev Tu-154M Smolensk , Russia APR [ 283 ] [ 284 ] *** c. 1 km (0.54 NM) 2010-04-10

Entry ID: 92ab73d896a3fb232d55ae47

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92 8 84 0 † MIL Russian Air Force (RA-85572) Tupolev Tu-154 Black Sea , off Adler , Russia ENR [ 298 ] 2016-12-25

Entry ID: 9b306455cbd7a4c9b5a00840

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92 7 85 0 COM Aeroflot Flight U-45 Ilyushin Il-18V Bulungur District , Uzbek SSR , USSR ENR [ 301 ] 1970-02-06

Entry ID: 1ecc3b34ce7eb0b6ffe51efd

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91 5 86 0 † MIL Sudanese Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules Jabal Awliya , Sudan ENR [ 302 ] 1996-02-26

Entry ID: c48c2ad6b1711f6a27baf97b

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89 8 81 0 † MIL Royal Saudi Air Force (453) Lockheed C-130E Hercules Medina , Saudi Arabia ICL [ 312 ] MED c. 1 km (0.54 NM) 1980-09-14

Entry ID: fc4f680ceb8fa24ee651f998

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88 8 80 0 † MIL Iranian Air Force (5-8521) Lockheed C-130 Hercules near Mashhad , Iran ENR [ 318 ] [ 319 ] 1997-03-13

Entry ID: 8d9c3356aa2096bf134de426

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88 5 83 0 † COM Air Ferry DC-4 G-APYK Douglas C-54 Skymaster Mont Canigou , France ENR [ 321 ] 1967-06-03

Entry ID: 2b0febf3b189d5be13418277

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87 5 82 0 MIL US Air Force (50-0100) Douglas C-124A Globemaster II Moses Lake , Washington, U.S. ICL [ 327 ] LRN 4 km (2.2 NM) 1952-12-20

Entry ID: c575d0f35e3634238dba61df

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85 4 81 0 † MIL US Air Force C-123 (56-4376) Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider near Tuy Hòa , Vietnam ENR [ 333 ] 1965-12-11

Entry ID: 9e914db98ee5cbea25162bd9

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84 0 84 0 MIL Fuerza Aérea Sandinista (265) Mil Mi-8 TV near San Andres de Bocay, Nicaragua UNK [ 336 ] [ 337 ] 1982-12-09

Entry ID: 023e9be294e28defd9fd64d7

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84 12 72 0 † MIL US Air Force (60-0373) Boeing C-135 Stratolifter Santiago Canyon , California, U.S. ENR [ 338 ] 1965-06-25

Entry ID: 747e6f2f11ee9630a29cfe16

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83 11 72 0 † MIL Russian Air Force (RA-74295) Ilyushin Il-18D Zundagi, Adjara , Georgia APR [ 343 ] BUS 18 km (9.7 NM) 2000-10-25

Entry ID: a7cfd98649393ceeb335b168

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83 5 78 0 † MIL Afghanistan Air Force Antonov An-12 near Shindand , Afghanistan ICL [ 345 ] OAH 1990-08-10

Entry ID: 2e84f880634340eba2205357

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82 8 74 0 † INB Aeroflot Flight 109 Tupolev Tu-104B Area of Chita , Russian SFSR, USSR ENR [ 356 ] 1973-05-19

Entry ID: 1a21cb57c60518175e86f8df

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81 10 71 0 † INB Cathay Pacific Airways Flight 700Z Convair 880-22M-21 area of Pleiku , Vietnam ENR [ 363 ] 1972-06-15

Entry ID: 9d9bd19e1d971cd78ead9020

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80 9 71 0 † MIL Moroccan Air Force (CAN-OQ) Lockheed C-130 Hercules Goulimime , Morocco APR [ 367 ] GLN 10 km (5.4 NM) 2011-07-26

Entry ID: 559157245b3a89830e1a8476

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80 4 76 0 † COM Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC-902) Douglas DC-6B near Leticia , Colombia ENR [ 371 ] 1985-07-24

Entry ID: 2783f512a4daf079ada12cd6

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80 [ y ] [ z ] 20 † MIL Iranian Air Force (5-8552) Lockheed C-130H Hercules Kahrizak , Iran ENR [ 372 ] 1981-09-29

Entry ID: f7fa919674354edaf039c3f2

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80 5 74 1 MIL US Air Force (61-0332) Boeing C-135B Angeles City , Philippines APR [ 374 ] CRK <0.1 km (0.054 NM) 1964-05-11

Entry ID: 82db4c1d6ce03ac343e157a0

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79 6 73 0 † MIL US Air Force (55-4574) Fairchild C-123K Khánh Phu, Khánh Hòa Province , Vietnam ENR [ 381 ] 1970-11-27

Entry ID: a2222ead1801b3a118c1cb95

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78 7 70 1 † MIL Indian Air Force (L950) Antonov An-12 Leh , India APR [ 387 ] IXL 0.5 km (0.27 NM) 1978-11-19

Entry ID: 9f78343a781bc1c89d07b90d

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78 3 75 0 COM Wenela Air Services (A2-ZER) Douglas DC-4 Francistown , Botswana APR [ 388 ] FRW 3.6 km (1.9 NM) 1974-04-04

Entry ID: 2c9834d35f602dd9dc970239

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77 4 72 0 1* MIL Algerian Air Force (7T-WHM) Lockheed C-130 Hercules Aïn Kercha , Oum El Bouaghi Province , Algeria ENR [ 395 ] 2014-02-11

Entry ID: bb0e3af2b4640d78c3efa19d

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77 0 0 77 MIL Ukrainian Air Force (42 Blue) Sukhoi Su-27 Lviv , Ukraine MNV [ 397 ] LWO 2002-07-27

Entry ID: 3cea324e0ad60c9fd1ed9328

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77 9 68 0 1* MIL Soviet Air Force (CCCP-86732) Ilyushin IL-76M Gyumri , Armenia APR [ 398 ] LWN 15 km (8.1 NM) 1988-12-11

Entry ID: 2549b0828581fbd19d2825d9

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76 5 71 0 † MIL Afghanistan Air Force Antonov An-32 Tashkurgan , Afghanistan ENR [ 404 ] [ 405 ] 1993-04-27

Entry ID: e0c61a03a59ec76a8929856b

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75 5 70 0 † MIL Sri Lanka Air Force (CR861) Antonov An-32B Laccadive Sea , off Colombo , Sri Lanka ENR [ 411 ] 1995-09-12

Entry ID: d264e0bfa62da9ffc57eeae9

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74 6 68 0 † EXG Russian Air Force (RF-86868) Ilyushin Il-76M Yablonovo , Korochansky District , Belgorod Oblast , Russia ENR [ 418 ] 2024-01-24

Entry ID: 97ec35cb0459fa95f21e936c

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73 6 67 0 † MIL Israeli Air Force (357) and Israeli Air Force (903) Sikorsky S-65C-3 Yas'ur 2000 (both) She'ar Yashuv , Israel ENR [ 423 ] [ 424 ] [ 425 ] 1997-02-04

Entry ID: 40b25961cb0b8938660ede6e

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73 [ aa ] [ ab ] 0 † MIL Ethiopian Air Force Antonov An-26 near Addis Ababa , Ethiopia UNK [ 428 ] 1982-01-14

Entry ID: 7c79ef52095e85e6d5f143d6

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73 11 0 62 ‡, † MIL US Air Force (42-40682) Consolidated B-24 Liberator Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea (then Territory of Papua ) UNK [ 433 ] 1943-09-07

Entry ID: 42b6547f22250d5e5f5213b0

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73 [ ac ] [ ad ] 0 ‡ MIL USS Akron Akron -class rigid airship Atlantic Ocean, off Barnegat Light, New Jersey , U.S. [ 434 ] [ 435 ] 1933-04-04

Entry ID: baee565f204ab5bd6e464ccc

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72 8 15 49 † MIL Russian Air Force (RA-82005) Antonov An-124-100 Irkutsk , Russia ICL [ 437 ] IKT 1.6 km (0.86 NM) 1997-12-06

Entry ID: 7b7962f5e34d99c1204512ca

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69 6 63 0 MIL Colombian Air Force (FAC1016) Lockheed C-130H Hercules Puerto Leguízamo , Putumayo , Colombia ICL [ 465 ] LQM - PUU LQM 1.5 km (0.81 NM) 2026-03-23

Entry ID: 2c1a0b5e9884b74488b20e9f

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69 9 60 0 † [ e ] COM Fuerza Aérea Argentina (TC-48) Douglas C-54 Skymaster Central America [ ae ] ENR [ 469 ] 1965-11-03

Entry ID: 955e719b5ef165abac960251

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68 10 58 0 † COM Fuerza Aérea Venezolana C-130H (7772) Lockheed C-130H Hercules Lajes , Azores, Portugal APR [ 474 ] TER <1 km (0.54 NM) 1976-09-03

Entry ID: db9c150435736ad9be717212

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67 4 63 0 † COM Transporte Aéreo Militar (TAM-44) Convair CV-440-12 Cordillera Oriental , La Paz Department , Bolivia ENR [ 481 ] 1975-10-27

Entry ID: d07ae2ea25f12c7cfe238501

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67 10 57 0 † [ e ] MIL US Air Force (50-0702) Boeing C-97C-35-BO Pacific Ocean ENR [ 484 ] 1957-03-22

Entry ID: e064a498eebca6e034d04856

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66 11 55 0 † MIL United States Air Force (53-3222) and (53-7841) Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (x2) near Altensteig , West Germany MNV [ 493 ] 1955-08-11

Entry ID: 0644b28cd179963452a4045d

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66 9 57 0 † COM United States Navy (131612) Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) Pali Kea Peak, Waianae Range , Oahu , Hawaii, U.S. APR [ 494 ] HNL 24 km (13 NM) 1955-03-22

Entry ID: 06a5f6cec2634db74b4e4298

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63 5 58 0 † COM Hellenic Air Force (748) Lockheed C-130H Hercules Mount Othrys , Greece ENR [ 505 ] 1991-02-05

Entry ID: 2f0230beacd9fb56a20ca286

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63 8 55 0 † COM United Arab Airlines Flight 869 [ af ] de Havilland Comet 4C Arabian Sea , off Bombay Airport APR [ 513 ] 10 km (6.2 mi) 1963-07-27

Entry ID: 2d2b7740c31f67f0cb12ebb8

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62 6 56 0 † MIL Sri Lanka Air Force (CR862) Antonov An-32B Jaffna , Sri Lanka APR [ 520 ] JAF 13 km (7.0 NM) 1995-11-22

Entry ID: 644de8656d287421de1fafd5

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62 11 51 0 † COM Air France Flight 212 (F-BHSZ) Boeing 707-328B Caribbean Sea, off Maiquetía , Venezuela ENR [ 522 ] [ 523 ] 1969-12-04

Entry ID: 5b36524aa941c7933e043af8

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61 3 58 0 † MIL Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8T near Lata, Georgia UNK [ 528 ] [ 529 ] 1992-12-14

Entry ID: 36a2e150b23fad47c77868d7

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61 3 0 58 † MIL US Army Air Force (42-50291) Consolidated B-24 Liberator Freckleton , England, UK APR [ 539 ] EGNO c. 1.3 km (0.70 NM) 1944-08-23

Entry ID: 5c9c6f8734f587a83732ab2c

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60 [ ag ] [ ah ] 0 † MIL Georgian Air Force Mil Mi-8 near Svaneti , Georgia UNK [ 543 ] [ 544 ] 1993-10-04

Entry ID: 4c519ae0d46be8618f69dfc2

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59 6 53 0 † COM Fuerza Aérea del Peru (FAP-329) de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Tarma , Peru ENR [ 549 ] 1989-06-21

Entry ID: 43420f757a24071089bb3c22

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59 3 12 44 † MIL Korean Air Force Curtiss C-46 near Yeouido , South Korea ENR [ 554 ] 1967-04-08

Entry ID: ba594d471b1ce06d3dc6d4de

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59 2 57 0 MIL US Marine Corps (149802) Lockheed KC-130F Hercules Kowloon Bay , Hong Kong, China TOF [ 555 ] [ 556 ] HKG 1965-08-24

Entry ID: ff0f2cc052495f68a8627e25

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59 9 50 0 † COM US Navy (131588) Douglas R6D-1 Porcupine Seabight , Atlantic Ocean ENR [ 559 ] 1956-10-10

Entry ID: 7fb587eea2a90611ffb1b743

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59 4 55 0 † MIL US Army Air Force (44-78591) Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Fangshan, Fangshan District , China APR [ 560 ] NAY 25 km (13 NM) 1945-10-12

Entry ID: 36d63bda8444e13cbbd61e43

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58 6 52 0 † MIL Yemen Air Force Antonov An-12 Sirwah , Yemen ENR [ 561 ] 1992-07-14

Entry ID: 55cdef02292ccd12f8f7e592

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58 5 53 0 † INB Air Vietnam (XV-NUI) Douglas C-54D-15-DC Skymaster Buôn Ma Thuột , Vietnam APR [ 564 ] BMV 6.5 km (3.5 NM) 1973-03-19

Entry ID: 128758ac507d40d120db2a56

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58 2 55 1 † COM Pan African Airlines (N90427) Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster Agwa, Rivers State , Nigeria APR [ 565 ] PHC 1.5 km (0.81 NM) 1968-09-28

Entry ID: b570eba8bb8ac0ecca907f19

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58 5 0 53 † COM Japan Air Transport (J-BJDO) and Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (J-BIDH) Fokker Super Universal and Mitsubishi Ki1 Tokyo, Japan ENR [ 576 ] [ 577 ] 1938-08-24

Entry ID: 17975ae6c662578e451d4dc1

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57 7 50 0 † MIL Soviet Air Force (CCCP-76569) Ilyushin Il-76MD Caspian Sea off Sumqayit , Azerbaijan SSR , USSR ENR [ 581 ] 1989-10-18

Entry ID: 91e2a6897cd42b9d9cf5b48e

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56 2 54 0 COM Aeroflot Flight A-13 Antonov An-24B Neftyanyye Kamni , Azerbaijan ENR [ 586 ] 1973-08-18

Entry ID: 1a8d03edf7e8094c479c0a83

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56 4 52 0 COM Avianca Flight 03 Douglas C-54 Cartagena Bay, off Cartagena, Colombia ICL [ 588 ] CTG 1.3 km (0.70 NM) 1966-01-15

Entry ID: d8a8345e4101a482801e8293

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55 4 51 0 † COM Aeroflot Flight H-826 Antonov An-24B Preobrazhenka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , USSR ENR [ 597 ] 1969-08-03

Entry ID: 84c358da52bc5262fddebcce

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55 7 48 0 † COM Air Afrique (F-BIAO) Douglas DC-6B Mount Cameroon , Cameroon ENR [ 598 ] 1963-05-03

Entry ID: ddcf53aff3645360b185f42b

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54 3 51 0 EXS IBM Airlines (5Y-CKD) Boeing 737-290C Advanced Nyala Airport , Nyala , South Darfur , Sudan STD [ 603 ] 2025-05-03

Entry ID: cdfcc1eb2f63a6923e35f645

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54 [ ai ] [ aj ] 0 † MIL Ethiopian Air Force Antonov An-12 near Asmara , Eritrea UNK [ 607 ] 1987-01-13

Entry ID: 4eb45ae38f365e669f2bb574

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54 10 44 0 † MIL Israeli Air Force (960) Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion Jordan Valley UNK [ 609 ] [ 610 ] 1977-05-10

Entry ID: ad9b7123b93fc918716a2c39

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53 6 47 0 † COM Federal Airlines (ST-FAG) Antonov An-24RV Khartoum North , Sudan LDG [ 615 ] [ ak ] 1996-05-03

Entry ID: 637927c2f48edf43b02a513e

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53 [ al ] [ am ] 0 EXG Bakhtar Alwatana (YA-BAL) Antonov An-26 near Khost , Afghanistan ENR [ 617 ] 1987-06-11

Entry ID: 621294bf6db745b12b1251ea

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53 4 49 0 † MIL Korean Air Force (56-4391) Fairchild C-123J Seongnam , South Korea TOF [ 620 ] SSN 1982-06-01

Entry ID: 2d83788e68c44bd05fd80d5f

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53 6 47 0 † MIL Korean Air Force Fairchild C-123J Hallasan , South Korea ENR [ 621 ] 1982-02-06

Entry ID: 5bd2e2184b937bac94d3483a

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53 9 44 0 † MIL US Air Force (49-0244) Douglas C-124A Globemaster II area of Biscay Abyssal Plain , Atlantic Ocean ENR [ 623 ] 1951-03-23

Entry ID: c8df82a94fa55a25cfc8bf55

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53 1 0 52 † MIL Colombian Air Force Curtiss Hawk II Campo de Marte, Bogotá, Colombia ENR [ 628 ] 1938-07-24

Entry ID: 63b7e14e120207ee660b9bac

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53 2 50 0 COM Azerbaijan Airlines Flight A-56 Tupolev Tu-134B Nakhchivan , Azerbaijan ICL [ 629 ] NAJ 3.8 km (2.1 NM) 1995-12-05

Entry ID: 3e3da5dcf074cca4c2dd840f

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53 [ an ] [ an ] 3 MIL Philippine Air Force (5125) Lockheed C-130H Hercules Patikul , Sulu , Philippines APR [ 630 ] JOL 2021-07-04

Entry ID: 1bd6c801ca8168cb95030b02

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52 3 49 0 † EXG Sri Lanka Air Force (4R-HVA) British Aerospace BAe-748-357 Srs. 2b near Jaffna , Sri Lanka APR [ 631 ] JAF unknown 1995-04-29

Entry ID: b31ebecc29c4d96877681b21

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52 4 42 6 † MIL Kenya Air Force (214) de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo Eastleigh , Nairobi, Kenya APR [ 632 ] HKRE 1.7 km (0.92 NM) 1992-04-16

Entry ID: a28785ac41b4334b0d5b94e1

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52 [ ao ] [ ap ] 0 † MIL Fuerza Aérea Hondureña (FAH-556) Lockheed C-130 Hercules near Mocorón Airport , Honduras APR [ 633 ] 1986-08-14

Entry ID: 7b843db355b7aad9a483b63a

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52 5 47 0 † COM Lineas Aéreas del Estado (TC-72) (1975) Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M Pilcaniyeu , Argentina APR [ 636 ] BRC 35 km (19 NM) 1975-03-16

Entry ID: e3788becfa35563f9e65e77f

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52 4 48 0 † COM Aeroflot Flight H-63 Antonov An-24B Vinnytsia , Ukrainian SSR , USSR APR [ 637 ] VIN c. 2.5 km (1.3 NM) 1971-11-12

Entry ID: 617d85f5640e1cdda658fa45

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52 7 13 32 † MIL US Air Force (55-0291) Convair C-131 Samaritan Munich , West Germany ENR [ 641 ] 1960-12-17

Entry ID: 3571692ea04fadf2e0711471

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52 11 41 0 † MIL US Air Force (51-0107) Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II Colony Glacier, Mount Gannett , Chugach Mountains , Alaska, U.S. ENR [ 643 ] 1952-11-22

Entry ID: 9cd3cc3da8a8ac8970c39652

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52 42 10 0 ‡, † MIL French airship Dixmude Zeppelin -type rigid airship Mediterranean, off Sicily , Italy [ 649 ] 1923-12-21

Entry ID: 5ea563ad1c1beda4154dd5c0

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51 6 45 0 † MIL Afghanistan Air Force Antonov An-32 Khojak Pass , Pakistan APR [ 652 ] UET 110 km (59 NM) 1998-01-13

Entry ID: 366c09591f5401dbd300a9c3

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51 4 47 0 † COM Aeroflot-Yugavia Flight 519 Yakovlev Yak-40 Mount Kukurtbash, Untsukulsky District , Dagestan ASSR , Russian SFSR, USSR APR [ 654 ] MCX 23 km (12 NM) 1991-11-07

Entry ID: f44f140ff27a655a1a222067

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51 6 45 0 † COM Soviet Navy (CCCP-42332) Tupolev Tu-104A Pushkinsky District, Leningrad , Russian SFSR, USSR ENR [ 656 ] 1981-02-07

Entry ID: 4501cae1fb6c56e998fbf31c

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51 7 44 0 † COM Panair do Brasil Flight 099 Lockheed Constellation São Leopoldo , Brazil ENR [ 660 ] 1950-07-28

Entry ID: 2e9ae596d085dc2dcb8f98d3

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50 [ aq ] [ ar ] 0 † MIL Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-32 Surayriyah, Khartoum , Sudan ENR [ 663 ] 1999-06-03

Entry ID: 563b1365924d1606bd3c33da

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50 0 0 50 1* MIL Indian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-27 Meerut , Uttar Pradesh , India UNK [ 665 ] [ 666 ] 1990-03-21

Entry ID: 828a0c4adb59aec0f8440129

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50 6 44 0 † MIL Royal Air Force (XV216) Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.1P Ligurian Sea , near Pisa , Italy ENR [ 674 ] 1971-11-09

Entry ID: 004551a41f5dfac4ce39db2d

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50 5 45 0 COM Iberia (EC-ATH) Convair CV-440-62 Atlantic Ocean, off Tangier , Morocco APR [ 679 ] TNG 18 km (9.7 NM) 1965-03-31

Entry ID: ca8f15a3122c6fdfa0fcac5f

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50 7 43 0 † COM Panair do Brasil (PP-PDE) Lockheed L-049 Constellation area of Manaus , Brazil ENR [ 680 ] 1962-12-14

Entry ID: b56caa87d5a4aab5716f9e0c

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Gero, David (2006). Aviation Disasters: The World's Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950 (4th ed.). London: J.H. Haynes & Co. Ltd. ISBN 0-7509-3146-9 .

Entry ID: 3f70660aa6a80c5c5b006a07

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24–26 December 1994 – Air France Flight 8969 , an Airbus A300 , was hijacked on the ground at Algiers on 24 December, and flown to France on 26 December. 3 passengers were killed in the ordeal, and the 4 hijackers were killed when the aircraft was stormed in Marseille .

Entry ID: 826dee4ace40dbf7776b086c

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21 June 2007 – A Let L-410 operated by Free Airlines crashed in a swamp shortly after takeoff from Kamina Airport on 21 June 2007. The plane was overloaded, carrying 21 passengers and crew rather than the 17 maximum specified. One person died, and four others were badly injured.

Entry ID: 580c24b74f1e8a923aabdabb

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1 September 1950 – TWA Flight 903 , a Lockheed L-749 , crashed during a forced emergency landing in the desert near Cairo after an engine caught fire and separated from the aircraft mid-flight. All 55 aboard were killed.

Entry ID: 2319d6037eba47adc2ae5bda

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15 July 1960 – Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372 crashed into a mountain south of Jimma, killing one on board.

Entry ID: 6c482d64569dff964f98a1fa

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10 April 2006 – A Harbin Y-12 of the Kenya Air Force crashed into Mount Marsabit in poor weather, killing 14 of the 17 people on board. The official investigation blamed the pilots' decision to continue the approach at an unsafe altitude in poor visibility for the accident, but a report from The Standard alleged the pilot to be intoxicated. [ 18 ] [ 19 ]

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12 February 1998 – a Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-32 overran the runway at Nasir Airport, killing 26 people.

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31 March 1922 – A Beijing-Han Airlines Handley Page O/7 crashes struck trees and crashed upon landing. All 14 on board died.

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25 December 1946 – the Black Christmas disaster occurred when 3 separate flights crashed at Shanghai Longhua Airport . The flights involved were Central Air Transport Corporation flight 48 ( Douglas C-47 ), China National Aviation Corporation flight 140 ( Douglas DC-3 ) and China National Aviation Corporation flight 115 ( Curtiss C-46 ). 74 deaths occurred in total, including 3 on the ground. Extremely poor visibility conditions were cited as the primary cause for the sequence of accidents.

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16 July 1935 – a KLM Douglas DC-2 crashed on takeoff following an emergency landing at Bushehr . No one was killed.

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30 December 1975 – Malév Flight 240 , a Tupolev Tu-154 , crashed into the Mediterranean sea on approach to Beirut Airport , killing all 60 on board. The cause of the crash was never revealed.

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26 December 1999, Indian Airlines Flight 814 , an Airbus A300 , was hijacked en route from Kathmandu to Delhi. The aircraft ended up in Kandahar , Afghanistan. Indian Airlines suspended all flights to and from Nepal for some time, fearing a lack of security at check-in. [ 38 ]

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27 July 2024 – a Saurya Airlines CRJ200 crashed on a repositioning flight from Tribhuvan International Airport . The aircraft rotated at a lower airspeed and higher rate than usual, leading to a deep stall. Of the 19 crew members on board, only the captain survived.

Entry ID: 4887ce736145087e9903270e

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15–16 March 2001 – Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2806 , a Tu-154 , is hijacked by terrorists and taken to Medina airport . After some negotiations, Saudi special forces storm the plane. One flight attendant, a passenger and one of the hijackers were killed. [ 42 ]

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26–27 March 1991 – Singapore Airlines Flight 117 , an Airbus A310 , was hijacked en route from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore . The aircraft landed safely at Changi Airport , where the aircraft was eventually stormed and the 4 hijackers were killed. Damage to Qantas Flight 32

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20 September 2012 – Syrian Arab Airlines Flight 501 , an Airbus A320 , collided with a Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter. The helicopter crashed killing all 4 on board, but the A320, missing a large section of its vertical stabiliser, was able to land at Damascus International Airport safely.

Entry ID: 4f0918c2f20682e6883c9ef7

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24–31 December 1999 – Indian Airlines Flight 814 , an Airbus A300 , was hijacked on the way to India, and flown to India, Pakistan, the UAE , and Afghanistan before the passengers were released; 1 passenger was killed by the hijackers.

Entry ID: 778e7e9c8b47f337005efdb2

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10–12 November 1972 – Southern Airways Flight 49 , a DC-9 , was hijacked and flown to various places across the United States and Canada before eventually being flown to Havana, where the hijackers were captured. The aircraft and occupants were returned to the US by Cuba, and no fatalities occurred.

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6 March 1968 – Air France Flight 212 , a Boeing 707, crashed into La Grande Soufrière , killing all 63 on board.

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8 January 1945 – Pan Am Flight 161 , a Martin M-130 , crashed on approach to Port of Spain Airport , killing 23 of the 30 on board.

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29 January 1973 – EgyptAir Flight 741 , an Ilyushin Il-18D , crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains on approach on 29 January 1971. All 30 passengers and 7 crew died.

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26 January 1947 – Douglas Dakota , PH-TCR of KLM crashed after takeoff from Kastrup airport in Copenhagen , killing all 22 on board, including Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden .

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3 June 1967 – A Douglas DC-4 operated by Air Ferry crashes into Mount Canigou after the crew becomes poisoned with carbon monoxide. All 88 on board die.

Entry ID: 8248f0d870921125b1356569

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24–26 December 1994 – Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked after takeoff from Algiers and taken back to France. 7 people are killed.

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27 July 1934 – the wing of Curtiss AT-32C Condor II operated by Swissair separated from the airplane while in adverse weather conditions at Tuttlingen . All 12 people on board were killed.

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5 August 2026 – European Air Transport Leipzig Flight 9LE , a Boeing 757 operating for DHL Aviation , collided with an unmanned aerial vehicle on a go-around from Leipzig/Halle Airport , which had just closed due to the presence of drones. The aircraft diverted to Hannover Airport safely.

Entry ID: 731c45e40a278dc25faa8a91

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8 October 1979 – Swissair Flight 316 , a Douglas DC-8 (HB-IDE), landed near the middle of runway 15L of Athens Ellinikon Airport at more than 270 km/h overrun the runway and stopped on a public road outside the airport area. Its left-wing was severed from the fuselage and in the resulting fire 14 out of 154 passengers died. [ 46 ]

Entry ID: 968e211ed29d30af793e063e

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22 July 1959 – a Pan Am DC-6 suffered an engine separation and fire on takeoff from Shannon Airport . All 8 occupants escaped.

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23 November 1985 – EgyptAir Flight 648 , a Boeing 737 , was hijacked by terrorist organization Abu Nidal . A standoff occurred in Malta Luqa Airport until 24 November 1985. A failed raid later occurred in the standoff, resulting in 60 deaths including 2 hijackers.

Entry ID: c35e87288d5d33f8e885fc0c

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24 November 1946 – a Douglas C-47A Skytrain operated by KLM crashed on approach to Schipol Airport . All 26 on board died.

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4 April 1993 – KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 , a Saab 340 , returned to Schipol when pilots mistakenly believed that the engine 2 of the plane was suffering a low oil pressure due to a faulty warning light. While on final approach, the captain executed a go-around and applied full thrust only to engine 1. The aircraft lost control and crashed besides the runway, killing 4.

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14 September 1999 – Olympic Airways Flight 3838 , a Dassault Falcon 900 operated for and owned by the Hellenic Air Force , suffered severe pilot-induced oscillations on approach to Bucharest Airport . 7 people were killed, including Greek deputy foreign minister Giannos Kranidiotis .

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13 December 1982 – Spantax Flight 995 , a DC-10-30CF, overran the runway during an aborted takeoff at Málaga Airport , killing 50 people.

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31 January 1945 – an Australian National Airways Stinson Model A crashed near Redesdale, Victoria , killing all 10 on board.

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10 March 1949 – a Lockheed Lodestar of Queensland Airlines crashed at Coolangatta, Queensland , killing all 21 on board.

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2 July 1949 – a MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 Fitzroy crashed immediately after takeoff from Perth , killing all 18 on board.

Entry ID: f85f267aa87c2bf47c07761d

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18 September 2018 – Air Niugini Flight 73 , a Boeing 737-800 , crashed into the water short of Chuuk International Airport . One passenger was killed.

Entry ID: 618bedfe4e03ee4c7749fd6d

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5 June 1995 – Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 , a Dash 8 , crashed on approach to Palmerston North , killing 4 of 21 people on board.

Entry ID: a92f153130e772aca3b3f3b7

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2 August 1947 – an Avro Lancastrian of British South American Airways crashed into Mount Tupungato , killing all 11 on board.

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28 September 1966 – Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 648 , a DC-4 , was hijacked during a domestic flight within Argentina by a group of Argentine nationals, who demanded the plane fly to the Falkland Islands . They surrendered the following day and nobody was harmed.

Entry ID: a53350a3ef959a179174f081

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19 April 1952 – Pan Am Flight 202 , a Boeing 377 , suffered an in-flight break up over the Amazon Basin , killing all 50 on board.

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12 June 1982 – a TABA Fairchild F-27 crashed on approach to Tabatinga International Airport , killing all 44 people on board.

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29 July 1971 – the Palomas mid-air collision occurred when two DC-3s , Avianca Flight 630 and Avianca Flight 626, collided near Mámbita. All 38 on both aircraft were killed.

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15 January 1976 – a DC-4 operated by Taxi Aereo el Venado crashed into the Cordillera Occidental , killing all 13 on board.

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1 September 1982 – a DHC-4 operated by Aerolíneas Cóndor crashed near Valladolid Parish , killing all 44 on board.

Entry ID: 81291dcd0cf875a2bdaeb645

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25 February 1962 – an Avensa Fairchild F-27 crashed into San Juan Mountain on Margarita Island , killing all 23 on board.

Entry ID: 4b7c11a6b2e35c9c1db822e2

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Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco Brazil 1967 Former President of Brazil Piper Aztec Fortaleza , Brazil In mid-air collision with a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed T-33

Entry ID: 6f690d3cd800da7605e6b610

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Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley United Kingdom 1942 Army Officer and Member of Parliament Handley Page Halifax Luqa, Malta Crashed on takeoff

Entry ID: 48941d124ce70d4feeadcc37

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Valentine Baker United Kingdom 1942 World War I flying ace Martin-Baker MB 3 RAF Wing , Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Engine failure

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Robert M. Bond United States 1984 US Air Force lieutenant general MIG-23 Jackass Flats , Nevada , United States Reacted improperly to afterburner malfunction, lost aircraft control, fatally injured ejecting at excessive speed [ 20 ]

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Ron Brown United States 1996 Politician, US Secretary of Commerce Boeing CT-43 Dubrovnik , Croatia Pilot error

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Antony Bulwer-Lytton, Viscount Knebworth United Kingdom 1933 Politician Hawker Hart RAF Hendon Aircraft failed to recover from dive while practising display for air pageant

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Tom Burnett United States 2001 Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Thoratec Corporation United Airlines Flight 93 Shanksville , Pennsylvania , United States 9/11 hijacking by Ziad Jarrah

Entry ID: 8fd8e51ba4039639bced66ce

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Tomas Cabili Philippines 1957 Philippine senator Douglas C-47 Skytrain Mount Manunggal , Balamban , Cebu , Philippines (22 mi NW) See 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash

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Felipe Camiroaga Chile 2011 Television presenter ( Television Nacional de Chile ) Chilean Air Force CASA C-212 Aviocar off Robinson Crusoe Island , Chile Loss of control in adverse weather

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Gheorghe Caranda Romania 1912 Army officer, first Romanian airplane accident casualty Farman Bucharest , Romania Plane crash during training on Cotroceni Airfield

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Valery Chekalov Russia 2023 Head of logistics of Wagner Group Embraer Legacy 600 Kuzhenkino , Tver Oblast , Russia Under investigation; see 2023 Wagner Group plane crash

Entry ID: 407a094e4b18b98b7390f1ec

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Juan de la Cierva Spain 1936 Inventor of the autogyro KLM Douglas DC-2 Croydon Air Port , South London Aircraft hit house after taking off in fog. Arvid Lindman was also killed.

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William Dyess United States 1943 Aviator, United States Army Air Forces Lieutenant Colonel Lockheed P-38 Lightning Burbank, California , United States Aircraft caught fire while on a training mission near highly populated Burbank, California. Instead of parachuting to safety, he remained at the controls and saved countless civilian lives by guiding it into a vacant lot.

Entry ID: 73965d6573b3428d69e51bd8

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Glen Edwards United States 1948 Test pilot, namesake of Edwards AFB Northrop YB-49 Edwards Air Force Base , United States Aircraft broke apart

Entry ID: 20fce91384c4049d1c07f227

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Richard E. Ellsworth United States 1953 Aviator, United States Air Force Brigadier General Convair B-36 Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Controlled flight into terrain into a hill

Entry ID: 73fb3090f186de998327915d

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Harold Geiger United States 1927 Army Major, aviation pioneer, namesake of Geiger Field Airco DH.4 Olmsted Field , Pennsylvania

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Richard E. Gray United States 1982 Aviator, test pilot Cessna T-37 Tweet Edwards Air Force Base

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Lech Kaczyński Poland 2010 President of Poland Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 Smolensk North Airport, Russia Officially attributed to controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error, but official findings are disputed; see Smolensk air disaster

Entry ID: a79e36e398f542a08615b161

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Ahmed Kandil Egypt 1950 Swimmer Spitfire Port Said , Egypt Egyptian swimmer who was killed in a plane crash while serving with the Egyptian Air Force when his Spitfire collided in mid-air with another Spitfire over Port Said.

Entry ID: 9120fdf970d307e1097c8c30

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Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. United States 1958 Korean War ace pilot and test pilot Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Edwards Air Force Base

Entry ID: 38e97579750534a7b112c5d2

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Arvid Lindman Sweden 1936 Former Prime Minister of Sweden KLM Douglas DC-2 Croydon Air Port , South London aircraft hit house after taking off in fog; Juan de la Cierva also killed

Entry ID: cfe8f72916908ff01c3c5b2f

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Ramon Magsaysay Philippines 1957 President of the Philippines Presidential plane crash, " Mt. Pinatubo " Mount Manunggal , Cebu , Philippines

Entry ID: a79d3606e6c103a471813bd7

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Dean Paul Martin United States 1987 Actor, singer and son of Dean Martin McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II [ 9 ] San Bernardino Mountains . California During maneuvers with his Air Force Reserve unit [ 9 ]

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Joseph C. McConnell United States 1954 Korean War ace pilot F-86H Sabre Edwards Air Force Base control malfunction attributed to a missing bolt

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John Purroy Mitchel United States 1918 Former Mayor of New York City Thomas-Morse S-4 [ 96 ] Lake Charles, Louisiana Fell from airplane from not wearing a seatbelt; namesake of the former Mitchel Air Force Base .

Entry ID: 952f8b0b5b4c8d9f152bf6e3

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William A. Moffett United States 1933 U.S. Navy rear admiral USS Akron (ZRS-4) Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey Dirigible crashed and sank in storm

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Jerome F. O'Malley United States 1985 Military general , commander of U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command North American CT-39A Sabreliner Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport , Pennsylvania runway overrun caused by faulty brakes [ 103 ] [ unreliable source? ] [ 104 ]

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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier France 1785 Hot air ballooning pioneer Hot air balloon Wimille Crashed in an attempt to fly across the English Channel

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Yevgeny Prigozhin Russia 2023 Russian oligarch and founder of Wagner Group Embraer Legacy 600 Kuzhenkino , Tver Oblast , Russia Under Investigation; see 2023 Wagner Group plane crash

Entry ID: 005620c9aef191d9b6ebaeba

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Ebrahim Raisi Iran 2024 President of Iran Bell 212 Varzaqan , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran See: 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash

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Bipin Rawat India 2021 Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces Mil Mi-17 [ 112 ] Coonoor taluk, Nilgiris district . 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash

Entry ID: 65c8430e70fceacedf58fd3c

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William Sample United States 1945 U.S. Navy rear admiral Martin PBM Mariner near Wakayama , Japan wreckage and bodies not found for more than 37 months after crash

Entry ID: 3d2d455f1c00a4c6a5000797

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Richard C. Saufley United States 1916 U.S. Navy aviation pioneer, altitude and endurance record holder Curtiss Model E Santa Rosa Island , Florida Crashed at 8-hour-51-minute mark of attempt to break own flight endurance record

Entry ID: 7fab3ab8225ed0f7cc78bf26

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Thomas Selfridge United States 1908 First powered-airplane fatality. First military-aviation fatality. First passenger fatality. Namesake of Selfridge Field . Wright Model A Fort Myer , Arlington County, Virginia Right propeller failure. U.S. Army Signal Corp contract acceptance trial flight piloted by Orville Wright , who was seriously injured. [ 119 ] [ 120 ]

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Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth United Kingdom 1940 Racing driver, aviator and collector Fairey Battle Near RAF Benson , Oxfordshire, England Flew into hill during solo night flying exercise

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Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr. United States 1966 Brigiadier-General United States Army Douglas C-47 Skytrain Pacific Ocean en route San Francisco – Honolulu Body never recovered, presumed dead. Aircraft failed to arrive in Honolulu

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Omar Torrijos Panama 1981 Presiden of the Panamanian Revolution de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Marta Hill, Coclesito, near Coclé province, Panama 1981 Panamanian Air Force Twin Otter crash

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Robert F. Travis United States 1950 Brigadier general , U.S. Air Force USAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base , Fairfield, California Attempted emergency landing due to runaway propellers and landing gear problems; see 1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash

Entry ID: df160048b39a2a50f9f7a338

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Dmitry Utkin Russia 2023 Military officer and founder of Wagner Group Embraer Legacy 600 Kuzhenkino , Tver Oblast , Russia Under Investigation; see 2023 Wagner Group plane crash

Entry ID: 60cddc35eedbd36266d69d8e

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Oscar Westover United States 1938 Major General , Chief of the United States Army Air Corps Northrop A-17 AS Burbank, California aircraft crashed in crosswind short of runway on landing approach

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Shen Yi-ming Taiwan 2020 Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China) Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Wulai District , New Taipei , Taiwan Pilot error due to inclement weather; see 2020 ROCAF UH-60M crash

Entry ID: bfaebfa5338901d8e8d2c747

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Alexandrov Ensemble Russia 2016 Artistic director Valery Khalilov and 63 choir members Tupolev Tu-154B-2 Black Sea near Sochi , Russia Spatial disorientation ; see 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash

Entry ID: 6c55ddf6f41029f1e2c82c31

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Australian Government Australia 1940 10 fatalities, including cabinet ministers Geoffrey Street , James Fairbairn and Henry Gullett , and senior army officer Brudenell White Lockheed Hudson Canberra , Australia 1940 Canberra air disaster

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Philippine Government Philippines 1957 25 fatalities, including President Ramon Magsaysay , Education Secretary Gregorio Hernandez Jr., Senator Tomas Cabili , Congressman Pedro Lopez and Philippine Air Force Commanding General Benito Ebuen Douglas C-47 Skytrain Balamban , Philippines 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash

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Participants of the 60th National Defence Course Finland 1978 15 fatalities, including 4 Members of the Parliament, 3 executives of governmental agencies, 3 business executives and 2 military commanders. The future Finnish president Tarja Halonen was not on the flight because she was expecting her baby, and doctor had prohibited her to enter the aircraft (she took a train instead). Douglas DC-3 Rissala , Finland 1978 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash

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Pakistan–United States delegation Pakistan 1988 30 fatalities, including President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Akhtar Abdur Rahman , United States Ambassador to Pakistan Arnold Lewis Raphel , US Brigadier General Herbert M. Wassom, and a group of senior Pakistani army officers. Lockheed C-130B Hercules Bahawalpur , Pakistan 1988 Pakistan Air Force C-130B crash

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Polish official delegation to the Katyn war cemetery Poland 2010 President Lech Kaczyński ; First Lady Maria Kaczyńska ; Former president of the Republic of Poland in exile Ryszard Kaczorowski ; Senator Janina Fetlińska ; Stanisław Komorowski ; Andrzej Kremer , Tomasz Merta and others [ 155 ] Tupolev Tu-154 M Smolensk North Airport , Smolensk Smolensk air disaster

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Old Christians Club rugby team Uruguay 1972 11 players and the team physician; basis for 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors ; survivors resorted to cannibalism Fairchild FH-227 Andes Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

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USAC officials United States 1978 8 lead officials Piper Navajo

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Zambia national football team Zambia 1993 All 18 footballers, including Efford Chabala and Wisdom Mumba Chansa de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo Libreville , Gabon Gabon air disaster

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February 15 – A Bell 205 helicopter while flying in dense mist and light rain crashed into Polhuín Hill, Chanco , Cauquenes Province , Chile. The accident occurred when the Bell helicopter owned by Flight Services Helicópteros was ferrying local fire-fighters from a Eucalyptus plantation to a forest fire in the Quirihue Sector of the Eighth Region. The wreckage from the accident was scattered over a large area killing the pilot, a former Chilean Air Force officer, and 12 fire-fighters from the Celulosa Arauco y Constitución (CELCO) company. [ 44 ]

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February 18 – A Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma helicopter ( G-REDU ) flying from the heliport at Aberdeen Airport to a BP Eastern Trough Area Project Oil Platform located 120 nautical miles (195 km) east of Aberdeen , Scotland was forced to ditch into the North Sea 500m short of its destination. A major maritime rescue operation for the ditched Super Puma owned by Bond Offshore Helicopters was coordinated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency at the Aberdeen HM Coastguard Rescue Centre involving a Royal Air Force Sea King helicopter from No. 202 Squadron RAF Lossiemouth and a Hawker Siddeley Nimrod from RAF Kinloss . [ 45 ] Three of the passengers were rescued by one of a pair of Bond Helicopters involved in the rescue and the remaining 15 passengers successfully rescued by an oil-rig support vessel. [ 46 ] A further Super Puma owned by Bond Helicopters is involved in a second North Sea ditching on 1 April 2009.

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July 7 – A Cessna 150M and a General Dynamics F-16CJ Fighting Falcon collided over Moncks Corner , South Carolina. Both occupants of the Cessna were killed and the pilot of the F-16 ejected safely.

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August 23 - An Embraer Legacy 600 crashed in Russia, killing Wagner Group leaders Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin as well as 8 other passengers.

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June 12 – Paris Air Show (Paris, France) – A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI demonstrator '01' (with canards and vectored thrust ), crashed at Le Bourget Airport. At the completion of a downward spiraling maneuver, the tail contacted the grass surface. With almost no forward speed the fighter was able to pull away from the ground, wings level, with an up pitch of 10–15 degrees and climb to ~150 ft (46 m), with the right jet nozzle deflected fully up and flames engulfing the left engine. Sukhoi test pilot Vyacheslav Averynov initiated ejection with navigator Vladimir Shendrikh departing the aircraft first. The Zvezda K-36D-3.5 ejection seats worked perfectly and both crew descended on to a taxiway unhurt. The Su-30 impacted some distance from the crew. [ 8 ] The incident was captured on video. [ 9 ]

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October 12 – Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England – The last airworthy World War II German Messerschmitt Bf 109 crashed while being flown by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison , Commander-in-Chief of RAF Strike Command . He was unhurt despite the plane coming to rest upside down. The plane, known to be difficult to land due to poor visibility from the cockpit and its narrow-track landing gear, had overshot the runway while landing following the malfunction of its Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. [ 17 ] [ 18 ]

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September 20 – Sixth Annual Confederate Air Force Airshow ( San Marcos, Texas ) – An Aerotek Pitts S-2A aerobatic biplane piloted by James Kincaid crashed at the bottom of a snap roll and dive maneuver in front of a crowd of approximately 15,000. The pilot died from his injuries later that day. Witnesses reported that the plane did not have sufficient airspeed at the start of the sequence to keep from crashing at the bottom of the dive. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ]

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September 14 – Chesapeake Air Show ( Middle River, Maryland ) – A Lockheed F-117 , 81–793 , of the 7th Fighter Squadron , 49th Fighter Wing , at Holloman AFB , New Mexico , lost its port wing at 1500 hrs. during a pass over Martin State Airport , and crashed into a residential area of Bowley's Quarters, Maryland , damaging several homes. Four people on the ground received minor injuries and the pilot, Maj. Bryan "B.K." Knight, 36, escaped with minor injuries after ejecting from the aircraft. [ 22 ] A month-long Air Force investigation found that four of 39 fasteners for the wing's structural support assembly were apparently left off when the wings were removed and reinstalled in January 1996, according to a report released on December 12, 1997. [ 23 ]

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July 26 – Ostend Airshow ( Ostend , Belgium ) – Captain Omar Hani Bilal of the Jordanian Air Force display team, the Royal Jordanian Falcons , was killed when he lost control of his Walter Extra EA300S . His plane crashed at the end of the runway and burst into flames near a Red Cross tent and spectator stands. On the ground, eight were killed and forty injured. [ 24 ]

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September 14 – Aerospace Days show ( Fairchild Air Force Base , Spokane , Washington) – Bob Heale of Spokane was killed when his French CAP-10 crashed on its belly onto a dirt field in windy, rainy conditions. Investigators focused on possible mechanical problems with the 21-year-old plane. Bob Heale had also been a regular performer at the Silverwood Theme Park in Athol , Idaho. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ]

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September 2 – Canadian International Air Show ( Toronto , Ontario) – Seven Royal Air Force crew members were killed when their Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2P stalled during a low altitude turn and crashed into Lake Ontario . [ 43 ]

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June 24 – Fairchild Air Force Base (Spokane, Washington) – A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress registered 61-0026, performing a demonstration flight for an airshow at Fairchild Air Force Base, stalled and crashed due to its pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Bud Holland pushing the aircraft beyond its operational limits. The aircraft exploded, killing all 4 on board. [ 44 ]

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July 24 – Royal International Air Tattoo – ( Fairford, Gloucestershire , England) – Two MiG-29s of the Russian Air Force "Test Pilots" aerobatic team collided in mid-air and crashed away from the public. No one was hurt on the ground, and both pilots (Alexander Beschastonov and Sergey Tresvyatsk) [ 54 ] ejected safely. Investigators later determined that pilot error was the cause: one pilot did a reverse loop and disappeared into the clouds, the other one lost sight of his wingman and aborted the routine. [ 55 ] The incident was captured on video. [ 56 ]

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August 11 – Byron's Original Aviation Expo ( Ida Grove, Iowa ) – Pilot Mack Stevens Orr, a member of the Confederate Air Force , died following the crash of his T-6 Texan during a reenactment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor . [ 63 ] [ 64 ]

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October 8 – Indian Air Force Day ( New Delhi , India) – Wing Commander Ramesh 'Joe' Bakshi of the Indian Air Force was killed when his Mirage 2000 crashed while performing a Downward Charlie (a series of downward rolls in the vertical plane, pulling out with wings level at a specific height). A dozen spectators were injured, one fatally, from the explosions and fire. [ 81 ]

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August 7 – Leopoldsburg , Belgium – Belgian Air Force pilot Michel Duvivier was killed when his Mirage 5 jet crashed at an air show organized by the Belgian Air Force . [ 86 ]

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31 May – Warwickshire Air Pageant ( Baginton , England) – RAF Flight Lieutenant Peter Stacey was killed when his Meteor T.7 lost altitude and crashed during a descending turn. Lieutenant Stacey was said to have stayed with the aircraft and steered it away from a residential area prior to the crash. [ 90 ]

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June 28 – SHAPE International Air Show ( Chièvres Air Base , Belgium) – After hovering a Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 with a rearward movement, parallel to the public line at about 200 m (660 ft) of altitude, RAF Flt. Lt. Brian D. Weatherley ended with a nose down attitude that seemed steeper than usual. The aircraft nose kept going down past a recoverable angle. The pilot ejected while the aircraft was pointing straight towards the ground, still roughly stationary. He hit the ground before his parachute opened and later died from injuries sustained in the ejection. After the pilot ejected, the airplane went almost belly up and fell to the ground with a loud boom, explosion and black smoke. [ 95 ]

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July 24 – RAF Brawdy Air Show ( Brawdy , Wales, UK) – A US Phantom jet crashed into the sea off the coast. Eyewitness accounts at the time suggested something had fallen off the plane, before it rapidly headed for the sea, away from the crowds. The pilot and copilot both died. There were no injuries on the ground. [ 96 ]

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26 May – Mildenhall Air Show ( Mildenhall, Suffolk ) – The crew of a RAF Meteor was killed following the mid air collision with a RAF Vampire . The crew of the Vampire was able to parachute to safety. [ 98 ]

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August 26 – Scarborough , UK – A Lightning F3 XP753 stalled and crashed 200 yds from the shoreline, killing pilot Flt/Lt Mike Thompson whilst performing an unauthorised flying display at a seafront event. [ 111 ]

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September 11 – Mannheim , Germany – A United States Army CH-47 Chinook (serial number 74-22292) crashed while carrying British, French, and German parachutists who planned to jump when the helicopter reached an altitude of 12,000 ft (3,700 m). All 46 aboard were killed. The crash was later found to be caused by an accumulation of ground walnut shells that had been used to clean the machinery. [ 118 ] [ 119 ] [ 120 ]

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January 18 – Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field , Nevada – Four T-38As , piloted by members of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds , crashed while flying in a diamond formation and hit the desert floor almost simultaneously. All 4 USAF pilots were killed in what is also known as the Diamond crash . [ 122 ]

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9 May – Hill Air Force Base , Utah – A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Northrop T-38 Talon crashed while performing the Hi-Lo Maneuver, killing pilot Captain David "Nick" Hauck. [ 123 ] Capt. Hauk, in Thunderbird 6, crashed while attempting to land his ailing T-38 after an engine malfunctioned and caught fire. With black smoke billowing from the exhaust and the aircraft losing altitude in a high nose-up attitude, the safety officer on the ground radioed Capt Hauck, "You’re on fire, punch out", to which he responded, “Hang on... we have a bunch of people down there”. The aircraft continued to fight to stay airborne for about half a mile before hitting a large oak tree and a barn, then sliding across a field and flipping as it traversed an irrigation canal ultimately erupting into a fireball just a few hundred feet from the runway's end. No one on the ground was injured even though the accident occurred adjacent to a roadway packed with onlookers. [ 124 ] [ 125 ]

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June 15 – Shannon Airport, Fredericksburg, Virginia – Sgt. 1st Class Tom Johnson, a parachute jumper with the U.S. Army Golden Knights , fell over 10,000 ft (3,000 m) to his death when both of his parachutes (main and reserve) failed to deploy. [ 128 ]

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April 17 – American Samoan Flag Day ( Pago Pago , American Samoa) – The seven member crew of an American Navy P-3 Orion were killed when their plane struck a cable car wire, lost its right wing and tail, and cartwheeled into a local hotel causing a fire. Five hotel staff and one guest were injured in the accident, which destroyed one wing of the hotel. [ 129 ]

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27 May – RAF Mildenhall Air Fete ( RAF Mildenhall , UK) – Capt. Piergianni Petri of the Frecce Tricolori crashed and died while flying a Fiat G91 that failed to recover from its dive during a "Bomb Burst" maneuver and crashed near the village of Beck Row. No one on the ground was injured during the accident. [ 131 ]

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July 6 – Chicksands Royal Air Force Base, Chicksands , England – Pilot Colonel Thomas 'Tommy' B Thompson, 81st TFW Assistant Deputy Commander for Operations (ADO), USAFE , was killed when his A-10A WR, 77-0253, crashed while doing low-level aerobatics. It was reported that he stayed with his plane and steered it away from the crowds. [ 132 ]

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September 3 – Labor Day parade ( Dillon, Montana ) – Captain Joel Rude, 32 years old, of Great Falls , Montana, a flight training instructor for the Montana Air National Guard , was killed when his U.S. Air Force F-106 Delta Dart from the 186th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was making a low flight over Dillon's main street, crashed into a grain elevator and exploded, killing the pilot and setting a bulk oil storage plant on fire. Much of the city's electrical power was knocked out, the police reported. At least eight other persons on the ground were injured, four of them severely enough to be admitted to hospitals. [ 134 ]

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November 8 – NAS Miramar , San Diego , California – One of the solo Skyhawks of the Blue Angels struck the ground after low roll during arrival maneuvers, and Navy Lieutenant Michael Curtin was killed. [ 135 ] The accident was caught on film.

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August 12 – Naval Air Station Glenview , Glenview, Illinois – An Avro Vulcan B2 , registration XL390, of the 617 Squadron Royal Air Force crashed during an air display. All four Royal Air Force crew members were killed. Their delta-winged bomber apparently stalled during a wing-over and then crashed into a landfill just north of Willow Road. [ 136 ]

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September 6 – Fleet Air Arm Open Day (RNAS Yeovilton, UK) – RAF Flight Lieutenant Stephen Beckley died when getting out of his Harrier GR3 following a display, as the ejector seat accidentally fired. He was thrown 30 ft (9.1 m) in the air and died shortly after arriving at Yeovil Hospital . [ 152 ]

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September 24 – Golden West Sport Aviation Show ( Sacramento, California ) – A privately owned F-86 Sabre jet piloted by Richard Bingham failed to take off while leaving the show. The jet went through a chain link fence at the end of the runway, across Freeport Boulevard, crushed a parked car and then crashed into a local Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour . Twenty-two people were killed, including twelve children and two people in the parked car. [ 160 ]

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June 10 – Trenton Air Show ( CFB Trenton , Ontario) – Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds solo Captain Lloyd Waterer died after a wingtip collision with another solo aircraft while performing an opposing solo maneuver. [ 161 ]

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June 4 – Transpo 72 Airshow ( Dulles International Airport , Dulles, Virginia ) – U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot Major Joe Howard, flying Thunderbird 3, F-4 Phantom II 66-0321 , lost power during a vertical maneuver, breaking out of formation just after completing a wedge roll at around 2,500 ft (760 m). The aircraft staggered and descended in a flat attitude with little forward speed. Howard ejected and descended under a good canopy, but winds blew him into the ascending fireball from the crashed aircraft, melting his parachute; Howard plummeted 200 ft (61 m) and sustained fatal injuries. [ 162 ] [ 163 ]

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August 30 – Eastern Iowa Airport , Cedar Rapids, Iowa – One of the members of the US Navy Blue Angels belly-landed at with one engine stuck in afterburner. The pilot ejected safely and the aircraft ran off the runway. [ 171 ] [ 172 ]

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June 4 – Reading Air Show ( Reading, Pennsylvania ) – Captain Dick Schram, a Naval Reserve Aviator billed as the "Flying Professor", was killed when his Piper Cub failed to pull out of a dive during a comedy flying routine. His son, a public affairs officer with the United States Navy Blue Angels, was announcing the routine at the time of the crash. [ 178 ]

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September 20 – Farnborough Air Show (Farnborough, England) – Six members of the French Air Force were killed when their Breguet 1150 Atlantic crashed while performing a single engine demonstration. [ 179 ]

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17 May – Armed Forces Day Air Show (Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico) – A United States Air Force F-111 experienced a tailstrike while landing and skidded to a stop 100 yards (91 m) from 2,000 spectators. [ 180 ]

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October 21 – Laughlin AFB , Texas, United States – A Thunderbird F-100D piloted by Tony McPeak (14th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1990-1994) crashed. The accident occurred during the "Bomb Burst" maneuver, when the solo aircraft piloted by McPeak shed its wings during a vertical rolling climb. The accident was attributed to failure of the wing structure due to fatigue. McPeak successfully ejected from the aircraft. [ 181 ]

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September 2 – Canadian International Air Show (Toronto, Ontario) – US Navy Blue Angels pilot Lt. Cmdr. Dick Oliver was killed when he crashed his F-11 Tiger into a breakwater at Toronto Island Airport . [ 183 ] The incident was caught on video. [ 184 ]

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August 13 – Aviation Day ( Amarillo Air Force Base , Texas) – Shelby M. Kritser, chairman of the Texas Aeronautics Commission , was killed when his F8F-2 Bearcat, N7826C, b/n 121699, crashed during an attempted hammerhead stall. [ 185 ] [ 186 ]

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June 15 – Paris Air Show (Paris, France) – United States Air Force Lt Colonel Charles D. Tubbs was killed and two other crewmen injured when their B-58 Hustler bomber crashed. The plane landed short of the runway, struck the "instrument approach beacons" and burst into flames. [ 188 ]

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9 May – Hamilton AFB , Marin County , California – United States Air Force Capt. Eugene J. Devlin was killed when Thunderbird 2, a Republic F-105B Thunderchief , 57-5801 , delivered to the US Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team in April 1964, suffered structural failure and disintegrated during 6G tactical pitch-up for landing after an air display. The failure of the fuselage's upper spine caused the USAF to ground all F-105s and retrofit the fleet with a structural brace. The air demonstration team reverted to the F-100 Super Sabre and never flew another show in F-105s. [ 190 ] [ 191 ]

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3 May – Armed Forces Day exhibition ( Bremerhaven , Germany) – Major Thomas Eugene Perfili, an American flight instructor attached to the West German Air Force , was killed when his Starfighter crashed after losing power while demonstrating rolls. He guided his plane away from spectators but was unable to eject. [ 192 ]

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July 21 – Caselle Airport , Turin , Italy – While skimming the ground during an airshow, Italian Air Force pilot Mario Pisano struck a parked automobile, veered into a crowd of people and finally struck an empty bus. The propeller killed one person and injured three, but Pisano was not injured in the crash. [ 194 ]

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October 2 – Public Air Display ( Sydney Harbor , Australia) – Two De Havilland Sea Venoms of the Royal Australian Navy collided during an air display over the harbor. Lieutenant Albert 'Albie' Riley ejected from his aircraft at only 500 ft (150 m) and survived with minor injuries. His aircraft crashed into the water, close to what would be the site of the Sydney Opera House. The second Venom, piloted by Lieutenant B. Roberts, although badly damaged, managed to make it back to its base at Nowra . [ 197 ]

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September 24 – Wilmington, North Carolina – Three servicemen were killed and twelve survived when an Air Force C-123 Provider carrying members of the Army Golden Knights crashed and burned on take-off at an airshow. [ 201 ] [ 202 ]

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June 3 – Paris Air Show (Paris, France) – A United States Air Force Convair B-58 Hustler, 58-2451 , named The Firefly , crashed a few miles north of Paris. All three on board were killed. [ 203 ]

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September 5 – Canadian International Air Show (Toronto, Ontario) – Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.4B, 18455 , pulled up, flamed out, went into inverted spin and crashed. Wing Commander H.R. Norris and First Officer R.C. Dougall were killed. [ 209 ]

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June 8 – London, Ontario – A Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.5 of No. 433 Squadron , North Bay , crashed after both wings separated from the aircraft. F/O's C.A. Sheffield and Les Sparrow died. Post crash film analysis suggested that the aircraft pulled more g's than it was designed for. [ 211 ] [ 212 ]

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June 9 – RAFA Air Display at Shorts ( Sydenham Airport , Belfast , Northern Ireland ) – Shorts Senior Test Pilot Sqn Ldr Walter J. "Wally" Runciman, flying the fourth Short Seamew prototype, [ 215 ] was killed when the aircraft "appeared to start a slow roll", the nose falling and there being "insufficient height for recovery". The aircraft avoided crashing into the crowd, hitting the runway "practically nose first". [ 216 ] [ 217 ] [ 218 ] [ 219 ]

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19 May – Kinross AFB , Michigan – A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-100 Mk. 5 of 428 Squadron crashed after the starboard wing separated during a high-speed low-level pass during an air show. There was one RCAF and one USAF fatality. [ 211 ]

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15 May – Air Display at Griffith , New South Wales, Australia – Two Hawker Sea Furies of the Royal Australian Navy were written off in a collision on the runway. Neither pilot was hurt in the incident. [ 223 ]

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October 15 – Harewood Airport ( Harewood, New Zealand ) – Seven members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force were killed when two of their planes crashed following a mid-air collision during a ceremonial flyover. [ 225 ]

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September 19 – Canadian International Air Show (Toronto, Ontario) – Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Sabre 4 , piloted by S/L W.R. Greene crashed into Lake Ontario. Greene, who had replaced the original pilot, Gordon Bennett, was killed. A T-33 formation team also performing in the show truncated their performance due to low cloud and rain and had entered clouds during looping maneuvers. One aircraft attempted loop recovery without sufficient altitude and hit Lake Ontario. [ 226 ]

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September 19 – Battle of Britain Air Display ( RAF Wyton , Cambridgeshire) – A Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor F.8 , WA927 , of 56 Squadron , broke up during a low-level run over the airfield. The pilot was killed. [ 227 ] [ 228 ]

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September 19 – Battle of Britain Air Display ( RAF Coningsby , Lincolnshire) – A Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor F.8, WA836 of 74 Squadron , broke up during a high-speed run over the airfield. The pilot was killed and two women in the crowd were injured by debris. [ 227 ] [ 228 ]

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October 19 – Barnes Municipal Airport , Westfield, Massachusetts – United States Air Force Pilots Lt. Robert H. Danell and Capt. Fred H. Stevens were killed when their F-86E Saberjets were involved in a mid-air collision while performing during an air show. [ 231 ]

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September 20 – Canadian International Air Show (Toronto, Ontario) – A Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.3T, piloted by S/L R.D. Schultz, made a 500-knot high-speed pass with vertical pull up. This maneuver overstressed the aircraft but the aircraft recovered to CFB North Bay successfully. [ 236 ]

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September 15 – Fall Festival Day ( Flagler, Colorado , United States) – Twenty people, including the pilot and 13 children, were killed when a Timm N2T Tutor training plane, piloted by Air Force 1st Lt. Norman Jones of Denver, flew in low over the crowd and attempted a loop. The pilot had reportedly arrived late and missed the safety briefing, which prohibited flying at less than 500 ft (150 m) above the ground and banned any stunts near the crowd. Lt. Jones was at an approximate altitude of 200 ft (61 m) when he began his maneuver. [ 238 ] Depending on the account, the maneuver was either a loop [ 239 ] or a slow roll. [ 240 ]

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July 4 – Otesgo Airfield, Otsego, Michigan – former Navy flight instructor, John Jakus, was killed after his BT-13 Valiant crashed while performing a low-altitude roll during an air show performance. [ 249 ]

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January 7 – All-American Air Show ( Miami , Florida) – Air Force First Lt. James M. Hall was killed when his P-80 Shooting Star failed to pull up during a low altitude dive. [ 251 ]

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September 19 – Randolph Air Force Base , Universal City, Texas – The pilot and co-pilot of an F-82 Twin Mustang were killed in a crash following a flyover of the airfield during an airshow. [ 254 ]

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September 18 – RAF Manston , Kent , UK – An RAF de Havilland Mosquito crashed during an air show, killing both crew and ten members of the public. [ 255 ] [ 256 ]

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18 May – Municipal Airport Air Show ( Burlington, Iowa ) – Lt. John Peeler was killed when his Navy F4U Corsair crashed into a sandlot baseball game and caught fire a few blocks from the airport. Two teenagers on the ground were killed and seven others were injured. [ 263 ]

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November 10 – Tulsa Police Air Patrol Show ( Tulsa, Oklahoma ) – former Army Air Force instructor Wesley W. Cunningham was killed when his aircraft failed to pull out of a low altitude spin. At the time, Cunningham was involved in a skit, playing the part of a woman spectator who is chosen from the crowd to fly the airplane. [ 264 ]

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September 15 – Flying Tiger Air Circus ( Bowling Green, Ohio ) – Army veteran Gordon Lahman was killed when his parachute failed to open during a 1,500-foot (460 m) delayed jump at the start of the circus. [ 266 ]

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August 5 – Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – United States Army Air Forces pilot Major Leonard Weihardt suffered minor injuries when his jet fighter crashed during an air show. [ 268 ]

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27 May – Army Air Forces Fair ( Wright Field , Dayton, Ohio) – The third prototype Curtiss XP-55 Ascender , 42-78847 , crashed during an exhibition, killing the pilot William C. Glasgow and two to four civilians (sources differ) on the ground. The pilot attempted a slow roll after a low pass in formation with a P-38 and a P-51 on each wing, but lost altitude and crashed, sending flaming debris into occupied civilian vehicles on a highway near the airfield. [ 269 ]

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July 23 – Spokane Air Show (Spokane, Washington) – Four United States Army Air Forces aviators, pilots Second Lt.'s William R. Scott and George Chrep, along with Capt. Ford K. Sayre and an unidentified sergeant, were killed when their two A-25 Shrike bombers were involved in a mid-air collision while ascending from a dive. A Paramount Pictures newsreel crew caught the accident on film, which was examined by the crash investigation board for clues to the accident. This footage was later incorporated into the 1956 film Earth vs. the Flying Saucers . [ 270 ] [ 271 ]

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September 4 – Defense Forces Public Air Display ( Flemington Racecourse , Melbourne , Australia) – A Royal Australian Air Force Vultee Vengeance became inverted at low level after pulling up from a mock bomb dive and went out of control. The aircraft crashed in a nearby industrial suburb, setting fire to a grain mill and narrowly missing a nearby crowded railway station. The plane's occupants, Flight-Lieutenant Richard Roe and his wireless air-gunner James Harris, were both killed. There were no casualties on the ground. [ 272 ]

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August 1 – Lambert Field , St. Louis , Missouri, USA – Waco CG-4 A-RO, 42-78839 , built by St. Louis contractor Robertson Aircraft Corporation , lost its right-hand wing immediately after being released over the airfield by the tow airplane. Several thousand people had gathered to watch the first public demonstration of the St. Louis-built troop-carrying glider , which was carrying 2 USAAF crewmen, St. Louis mayor William D. Becker , Robertson Aircraft and Lambert Field co-founder Maj. William B. Robertson , and 6 other VIP passengers; all 10 perished in the ensuing crash. [ 273 ] The accident was attributed to the failure of a defective wing strut fitting. [ 274 ]

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17 May – Waxahachie, Texas – Flight Instructor Lieutenant William S. Farrish and Sergeant Jasper J. DeMaria, Jr. were killed when their military trainer, from the Army Flying School in Waco , Texas, went into a spin and crashed during an air show. [ 275 ]

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April 14 – Jervis Bay , New South Wales, Australia – Two Royal Australian Air Force Bristol Beauforts collided whilst pulling up from a dummy bomb run during an air display for war correspondents on board a nearby vessel. All eight crew on board the two aircraft were killed. A Fox Movietone News cameraman caught the incident on film. [ 276 ]

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July 10 – Brussels, Belgium – German Air Force Captain Wille was killed in a crash during a multi-country military aircraft display. [ 278 ]

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January 14 – Havana Airdrome, Havana , Cuba – Captain Manuel Orta, a Cuban Army flier, was killed when his Curtiss Hawk failed to pull up from a high speed dive and crashed on top of a parked Beechcraft airplane. [ 279 ]

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July 24 – Campo de Marte, Santa Ana, Usaquén , Colombia – A pilot performing an aerobatic display crashed a Curtiss Hawk II into a crowd attending a military review. Sources differ on the number killed and injured; up to 75 died and 100 or more were injured. According to Time magazine, the pilot, Flight Lt. Cesar Abadia of the Colombian Air Force , disregarded standing orders not to fly below 500 ft (150 m) and attempted to dive through a narrow gap between two grandstands. The pilot misjudged his approach and a wingtip hit the Diplomatic stand; the plane then smashed against the Presidential stand and exploded, raining flaming debris down on spectators located between the two grandstands. [ 280 ] [ 281 ] [ 282 ]

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June 30 – RAF Hendon , London, UK – A Royal Air Force Hawker Hart, K2983 , crashed during a display, killing the passenger. [ 300 ]

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August 27 – National Air Races (Chicago, Illinois) – Navy pilot Lieutenant J.P. Deshazo was killed when he lost control while attempting a barrel roll during a 50-mile (80 km) speed race with 16 Navy planes. He crashed in front of the bleachers, killing concessionaire Louis Weiner. Seven others were injured, either by shrapnel from the exploding fuel tank or burning oil from the aircraft. [ 321 ]

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October 11 – Hendon , England – RAF Lieutenant Somerville and Corporal Loud were killed during an air force exhibition when their aircraft lost its tail during a low altitude flyby. The Sultan of Muscat was in attendance at the time of the accident. [ 333 ]

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November 18 – Kelly Field , Texas – The first aerial refueling -related fatality occurred when the fuel hose becomes entangled in the right wings of the refueler and the receiver aircraft. The Army Air Service pilot of the refueler, Lt. P. T. Wagner, flying DH-4B 23–444 , was killed in the ensuing crash. [ 353 ]

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June 17 – Louisville, Kentucky – Army airmen Lieutenant Robert O. Hanley (also reported as Robert E. Hanley) and Sergeant Arthur Opperman were killed when their DH.4 crashed while making a sharp banking turn. The airframe was destroyed by the post-crash fire. The men were airborne to photograph the airshow that was to shortly begin. [ 360 ] The aircraft was assigned to the 7th Photo Section at Godman Field , Camp Knox , Kentucky. [ 361 ]

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21 May – Presidio , San Francisco , California – Stuntman Wesley May was fatally injured during a parachute jump. He misjudged his altitude and released himself from his parachute to avoid hitting a tree. Wesley fell approximately 50 ft (15 m), struck a tombstone in a cemetery and died in an army hospital. [ 362 ]

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July 5 – Dundalk Flying Field, Baltimore , Maryland – The field was almost immediately renamed to Logan Field when Army Lt. Patrick H. Logan was fatally injured after his Nieuport 28 , F6506 , [ 375 ] nicknamed the "Red Devil," of the 104th Observation Squadron , [ 376 ] crashed at the airport's inaugural air show following a stall/spin. [ 377 ] In response to the tragedy, the airfield was renamed in his honor, with the announcement of the new name being made at the closing ceremonies of the airshow during which he died.

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July 17 – Americus, Georgia – Sergeant Gordon Gates, of the Army Air Services, was killed when his safety belt failed while he was flying inverted during an air circus. His plane continued flying unmanned for a half a mile before finally crashing. [ 381 ]

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May 17 – Mountain Home Air Force Base , Idaho – Two United States Navy EA-18G jets collided in midair during an air show. All four air crew safely ejected. [ 1 ]

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November 21 – Dubai Air Show ( Dubai , UAE) – An Indian Air Force pilot was killed when his Tejas fighter aircraft crashed during a flight demonstration. [ 2 ]

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August 28 – Radom Airport , Warsaw , Poland – A Polish Air Force pilot, Maciej "Slab" Krakowian, was killed when his F-16 crashed during a rehearsal for the Radom Air Show . [ 3 ] The show was subsequently canceled. [ 4 ]

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April 24 – Langley Air Force Base , Virginia – Pilot Rob Holland was killed when his MXS-RH crashed while landing. Holland was scheduled to perform that weekend. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the accident was caused by a loose counterweight plug, which jammed the elevator and caused a loss of flight control. [ 5 ]

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May 25 – Battle of Britain event ( RAF Coningsby , Lincolnshire , England) – A Spitfire crashed in a field just before 1.20pm, killing the pilot. [ 19 ]

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September 16 – Turin Caselle Airport , Caselle Torinese , Italy – A MB-339A/PAN MLU from the Italian Air Force Display Team's Frecce Tricolori crashed on takeoff after striking a bird while preparing for their attendance at the Vercelli Airshow the following day. The pilot ejected safely, but the plane struck a vehicle carrying a family, killing a five-year-old girl and seriously injuring the remaining occupants. [ 31 ] [ 32 ]

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May 20 – Zaragoza Air Base Families Day ( Zaragoza Air Base , Zaragoza , Spain) – A EF-18A Hornet of the 15th Wing of the Spanish Air Force crashed during a solo display after experiencing technical problems. The pilot safely ejected from the plane and suffered a pelvic fracture. [ 40 ]

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February 19 – Isro Layout , Nagenahalli , India – Two BAE Systems Hawk Mk. 132 aircraft of the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team collided midair during a rehearsal for Aero India 2019 . They were about 17 km (11 mi) from the Yelahanka Air Force Station . Three people were involved in this accident: two pilots ejected safely while the third, Cdr. Sahil Gandhi, succumbed to his injuries. [ 72 ] [ 73 ]

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March 3 – Australian International Airshow (Avalon, Victoria, Australia) – A USAF C-17 had to abort its take-off run. Early in the take-off run, the number 4 engine ingested one of a flock of wedgetail eagles which had been milling around the airport. The plane suffered a major compressor stall , but safely aborted the take-off using emergency braking and thrust reversers on the undamaged engines. [ 74 ]

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June 2 – Gunfighter Skies Air and Space Celebration (Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho) – Dan Buchanan, a hang glider pilot, was killed when a developing vortex or dust devil caused him to lose control of his hang glider. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] Buchanan was a wheelchair-using aviator with more than 3,000 logged hours, who combined pilotage, music, and fire for his airshow performances. [ 83 ]

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February 6 – Singapore Airshow ( Changi , Singapore ) – A KAI T-50 Golden Eagle trainer from the Republic of Korea Air Force suffered a runway excursion and overturned during a formation takeoff. The pilot extricated himself from the plane and was uninjured in the accident. [ 94 ]

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September 24 – Terracina , Italy – Capt. Gabriele Orlandi of the Italian Air Force died while performing at an air show. The pilot did not have sufficient height to recover from a loop and his Eurofighter Typhoon crashed into the sea. [ 95 ]

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June 23 – Dayton International Airport, Vandalia, Ohio – A F-16D used by the Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team ran off the runway and overturned, injuring the plane's pilot while preparing for the Vectren Dayton Air Show. Pilot, Capt. Erik Gonsalves, and passenger, Technical Sgt. Kenneth Cordova, were trapped in the aircraft for over an hour. Cordova was uninjured. The investigation revealed that excessive airspeed, coupled with landing too far down a wet runway, caused the jet to leave the airstrip and flip over. Rain on the canopy windscreen and failure to follow proper braking procedures during the landing contributed to the accident. [ 101 ]

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May 28 – Fleet Week New York City – U.S. Navy SEAL Remington Peters (Special Warfare Operator 1st Class), a member of the United States Navy Parachute Team " Leap Frogs ", died when his parachute malfunctioned and failed to open. [ 105 ] [ 106 ]

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January 14 – Hat Yai Airshow ( Hat Yai , Thailand) – Pilot Dilokrit Pattavee died when his Saab JAS 39 Gripen number 70108 crashed. [ 112 ] The Air Force later concluded that spatial disorientation was the cause of the crash. [ 113 ]

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June 2 – United States Air Force Academy graduation ceremony ( Colorado Springs, Colorado , ) – Major Alex Turner, Thunderbird No. 6, crashed in a field after performing a flyover at the. The F-16 pilot ejected and was unhurt. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] A later investigation revealed that the aircraft's engine was inadvertently shutdown at the start of landing procedures, when a faulty throttle trigger permitted the throttle to be rotated into an engine cut-off position. [ 130 ]

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June 2 – Smyrna , Tennessee – Capt. Jeff "Kooch" Kuss of the Blue Angels died just after takeoff while performing the Split-S maneuver in his F/A-18 Hornet during a practice run for The Great Tennessee Air Show. Capt. Kuss ejected, but his parachute was immediately engulfed in flames, causing him to fall to his death. Kuss' body was recovered multiple yards away from the crash site. The Navy investigation found that Capt. Kuss performed the maneuver at too low of an altitude while failing to retard the throttle out of afterburner, causing him to fall too fast and recover at too low of an altitude. The investigation also found weather conditions and pilot fatigue as contributing causes to the crash.The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. [ 131 ]

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December 20 – Air Force Flight School 70th Anniversary ( Yogyakarta, Indonesia ) – Two pilots, Lt. Col. Marda Sarjono and Capt. Diwi Cahyadi, were killed when their KAI T-50I Golden Eagle crashed during a performance. [ 141 ] [ 142 ]

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August 15 – Chicago Air & Water Show ( Chicago , Illinois) – Sgt. First Class Corey Hood, 32, a member of the United States Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" was critically injured when he struck an apartment building and fell to the ground, following a mid-air collision with another parachutist belonging to the United States Navy Parachute Team "Leap Frogs". He died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital the next day. [ 154 ]

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August 1 – Carfest ( Oulton Park , Cheshire , England) – Kevin Whyman died after his Folland Gnat T Mk1 crashed into the ground. The aircraft was carrying out an aileron roll at low level during a flying display when, at an angle of bank of 107° to the left, the nose attitude dropped relative to the horizon. The pilot reversed the direction of roll but also applied a large pitch input, which increased the rate of descent and caused the aircraft to depart controlled flight and impact with the ground. [ 155 ]

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May 4 – Thunder Over Solano Airshow ( Travis Air Force Base , Solano County, California ) – Eddie Andreini died while flying his highly modified PR13D Super Stearman. The fatal accident occurred when he was attempting his signature low-altitude inverted ribbon cutting maneuver. [ 169 ] [ 170 ]

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April 7 – Show Aéreo del Caribe ( Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic) – First Lieutenant Rafael Sanchez and Second Lieutenant Carlos Manuel Guerrero crashed an ENAER T-35 Pillán . The aircraft pulled up and rolled inverted, but failed to recover from the dive following the maneuver. The pilot rolled upright, and the aircraft impacted the water. Both pilots died. [ 186 ]

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October 14 – China International General Aviation Convention ( Weinan , Pucheng , Shaanxi, China ) – The fourth prototype Xian JH-7A , 814 , of the China Flight Test Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Air Force crashed into a marsh while performing in an airshow associated with the convention. [ 201 ] The airframe came down about one mile (1.6 km) from Pucheng Neifu Airport . One pilot ejected safely but the second crewman was killed. [ 202 ]

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August 20 – Bournemouth Air Festival (Bournemouth, England) – A BAE Hawk T1, flying as part of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team Red Arrows , crashed after performing at the air show. The aircraft was witnessed to have plunged into the ground next to the River Stour , near the village of Throop . The pilot, 33-year-old Flt. Lt. Jon Egging , was killed in the crash. [ 211 ] The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) found that "the most likely cause of the accident to XX179 was G-induced impairment (A-LOC) of the pilot leading to flight into terrain". [ 212 ]

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April 10 – Red Bull Air Races (Perth, Australia) – A MXS-R race plane, piloted by Adilson Kindlemann , crashed into the Swan River outside of Perth prior to participating in the races The pilot was hospitalized but suffered no serious injury, while the plane was destroyed. [ 232 ]

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April 2 – Santa Catarina , Brazil – Pilot Captain Anderson Amaro Fernandes was killed when the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano he was flying as part of the " Esquadrilha da Fumaça " aerobatic team of the Brazilian Air Force crashed while performing at a ceremony. [ 233 ] After the accident, the Brazilian Air Force temporarily suspended aerobatic shows by its Aerial Demonstrations Squadron. [ 234 ]

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March 3 – India Aviation Show ( Hyderabad, India ) – Pilot Commander Suresh Kumar Maurya and his co-pilot Lieutenant Commander Rahul Nair were killed when the HAL Kiran aircraft they were flying crashed into a building. The pilots were members of the Indian Navy 's Sagar Pawan aerobatic team and were performing at the opening ceremony of the air show. Apart from the two pilots, one person was killed on the ground and at least 5 others injured. [ 235 ]

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June 24 – Galway Air Show ( Galway , Ireland) – Three people on the ground were injured when the door from a hovering RAF helicopter flew off and plunged into a large crowd below. [ 260 ]

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April 21 – Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort , Beaufort, South Carolina – Lieutenant Commander Kevin 'Kojak' Davis of the Blue Angels was killed when he grayed out and lost control of his F/A-18 Hornet, which then crashed . [ 261 ]

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May 5 – Children's Day flight exhibition ( Suwon Air Base , South Korea ) – Captain Kim Do-hyun of the Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles display team was killed when he lost control of his Cessna A-37B Dragonfly . [ 275 ]

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October 2 – Winged Stallions Silver Jubilee Celebrations (Dabolim Naval Air Base, Goa , India) – Two Ilyushin Il-38 reconnaissance aircraft collided while flying in formation during the Indian Navy's Squadron 315 celebrations. 17 people were killed, including all twelve crew members on board the two aircraft. [ 299 ] Sixteen civilians were injured. The planes were flying parallel to each other in close formation in front of many naval high-ranking officials and their families when their wings touched. Both planes caught fire and crashed into a residential area; one plane landed on a house under construction, killing three construction workers instantly. [ 300 ]

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July 27 – Sknyliv Airfield , Lviv , Ukraine – Pilot Volodymyr Toponar and co-pilot Yuriy Yegorov of the Ukrainian Air Force demonstration team, the Ukrainian Falcons , ejected from their Sukhoi Su-27 after the left wing struck the ground during a low altitude roll maneuver. The aircraft then struck a parked Ilyushin Il-76 transport and cartwheeled into a crowd of spectators, killing 77 people, including 28 children, and injuring over 500. [ 303 ]

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April 20 – Point Mugu Airshow ( Point Mugu, California ) – Navy pilot Commander Michael Norman and radar intercept officer Marine Corps Captain Andrew Muhs were killed when their McDonnell-Douglas QF-4S+ Phantom II stalled and crashed after pulling away from a diamond formation. The Navy report stated that the cause of the accident was "the failure of the pilot to manage the energy state of the aircraft, and then to recognize a departure from controlled flight at low altitude, and apply the NATOPS recovery techniques." [ 307 ]

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June 3 – Biggin Hill Airshow ( Biggin Hill , London, England) – A 1944 Bell P-63 Kingcobra crashed , killing the pilot, former Red Arrow Guy Bancroft-Wilson. The American World War II fighter aircraft had been flying an unplanned sequence when the pilot lost control at the top of a climbing maneuver and was unable to recover from the resulting dive. The aircraft impacted the ground to the west of the runway in a steep nose down attitude. [ 313 ] The incident was captured on video. [ 314 ]

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9 August 1946 – A USAAF Douglas C-47 Skytrain was shot down by two Yugoslav Yakovlev Yak-3s over Slovenia, northern Yugoslavia and crash landed. All crew and passengers survived. [ 1 ]

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19 August 1946 – A USAAF Douglas C-47 Skytrain was shot down by a Yugoslav Yakovlev Yak-3 over Slovenia, northern Yugoslavia. All five crew killed. [ 1 ]

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9 February 1948 – Two Turkish Supermarine Spitfires were shot down by Bulgarian small arms fire. [ 1 ]

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27 October 1948 – An Italian Lockheed P-38 Lightning was shot down over Yugoslavia. [ 1 ]

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8 April 1950 – A US Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer of VP-26 which had departed from Wiesbaden , West Germany was shot down during a patrol mission over the Baltic by four Soviet Air Force La-11 "Fangs" off of Liepāja , Latvia . [ 1 ]

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9 August 1950 – A PLAAF Tu-2 "Bat" was shot down near Shanghai by a Soviet pilot that mistook it for a B-25 Mitchell. [ 1 ]

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4 September 1950 – A US Navy F4U-4B Corsair from the carrier USS Valley Forge shot down a Soviet Naval Aviation Douglas A-20 over the Yellow Sea , southeast of Port Arthur Naval Base. [ 1 ]

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4 December 1950 – A USAF RB-45C Tornado was shot down by a Soviet Air Force MiG-15 "Fagot" east of Andong , China. [ 1 ]

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26 December 1950 – A USAF RB-29 Superfortress was shot down by two Soviet Air Force MiG-15 "Fagots" . [ 1 ]

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13 October 1951 – An Italian Lockheed P-38 Lightning was shot down over Yugoslavia. [ 1 ]

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6 November 1951 – A US Navy P2V-3W Neptune of VP-6 was shot down by a Soviet Air Force La-11 "Fang" over the Sea of Japan near Vladivostok. [ 1 ]

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13 June 1952 – A USAF RB-29 Superfortress was shot down by Soviet Air Force MiG-15 "Fagots" over the Sea of Japan near Soviet coastline. [ 1 ]

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7 October 1952 – A USAF RB-29 Superfortress was shot down by two Soviet Air Force La-11 "Fangs" over the Kuril Islands . [ 1 ]

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29 November 1952 – A Civil Air Transport C-47 Skytrain operated by CIA was shot down over Jilin Province, China. [ 1 ]

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Avro Lincoln shootdown incident (12 March 1953)

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27 January 1954 – An engagement over the Yellow Sea between eight Chinese PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagots" and a flight of USAF F-86 Sabres escorting an RB-45 Tornado ends in the downing of one of the attacking MiG-15 by first lieutenant Bertram Beecroft. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

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26 July 1954 – Off Hainan island two PLAAF La-11 "Fangs" attack two USN AD-4 Skyraiders from VF-54 launched off the USS Philippine Sea (CV 47) while they are searching for survivors of the Cathay Pacific DC-4 shot down by the PLAAF four days earlier. Under attack, pilots William Alexander and John Zarious were soon aided by more AD-4 Skyraiders of their own squadron as well as one F4U-5N of VC-3. One Lavochkin was downed by two AD-4 piloted by Roy Tatham and Richard Cooks, the other by F4U pilot Edgar Salsig and AD-4 pilots John Damien, John Rochford, Paul Wahlstrom and Richard Ribble. [ 1 ]

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5 February 1955 – 60 km west of Pyongyang over the Yellow Sea an RB-45 Tornado of the 91st Strategic reconnaissance squadron escorted by eight USAF F-86 Sabres found themselves under attack by twelve KPAF MiG-15 "Fagots" , the engagement resulted in the downing of two of the attacking Mikoyan by Sabre pilots Charles Salmon and George Williams. [ 4 ] [ 1 ]

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17 April 1955 – A USAF RB-47E Stratojet of the 4th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron took off from Eielson AFB and was later shot down off Kamchatka by two Soviet MiG-15 "Fagots" flown by Korotkov and Sazhinwith. All crew of Lacie C. Neighbors, Robert N. Brooks and Richard E. Watkins Jr are reported missing presumed dead. [ 1 ]

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10 May 1955 – Over the Yellow Sea eighty kilometers southwest of Sinuiju a group of eight USAF F-86 Sabres finds itself under attack by twelve PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagots" , pilot Xizhong Ni claims the downing of one Sabre. USAF pilots Robert Fulton and Burt Phythyon each claim to have downed a MiG themselves. [ 1 ]

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18 August 1955 – After accidentally flying above the Korean Demilitarized Zone , a USAF LT-6 Texan Trainer was downed by North Korean ground fire killing the pilot and observer on board. [ 1 ]

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1 September 1955 – Two Egyptian de Havilland Vampires were shot down by an Israeli Gloster Meteor . [ 5 ]

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12 April 1956 – An Egyptian de Havilland Vampire was shot down by an Israeli Dassault Ouragan . [ 5 ]

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23 June 1956 – A ROCAF RB-17G Flying Fortress of the Air Force Special Mission Group , flown by Yeh Cheng-min , was shot down by PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" over Jiangxi Province, China, killing all 11 crew members onboard. [ 6 ]

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10 April 1959 – 1959 Canberra shootdown

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1 May 1960 – U-2 shootdown incident

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26 August 1960 – An Indian Air Force Dakota DC-3 registered HJ233 trying to drop relief materials and ammunitions to a besieged post was shot down by the Naga Army . All on board were captured alive and were later released unharmed. [ 7 ]

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4 March 1961 – A Cuban Liberation Air Force Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan was shot down by a Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Lockheed T-33 over the sea. All crew recovered by friendly ship. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

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( 2 ) 16 August 1962 – two Turkish Air Force F-84F Thunderstreaks shot down two Iraqi Air Force Il-28 "Beagle" bombers that crossed the Turkish border by mistake during a bombing operation against Iraqi Kurdish insurgents. [ 10 ]

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27 October 1962 – in the morning, a U-2F (the third CIA U-2A, modified for air-to-air refueling) piloted by USAF Major Rudolf Anderson , [ 11 ] departed its forward operating location at McCoy AFB , Florida. At approximately 12:00 pm EDT, the aircraft was struck by a S-75 Dvina ( NATO designation SA-2 Guideline ) surface-to-air missile launched from Cuba. The aircraft was shot down, and Anderson was killed.

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17 May 1963 – A US Army OH-23 Raven helicopter was shot down over the Korean DMZ . [ 1 ]

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28 January 1964 – 1964 T-39 shootdown incident

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15 April 1969 – 1969 EC-121 shootdown incident

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28 November 1973 – Soviet MiG-21 pilot Captain Gennadii N. Eliseev was killed after ramming an IIAF RF-4C intruding into Soviet airspace on behalf of CIA Project Dark Gene. The Iranian aircraft was flown by IIAF Major Shokouhnia, and USAF Colonel John Saunders was in the rear seat. Both ejected and were captured by Soviet authorities.

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16 July 1975 – 1975 An-2 shootdown incident

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( 2 ) 21 June 1978 – 1978 Iranian Chinook shootdown

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14 September 1983 – a pair of Turkish Air Force F-100F Super Sabre fighter jets of 182 Filo "Atmaca" penetrated Iraqi airspace. A Mirage F-1EQ of the Iraqi Air Force intercepted the flight and fired a Super 530 F-1 missile at them. One of the Turkish fighter jets (s/n 56-3903) was shot down and crashed in Zakho valley near the Turkish-Iraqi border. The plane's pilots reportedly survived the crash and were returned to Turkey. The incident was not made public by either side, although some details surfaced in later years. The incident was revealed in 2012 by Turkish Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz , in response to a parliamentary question by Republican People's Party (CHP) MP Metin Lütfi Baydar in the aftermath of the downing of a Turkish F-4 Phantom II in Syria , in 2012. [ 12 ]

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25 May 1982 – 1982 Royal Air Force Jaguar shootdown incident [ 13 ]

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21 October 1989 – a Turkish land registry BN-2 Islander photographic mapping plane was shot down by a Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis , piloted by Hussam Mezien. All four on board died in the crash. [ 14 ]

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17 December 1945 – An RAF Republic Thunderbolt Mk II was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during a tactical reconnaissance over Surabaya , East Java . The pilot bailed out and captured by Indonesian authorities. [ 15 ]

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4 May 1946 – An ML-KNIL Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed in Surabaya, East Java. [ 16 ]

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14 May 1947 – An MLD Fairey Firefly was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during a reconnaissance over Mount Anjasmoro, East Java . The pilot was killed and the observer was captured by Indonesian forces. [ 17 ]

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21 July 1947 – An MLD Fairey Firefly was hit by ground fire during a close air support mission and crash landed in Pasuruan , East Java. The pilot was killed. [ 18 ]

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21 July 1947 – An ML-KNIL North American B-25 Mitchell was shot down by ground fire over Palembang , South Sumatra , killing all five crew. [ 19 ]

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23 July 1947 – An ML-KNIL Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Maguwo and crash landed near Boyolali , Central Java . The pilot was killed. [ 20 ]

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4 August 1947 – An MLD Fairey Firefly was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Madura near Surabaya, East Java. The pilot was killed. [ 21 ]

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22 December 1948 – An ML-KNIL Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was shot down by ground fire over Magelang , Central Java. The pilot was killed. [ 22 ]

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26 January 1949 – An RNLAF Taylorcraft Auster was shot down by ground fire during a reconnaissance over Tasikmalaya , West Java , killing all two crew. [ 23 ]

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10 May 1948 – A North American T-6 Texan from the Royal Hellenic Air Force was shot down by ground fire over Grevena Province. Both crew killed. [ 24 ]

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22 January 1949 – A USAF North American T-6 Texan was shot down by Communist guerrillas over Greece killing the pilot. [ 1 ]

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20 January 1949 – A Burmese Air Force Auster AOP.5 was shot down by insurgents in Pantanaw , killing two. [ 25 ]

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15 April 1953 – A Burmese Air Force Douglas C-47 was shot down by ROC Army in Burma , killing twelve. [ 26 ]

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20 September 1958 – A Burmese Air Force Hawker Sea Fury was shot down by Karen rebels during ground attack mission near Papun , pilot killed. [ 27 ]

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15 February 1961 – A ROCAF PB4Y-2 Privateer carrying supplies for the ROC Army in Burma was shot down by a Burmese Air Force Hawker Sea Fury near Mae Sai , Thailand near the border with Burma. [ 28 ]

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date unknown, 1978 – A Burmese Air Force de Havilland Vampire was shot down by rebels during ground attack mission in northern Burma. [ 29 ]

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29 August 1997 – A Royal Thai Army Bell 206B-3 JetRanger either crashed or was shot down by Myanmar Army within a small Myanmar territory which juts into Thailand, south of the Thai city of Mae Sot , six killed. [ 30 ]

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4 January 2012 – A Myanmar Air Force Mi-2 was shot down by Kachin Independence Army rebels and crashed at a paddy field in Momauk Township , pilot killed. [ 31 ]

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11 January 2013 – A Mi-35P either crashed or was shot down by Kachin Independence Army rebels south of Myitkyina , killing three. [ 32 ]

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3 May 2021 – A Myanmar Air Force Mi-35 was shot down by the Kachin Independence Army in Momauk Township , hit by a MANPADS during air raids involving attack helicopters and fighter jets. A video emerged showing the helicopter being hit while flying over a village. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ]

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13 February 2023 – A Myanmar Air Force Mi-17 was shot down by People's Defence Force rebels in Homalin Township . [ 37 ]

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30 June 2023 – A Myanmar Air Force Hongdu K-8 was shot down by Karenni National People's Liberation Front rebels in Bawlakhe Township , two killed. [ 38 ]

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11 November 2023 – A Myanmar Air Force Hongdu K-8 either crashed or was shot down by Karenni Nationalities Defence Force rebels in Hpruso Township . [ 39 ]

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15 May 1948 – An Egyptian Supermarine Spitfire was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Sde Dov Airport . [ 40 ]

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( 6 ) 22 May 1948 – An RAF Douglas Dakota was intercepted and shot down by an Egyptian Spitfire. [ 41 ] Four Egyptian Supermarine Spitfires were shot down by RAF Spitfires over Ramat David Airbase . Another Egyptian Spitfire was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. [ 42 ]

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29 May 1948 – An Israeli Avia S-199 was shot down during close air support over Isdud . The pilot was killed. [ 43 ]

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30 May 1948 – An Israeli Avia S-199 was shot down during close air support east of Netanya . The pilot bailed over friendly territory. [ 43 ]

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( 2 ) 3 June 1948 – Two Egyptian Douglas C-47 Dakota bombers were shot down by an Israeli Avia S-199 while attempting to bomb Tel Aviv . [ 43 ]

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4 June 1948 – An Israeli Fairchild Argus was shot down by an Egyptian Spitfire during a bombing run against Egyptian ships southwest of Tel Aviv. [ 44 ] Another source mentioned that it was shot down by a Hawker Sea Fury instead. [ 41 ]

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7 June 1948 – An Israeli Taylorcraft Auster was shot down by an Egyptian Hawker Sea Fury . [ 41 ]

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8 June 1948 – An Egyptian Supermarine Spitfire was shot down by an Israeli Avia S-199 to the south of Tel Aviv. [ 45 ]

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9 July 1948 – An Egyptian Westland Lysander was attacked by an Israeli Avia S-199 . The Lysander performed a maneuver kill that resulted in the latter crashing. [ 41 ]

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18 July 1948 – An Egyptian Supermarine Spitfire was shot down by an Israeli Avia S-199 . The pilot was killed. [ 46 ]

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( 3 ) 16 October 1948 – An Egyptian Supermarine Spitfire was shot down by an Israeli Avia S-199 . [ 47 ] In turn the Egyptian Spitfires managed to shot down two Israeli S-199s. [ 41 ]

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21 October 1948 – An Egyptian Supermarine Spitfire was shot down by an Israeli Spitfire. [ 48 ]

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4 November 1948 – An Egyptian Douglas C-47 Dakota was shot down by two Israeli North American P-51 Mustangs and crash landed at El Arish airbase. [ 49 ]

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17 November 1948 – An Egyptian Supermarine Spitfire was shot down by an Israeli Spitfire over Al-Faluja . [ 49 ]

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20 November 1948 – An RAF de Havilland Mosquito was shot down by an Israeli North American P-51 Mustang and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. [ 49 ]

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28 December 1948 – An Israeli Piper Cub was shot down by an Egyptian Spitfire near Auja al-Hafir . [ 50 ]

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30 December 1948 – An Egyptian Macchi C.205 Veltro was shot down by an Israeli Spitfire . [ 51 ]

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31 December 1948 – An Egyptian Macchi C.205 Veltro was shot down by an Israeli Spitfire over Bir Hama airbase. [ 52 ]

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4 January 1949 – An Egyptian Macchi C.205 Veltro was shot down by an Israeli Spitfire over Rafah . [ 53 ]

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5 January 1949 – An Egyptian Macchi C.205 Veltro was shot down by an Israeli Spitfire . [ 53 ]

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7 January 1949 – An Egyptian Macchi C.205 Veltro was shot down by an Israeli North American P-51 Mustang over Deir al-Balah . [ 54 ]

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( 5 ) 7 January 1949 – Four RAF Supermarine Spitfire flying a recon mission flew over an Israeli troop convoy that were recently attacked by Egyptian aircraft. An RAF Spitfire was shot down by convoy's anti-aircraft fire. Two Israeli Spitfires were over the area and shot down the remaining RAF Spitfires. Later that day, the RAF sent four Spitfires and fifteen Hawker Tempests to look for the missing Spitfires. The 19 RAF fighters was attacked by four Israeli Spitfires, resulting in an RAF Tempest shot down by the Israelis. [ 54 ]

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3 August 2022 – Balochistan separatists of the BRA claimed to have shot down a military helicopter with an anti-aircraft weapon, killing six. [ 55 ]

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16 September 1961 – An Indonesian Air Force North American P-51 Mustang was shot down by ground fire over Garut , West Java . The pilot was killed. [ 56 ]

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14 March 1950 – A RoCAF North American B-25 Mitchell was shot down by PLAAF aircraft, killing six. [ 1 ]

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16 March 1950 – A RoCAF North American P-51 Mustang was shot down by PLA ground fire, killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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2 April 1950 – A RoCAF North American P-51 Mustang was shot down by Soviet aircraft near Shanghai, killing the pilot. [ 1 ]

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29 July 1950 – A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt was shot down by anti-air fire from Xiamen , killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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16 June 1953 – A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Dongshan Island , killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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17 December 1953 – A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Jejiang , killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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22 May 1954 – In an engagement involving six PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagots" , RoCAF pilots Chien and Yen shoot down one of the MiGs with machine gun fire from their P-47N Thunderbolts . [ 1 ]

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26 May 1954 – A RoCAF B-17 Flying Fortress was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Fujian , with all of its four crewmen killed. [ 1 ]

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3 June 1954 – A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt was shot down by a La-11 "Fang" of the PLAAF, killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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6 July 1954 – A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt was shot down by cannon fire from a MiG-15 "Fagot" of the PLAAF, killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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12 September 1954 – A RoCAF PB4Y Privateer was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Xiamen , killing all nine crew. [ 1 ]

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19 January 1955 – A RoCAF F-84G Thunderjet was shot down by anti-air fire over the PRC, killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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21 January 1955 –A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt was shot down by anti-air fire over the PRC, killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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9 February 1955 – During the evacuation of nationalist Chinese from the Tachen islands covered by aircraft launched from USS Wasp (CV-18) , a USN AD-5W Skyraider of VAW-11 on antisubmarine patrol duty is heavily damaged by PRC Anti-aircraft fire and forced to ditch at sea, the crew of three are rescued by patrol boats of the ROC. [ 1 ]

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22 June 1955 – A RoCAF RT-33A was shot down by a MiG-17 "Fresco" of the PLAAF, killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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4 July 1955 – A MiG-15 "Fagot" , part of a group of four PLAAF MiGs is shot down in combat with four F-84G Thunderjets of the RoCAF. [ 1 ]

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16 July 1955 – A RoCAF F-84G Thunderjet is shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Kinmen , killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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15 October 1955 – A PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagot" is shot down by Tzu-Wan Sun of the RoCAF using an F-86 Sabre . [ 1 ]

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14 April 1956 – A MiG-15 "Fagot" , part of a group of four PLAAF MiGs is shot down in combat with four F-84G Thunderjets of the RoCAF. [ 1 ]

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22 June 1956 – A RoCAF B-17 Flying Fortress is shot down during a nighttime mission by cannon fire from an intercepting MiG-17 "Fresco" of the PLAAF. All eleven crew on board are killed. [ 1 ] [ 57 ]

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20 July 1956 – A MiG-15 "Fagot" among a group of four PLAAF Mikoyan is shot down in combat with four F-84G Thunderjets of the RoCAF. [ 1 ]

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( 2 ) 21 July 1956 – Two MiG-17 "Frescos" , part of a group of four PLAAF MiGs are shot down by pilot I-Fang Ouyang flying as part of a group of four RoCAF F-84G Thunderjets . [ 1 ]

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10 November 1956 – During an airdrop over Jejigxi, a C-46 Commando of the RoCAF is shot down by a PLAAF MiG-19 "Farmer" killing its nine crewmen. [ 1 ] [ 57 ]

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1 July 1957 – A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt is shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the PRC, killing its pilot. [ 1 ]

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18 February 1958 – A RoCAF RB-57D was shot down by a MiG-15 "Fagot" of the PLANAF above Shandong , killing the pilot. [ 1 ]

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( 2 ) 29 July 1958 – Two RoCAF F-84G Thunderjets were shot down after four MiG-17 "Frescos" engaged them near Nan Ao Island .

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( 3 ) 14 August 1958 – Three PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by a group of four RoCAF F-86 Sabres , With pilots Ping-Chun Chin and Chung-Li Li each shooting down one themselves. A third MiG being brought down by two other Sabres flown by Hsien-Wu Liu and Fu-The Pan. Sabre No. 307 involved in the shootdown failed to return to base.

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( 2 ) 25 August 1958 – Two PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are engaged and shot down by RoCAF F-86 Sabres piloted by Tien-En Chiang and Hsu-Hsiang Ku

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1 / 7 ( 8 ) 8 September 1958 – Seven PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by numerous F-86 Sabres of the RoCAF. Five pilots, Ping-Chun Chin, Yi-Chien Li, Chin-Chung Liang, Chung-Tsi Yu and Wai-Ming Chu each being credited one kill, Hsien-Wu Liu being credited with two. On the PLAAF side pilot Zhang Yi destroys one F-86 Sabre in his MiG-17 "Fresco"

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1 / 6 ( 7 ) 18 September 1958 – Above Haicheng Guangdong Six PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by a number of RoCAF F-86 Sabres flown by Wan-Li Lin, Yang-Chung Lu, Che-Shing Mao, Tzu-Wan Sun, Kuang-Hsing Tung and Hsin-Yeh Liu with each downing one Mikoyan. One Sabre is brought down by cannon fire from a PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" piloted by Chang Zhu You.

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( 11 ) 24 September 1958 – Shortly after their aircraft had been retrofitted by technicians of the United States Marine Corps to carry the AIM-9B Sidewinder air to air missile, Numerous missile-armed RoCAF F-86 Sabres took off and gave chase to a group of PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" that had cruised above them. Due to the superior rate of climb, vertical maneuverability, thrust to weight ratio and service ceiling of the MiG-17 the Fresco pilots did not perceive any danger in doing this, as they were unaware of the newly installed armament. Sabre pilots began to fire their missiles at the MiGs, destroying some. Others broke into a dive and entered a horizontal turning engagement with their pursuers who held an advantage in horizontal turn-rate, allowing them to engage with guns shooting down more PLAAF jets. Pilots Jing-Chuen Chen, Chun-Hsein Fu, Jie-Tsu Hsia, Shu-Yuen Li, Ta-Peng Ma and Hong-Yan Sung shot down one MiG-17 each, Yi-Chiang Chien shot down two himself and two pairs of pilots Tasi-Chuen Liu with Tang Jie-Min and Hsin-Yung Wang with Yuen-Po Wang shared in the downing of one MiG by each duo. During this engagement one further Fresco sustained notable damage being impacted by an AIM-9 that did not detonate. It escaped with an intact missile within the airframe. The missile was extracted after the MiG returned to base and was later hesitantly transferred to the Soviet Union for reverse engineering, being developed into the K-13 (AA-2 Atoll ). [ 1 ] [ 58 ]

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2 October 1958 – A RoCAF C-46 Commando is shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Kinmen , killing all five crewmen. [ 1 ]

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1 / 4' (' 5 ) 10 October 1958 – Over the PRC, four RoCAF F-86F Sabre Pilots engage and shoot down four MiG-17 "Frescos" of the PLAAF. One of the destroyed MiGs explodes, launching debris that strikes one of the Sabres, causing heavy damage. A RoCAF pilot ejected and was held captive until 30 June 1959. [ 1 ]

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29 May 1959 – A RoCAF B-17 Flying Fortress is intercepted and shot down above Guandong by a PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" , killing all 14 on board. [ 1 ]

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7 October 1959 – Above Beijing a RoCAF RB-57D piloted by Wang Ying Chin is shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile. It was first plane to ever be shot down by a surface to air missile. [ 1 ] [ 59 ]

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6 November 1961 – Above Shantung province an RB-69A Neptune is destroyed by an SA-2 Guideline missile killing all 13 aboard. [ 1 ]

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9 September 1962 – Fifteen Kilometers south of Nunchang an RoCAF Lockheed U-2 A is shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile. Pilot Chen Huai Sheng bails out and is captured after landing but dies some time later in a PRC hospital. [ 1 ] [ 60 ]

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14 June 1963 – Above Nanchang a RoCAF RB-69A Neptune is shot down by 23 mm NR-23 cannon-fire from a PLAAF MiG-17PF "Fresco" killing all 14 crew aboard [ 1 ] [ 61 ]

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1 November 1963 – Above Jiagxi an SA-2 Guideline shoots down an RoCAF Lockheed U-2 C. Pilot Yeh Chang Yi was returning from an intelligence mission where he took aerial photos of Jiayuguan missile test site and Lanzhou nuclear weapons plant. After detecting the first Guideline had been launched at him he made evasive maneuvers and avoided the first only to be struck by a second missile moments later knocking off his right wing. after bailing out and falling into captivity of the PRC he was held until 10 November 1982 when he was released into Hong Kong. He was eventually admitted into the United States after ROC officials denied his attempts to be repatriated. [ 1 ] [ 60 ]

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11 June 1964 – A RoCAF RB-69A Neptune is shot down at night near Yantai on the Shantung Peninsula , after a coordinated effort by a MiG-17F "Fresco" and an Iluyshin Il-28 "Beagle" of the PLAAF, in which the Il-28 dropped illumination flares to help the MiG acquire its target. [ 1 ]

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7 July 1964 – Flying above Fujian, RoCAF pilot Lee Nan Lee is shot down and killed after his Lockheed U-2 G is targeted and struck by an SA-2 Guideline missile. [ 1 ]

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18 December 1964 – Above Wenzhou , an RoCAF RF-101A Voodoo piloted by Hsieh Hsiangho is shot down by a PLANAF Shenyang J-6 . He is captured by fishermen when he ejects above the ocean and is detained until July 1985. [ 1 ]

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10 January 1965 – A RoCAF U-2 is shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile on a mission to capture aerial photos of the Baotou uranium enrichment plant using an infrared camera. The pilot, Chang Liyi survives the crash with both legs broken, he is held captive until his release on 10 November 1982. He was eventually admitted into the United States after ROC officials denied his attempts to be repatriated. [ 1 ] [ 60 ]

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18 March 1965 – A RoCAF RF-101C Voodoo flown by Chang Yupao is shot down by a PLAAF MiG-19 "Farmer" piloted by Gao Chang Ji above Guangdong , near Shantou , [ 1 ]

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10 January 1966 – A RoCAF HU-16 Albatross was shot down by a PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" while attempting to carry defectors to Taiwan. [ 1 ]

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10 January 1966 – A HU-16 of the Republic of China Air Force was shot down by People's Republic of China PLAAF MiG-17 over Matsu whilst transporting defectors to Taiwan. [ 1 ]

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/ ( 2 ) 13 January 1967 – Four F-104G Starfighters of the RoCAF are engaged by Twelve MiG-19 "Farmers" of the PLAAF. Two Farmers are claimed shot by Hu Shih-Lin and one by Bei-Puo Shih. F-104G No. 64-17779 involved in the engagement does not return and is believed to have been shot down. [ 1 ]

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16 June 1955 – A rebel North American AT-6 Texan belonging to the Argentine Naval Aviation was shot down by a loyalist Gloster Meteor of the Argentine Air Force over the Río de la Plata . The pilot was rescued by a Coast Guard boat and captured. [ 62 ]

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16 June 1955 – A rebel North American AT-6 Texan belonging to the Argentine Naval Aviation was hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Ezeiza Airport and crash landed near Tristán Suárez . The pilot was captured. [ 62 ]

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16 June 1955 – A rebel Gloster Meteor belonging to the Argentine Air Force was hit by anti-aircraft fire, puncturing its fuel tank and crash landed at a beach in Carmelo, Uruguay . [ 62 ]

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29 October 1956 – An Egyptian Ilyushin Il-14 on a flight from Damascus to Cairo was shot down by an Israeli Gloster Meteor NF.13 . [ 63 ]

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30 October 1956 – An Egyptian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was shot down by an Israeli Dassault Mystère IV over Kabrit. [ 63 ]

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30 October 1956 – An Israeli Piper Cub was shot down by an Egyptian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 . [ 41 ]

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30 October 1956 – An Egyptian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 performed a maneuver kill that lead an Israeli Gloster Meteor to crash. [ 41 ]

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( 4 ) 31 October 1956 – Four Egyptian de Havilland Vampires were shot down by two Israeli Dassault Mystère IVs over Mitla Pass . [ 63 ]

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31 October 1956 – An Egyptian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was shot down by an Israeli Dassault Mystère IV . The MiG-15 managed to belly land at Bardawil , northern Sinai and later the aircraft was captured by the Israelis. [ 64 ]

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31 October 1956 – An Egyptian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 was shot down by an Israeli Dassault Mystère IV . [ 65 ]

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( 7 ) 31 October 1956 – Five Israeli North American P-51 Mustangs and two North American Harvards were shot down by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire. [ 65 ]

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( 3 ) 1 November 1956 – Three Israeli North American P-51 Mustangs were shot down by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire. [ 65 ]

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( 2 ) 2 November 1956 – An Israeli Dassault Mystère IV was shot down by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire. Another North American P-51 Mustang was also shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed in Ras Nasrani . [ 66 ]

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3 November 1956 – A French Navy Vought F4U-7 Corsair was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire at Almaza Air Base and crash landed. [ 67 ]

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3 November 1956 – A Royal Navy Westland Wyvern was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire west of Port Said and the pilot bailed at sea near friendly ships. [ 68 ]

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5 November 1956 – A Royal Navy Westland Wyvern was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire at El Gamil airfield during close air support mission. The pilot bailed at sea near friendly ships. [ 68 ]

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6 November 1956 – A Royal Navy Hawker Sea Hawk was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire near Port Said, causing the fuel tank to catch fire. The pilot bailed safely. [ 68 ]

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6 November 1956 – An RAF English Electric Canberra on a photo-recon mission was shot down by two Syrian Gloster Meteors over Syrian territory. One of the crew member was killed while the other two bailed and landed inside Lebanese territory. [ 69 ]

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7 November 1956 – A Royal Navy Hawker Sea Hawk was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire off Port Said and crashed. The pilot bailed safely. [ 68 ]

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Allen Lawrence Pope's B-26 Invader shootdown (18 May 1958)

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15 April 1961 – A Cuban Liberation Air Force Douglas B-26 Invader was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crashed at sea north of Cuba. All two crew killed. [ 70 ]

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17 April 1961 – A Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Douglas B-26 Invader was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from the invasion fleet over the Bay of Pigs . [ 70 ]

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17 April 1961 – A Cuban Liberation Air Force Douglas B-26 Invader was shot down by a Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Lockheed T-33 and crash landed at an airstrip in Playa Girón . [ 70 ]

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17 April 1961 – A Cuban Liberation Air Force Douglas B-26 Invader was shot down by a Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Lockheed T-33 . [ 70 ]

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17 April 1961 – A Cuban Liberation Air Force Douglas B-26 Invader was shot down by a Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Hawker Sea Fury . [ 70 ]

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17 April 1961 – A Cuban Liberation Air Force Douglas B-26 Invader was heavily damaged by a Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Hawker Sea Fury and crashed at sea near Nicaragua. [ 70 ]

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17 April 1961 – A Cuban Liberation Air Force Douglas B-26 Invader was shot down by a Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Lockheed T-33 . [ 70 ]

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( 2 ) 19 April 1961 – Two Cuban Liberation Air Force Douglas B-26 Invaders was shot down by two Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Lockheed T-33s . [ 70 ]

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17 May 1962 – An Indonesian Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain was shot down by a Dutch Navy (MLD) Lockheed P2V Neptune and ditched at sea to the west of Kaimana , Dutch New Guinea . All crew survived and were taken prisoner. [ 71 ]

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9 December 1990 - A police helicopter was shotdown by FARC rebels during clashes in La Uribe . [ 72 ]

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6 July 1997 - A Mil Mi-17 helicopter was shotdown by FARC rebels in Arauca, killing 20. [ 73 ]

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2 September 2000 - On mount Montezuma in Pueblo Rico a Douglas AC-47 Spooky airplane was shotdown by FARC rebels during an attack. [ 75 ]

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4 August 2015 – A Black Hawk helicopter was reportedly shot down by Clan del Golfo during an operation against the criminal organization in northwestern Colombia, killing 16 and injuring 2. [ 77 ]

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21 August 2025 – A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by FARC dissidents during an anti-narcotics mission, killing 13 and injuring 3. [ 78 ] [ 79 ]

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18 December 1963 – A British Army Auster AOP.9 was hit by ground fire during a supply drop on Indonesian-Sarawak border and crashed landed in Kandai. One of the crew was killed. [ 80 ]

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16 September 1965 – An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules carrying paratroopers was heavily damaged by friendly AAA fire and crashed landed at Long Bawan , North Kalimantan . The paratroopers was forced to bail out. All crew and paratroopers survived. [ 81 ]

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17 November 1965 – An RAF Westland Whirlwind helicopter was shot down by ground fire when it strayed into Indonesian border during a supply drop mission in Sarawak border area. All crew presumably killed. [ 82 ]

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20 February 1967 – An RAF Hawker Hunter was hit by ground fire over Aden . The pilot bailed. [ 83 ]

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20 June 1967 – The pilot of a British Army Bell Sioux AH.1 was hit by a bullet during take off near Crater , Aden. The helicopter crashed and burnt. All three onboard survived. [ 83 ]

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22 September 1975 – A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is hit by Cuban Anti-aircraft fire during Operation Savannah . Two crew members die, the remaining 4 survive and avoid capture. [ 84 ]

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4 January 1976 – Another South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is shot down by friendly fire during Operation Savannah . Both crew members and 3 passengers die in the crash. [ 85 ]

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13 March 1976 – A Fokker F-27 Friendship parked on the ground offloading arms at UNITA 's Gago Coutinho aerodrome is caught by surprise by a group of four Cuban Air Force MiG-21FM . Pilot Rafael Del Pino fires an S-24 unguided rocket destroying it. [ 86 ]

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14 March 1979 – A South African Canberra medium bomber crashes after the pilot is killed by enemy fire during an attack on Cahama, south of Ongiva. [ 87 ]

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6 July 1979 – A South African Dassault Mirage III ID number 856 is shot down in Cunene, Angola. [ 88 ]

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18 October 1979 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down by anti-aircraft fire; the pilot survives and is rescued. [ 89 ]

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12 September 1980 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII from 8th SAAF Squadron is shot down in Angola, the pilot is declared MIA. [ 90 ] [ 87 ]

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10 October 1980 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down over South West of Mupa in Southern Angola by SA-7 , the pilot, Lautenslager V.P. is killed by SWAPO rebels. [ 87 ] [ 91 ]

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1 June 1981 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down in Cuvelai, the pilot died in the crash.

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6 November 1981 – South African Air Force Major Johan Rankin flying a Mirage F-1CZ engaged a Cuban MiG-21FM flown by Major Leonel Ponce, downing his MiG with a burst of 30 mm cannon. [ 86 ]

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5 January 1982 – A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is downed by small arms fire, causing a hydraulic pipe to rupture. The helicopter crashed inverted. All 3 occupants died. [ 92 ]

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9 August 1982 – A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is hit by 23 mm anti-aircraft fire, causing it to crash inverted, the crew of 3 and 12 Paratroopers are killed. [ 93 ]

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5 October 1982 – Flying his Mirage F-1CZ , Major Johan Rankin engages two Cuban MiG-21FM flown by Lieutenants Raciel Marrero Rodríguez and Gilberto Ortiz Pérez over Angola. Rankin downs the lead MiG with 30 mm cannon-fire followed by a launch of an Matra 550 missile, taking down the wingman. Cuba contests this claim, reporting that the two pilots returned to their base at Lubango airport with some battle damage. [ 86 ]

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25 November 1985 – One Soviet Antonov An-12 was shot down in Cuando Cubango, Angola. Likely by a 9K31 Strela-1 system captured by South African Armed Forces. [ 94 ]

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25 July 1986 – An Angolan Air Force MiG-23 ML is shot down near Menongue, Angola. Pilot Captain Jorge González Pérez is killed. [ 95 ]

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28 October 1987 – UNITA ground fire near Luvuei, Angola shoots down a Cuban MiG-21UM a two-seat variant of the type. Both Cuban crew eject and are captured by UNITA forces. [ 96 ]

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14 November 1987 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down by Anti-aircraft fire in Cuvelai during a night mission. [ 97 ] [ 98 ]

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20 February 1988 – A South African Dassault Mirage F1 is shot down by an SA-13 fired by Cuban forces during a raid in Cuando Cubango, Angola. [ 99 ] [ 100 ] [ 101 ]

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2 March 1988 – A Cuban Air Force MiG-21 piloted by Captain Juan Perez is shot down by friendly Anti-aircraft fire near Menongue. [ 102 ]

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19 March 1988 – A South African Dassault Mirage F1 ID number 223 is shot down by a missile in Longa, north of Cuito Cuanavale during a night raid. The pilot, Captain Willie Van Coopehagen, dies in the crash. [ 103 ] [ 104 ]

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27 April 1988 – A Cuban Air Force AN-26 is shot down by friendly fire from 9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7) missiles and anti-aircraft cannons. [ 105 ]

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4 May 1988 – A Cuban Air Force MiG-21 piloted by Carlos Rodriguez Perez is shot down by a UNITA missile. [ 102 ]

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17 January 2013 – A helicopter Mil Mi-17 of Indian Air Force was shot down by Naxalites using a light machine gun and other rifles, in the crash there were some injured. [ 106 ]

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An Israeli F-4 Phantom II was shot down over Syria (June 26, 1970) [ 108 ]

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An Israeli A-4 Skyhawk was damaged by a Soviet-piloted, Egyptian-flagged MiG-21 after being pursued across the Suez Canal (June 26, 1970) [ 108 ]

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/ Five Soviet-piloted, Egyptian-flagged MiG-21s were shot down by IAF F-4 Phantom IIs and Dassault Mirage IIIs (July 30, 1970) [ 109 ]

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An IAF Super Mystere was destroyed over Israeli territory after sustaining anti-aircraft gunfire (July 31, 1970) [ 110 ]

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One IAF Phantom II was destroyed and other damaged by Egyptian/Soviet SA-3 missiles . Moshe Dayan later said that 3 Phantoms were lost in this incident. [ 110 ] (August 3, 1970)

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These are all the documented cases of shootdowns during the War of Attrition. This adds up to a total of five Soviet aircraft lost (all MiG-21s) and 8 Israeli aircraft lost (7 Phantoms, 1 Super Mystere), with 2 damaged (1 Phantom, 1 Skyhawk). However, many sources claim that Israel lost more aircraft than this. For one example, Israeli historian Benny Morris claims 14 total aircraft lost. [ 111 ] Comparing different databases would seem to confirm this number: SIPRI's Arms Transfers database records a transfer of 88 Phantoms to Israel through 1971, [ 112 ] however, The Military Balance lists 75 Phantoms in service as of July 1971. [ 109 ] Subtracting those numbers leaves 13 unaccounted for, of which seven were confirmed lost in the War of Attrition. If six additional Phantoms were lost, that would equal 14, squaring Morris's number with The Military Balance .

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British Army Lynx shootdown (23 June 1988)

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British Army Gazelle shootdown (11 February 1990)

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British Army Lynx shootdown (13 February 1991)

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British Army Lynx shootdown (19 March 1994)

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RAF Puma shootdown (12 July 1994)

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8 August 1964 – On 8 August 1964, during the Battle of Tylliria , a Turkish F-100 Super Sabre piloted by Captain Cengiz Topel was hit by 40 mm anti-aircraft fire while strafing the Arion , a Greek Cypriot patrol boat. The pilot was able to eject from his aircraft and made a safe parachute jump over land, [ 114 ] where he was allegedly tortured to death by Greek Cypriot soldiers. [ 115 ]

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( 2 ) 20 July 1974 – During the first day of the conflict, F-100D 55-3756 of 171.Filo and F-100C 54-2042 of 132.Filo were shot down by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. [ 116 ]

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( 3 ) 20 July 1974 – During the first day of the Turkish air campaign, three transport planes – C-47 No.6035, a C-130 of 222.Filo and a C-160 of 221.Filo were damaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. All three salvaged, but played no further part in the conflict. [ 116 ]

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20 July 1974 – During the first day of the conflict, RF-84F 52-7327 of 184.Filo was shot down by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. [ 116 ]

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20 July 1974 – During the first day of the conflict, a Dornier Do-28D of the Turkish Air Force was shot down north-west of Nicosia.

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( 3 ) 21 July 1974 – F-100D 55-2825 of 111.Filo, F-100C 54-2083 of 112.Filo and F-104G 64-17783 of 191.Filo were shot down by Turkish Navy destroyers. [ 116 ]

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( 2 ) 22 July 1974 – Turkish F-100D Super Sabres 54-2238 of 172.Filo and 54-22?? of 171.Filo were lost in action on 22 July over Cyprus due to enemy fire. [ 116 ]

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( 2 ) 22 July 1974 – Two transport aircraft (53-234 and 52-144) were accidentally damaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. They managed to land safely in Crete but played no further part in the conflict. [ 117 ]

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21 January 1976 – A Moroccan Northrop F-5 was shot down by the Polisario Front using SA-7 Strela missiles. [ 118 ]

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18 February 1978 – A Moroccan Northrop F-5 was shot down by the Polisario Front . [ 118 ]

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10 October 1978 – A Moroccan Northrop F-5 was shot down by the Polisario Front using SA-7 Strela missiles. [ 118 ]

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10 February 1979 – A Moroccan Northrop F-5 was shot down by the Polisario Front . [ 119 ]

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12 October 1981 – A Moroccan Dassault Mirage F1 was shot down by the Polisario Front . [ 120 ]

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( 2 ) 13 October 1981 – A Moroccan Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Northrop F-5 a were shot down by the Polisario Front using Soviet-made missiles. [ 121 ] [ 118 ]

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26 September 1982 – A Moroccan Dassault Mirage F1 was shot down by the Polisario Front . Pilot Ten Mohamed Hadri was captured. [ 122 ]

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12 January 1985– A Moroccan Dassault Mirage F1 was shot down by the Polisario Front near Mansoura Ahmed. [ 123 ]

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( 2 ) 13 January 1985 – Two Moroccan Northrop F-5 were shot down by the Polisario Front near the Algerian border. [ 123 ]

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21 January 1985 – A Moroccan North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco was shot down by the Polisario Front using a 9K32 Strela-2 near Dakhla, Western Sahara . [ 124 ]

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21 August 1987 – A Moroccan Northrop F-5 was shot down by the Polisario Front . [ 118 ]

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May 18, 2005 – FLEC rebels shot down a military helicopter of the National Air Force of Angola . [ 125 ]

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November 1979 – A Rhodesian helicopter was shot down by Mozambican troops while returning from a trip to Gorongossa. [ 126 ]

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January 1987 – RENAMO claimed to have shot down an unknown Mozambican helicopter. [ 127 ]

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July 1977 – An Ethiopian F-5E is shot down by a SA-7 Grail MANPADs near Gode. [ 128 ]

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July 1977 – An Ethiopian Douglas DC-3 cargo plane from Ethiopian Airlines is shot down. [ 128 ]

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July 1977 – An Ethiopian Douglas C-47 is shot down by a pair of Somali MiG-17s . [ 128 ]

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24 July 1977 – A Somali MiG-21 is shot down by an Ethiopian F-5E . [ 128 ]

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( 2 ) 25 July 1977 – Two Somali MiG-21s are shot down by Ethiopian F-5Es , another two MiG-21s involved in collisions in the same engagement. [ 128 ]

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26 July 1977 – A Somali MiG-21 is shot down by an Ethiopian F-5E . [ 128 ]

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19 August 1977 – A Somali MiG-21 is shot down by an Ethiopian F-5E . [ 128 ]

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21 August 1977 – A Somali MiG-21 is shot down by an Ethiopian F-5E . [ 128 ]

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( 2 ) 1 September 1977 – Two Somali MiG-21s were shot down by a pair of Ethiopian F-5Es . [ 128 ]

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23 February 2008 – a Turkish Army AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed with PKK militants claiming the downing and posting a video. [ 129 ] Turkey confirmed this later in the day, saying that the incident happened "due to an unknown reason". [ 130 ]

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13 May 2016 – PKK militants shot down a Turkish Army AH-1W SuperCobra using a 9K38 Igla (SA-18 Grouse) MANPADS. In the published video, the missile severed the tail section from the rest of the helicopter, causing it to spin, fragment in midair and crash, killing the two pilots on board. The Turkish government initially claimed that it fell due to technical failure, it later became obvious that it had been shot down. [ 131 ]

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10 February 2018 – YPG militants shot down a Turkish Air Force TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK over Kırıkhan district of Hatay province killing two soldiers. [ 132 ]

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18 October 2019 – A Turkish army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk was shot down by a RPG during operations against the SDF near the border city of Ras Al-'Ayn in Syria's Al-Hasakah Governorate. [ 133 ] [ 134 ]

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25 January 1984 – A French Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar is shot down by machine-gun fire from GUNT rebels, its pilot is killed.

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7 September 1987 – A Libyan Air Force Tupolev Tu-22 with an East German crew was shot down by a MIM-23 Hawk missile fired by the French army while trying to bomb N'Djamena airport . [ 135 ] [ 136 ]

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26 January 1981 – An Aero Commander operated by Aerolineas del Pacifico that was air-dropping arms and ammunition for rebels was destroyed by the Salvadoran Air Force at a small airstrip killing the co-pilot. The pilot was captured by the army. [ 137 ]

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11 May 1981 – A Bell UH-1 Iroquois was hit by machinegun fire and crashed. [ 138 ]

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17 June 1982 – A MD Helicopters MD 500 was shot down by the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front ( FMLN ). [ 139 ]

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19 October 1984 – A Cessna O-2A was shot down by the FMLN. [ 140 ]

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12 April 1986 – A Bell UH-1 Iroquois was shot down by the FMLN near San Miguel Air Base. [ 141 ]

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18 November 1989 – A Cessna A-37 Dragonfly was shot down near San Miguel. [ 142 ]

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( 6 ) 17 October 1990 – Six Bell UH-1 Iroquois were destroyed in a FMLN attack. [ 143 ]

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23 November 1990 – A Cessna A-37 Dragonfly was shot down using a surface to air missile. [ 144 ]

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2 January 1991 – A Bell UH-1 Iroquois was shot down near Lolotique. [ 145 ]

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19 December 1991 – A Bell UH-1 Iroquois was shot down by the FMLN. [ 146 ]

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2 October 1999 - A Peruvian Army helicopter was shot down by Shining Path guerrillas near Satipo (killing 5). [ 147 ]

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2 September 2009 - Shining Path militants shot down a Peruvian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, later killing the two pilots with small arms fire. [ 148 ] [ 149 ]

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9 May 2012 - A Police Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashed after a Shining Path sniper killed its pilot, with 4 soldiers being wounded by the crash. [ 150 ]

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20 February 1986 – An Iranian Air Force Fokker F27 Friendship is shot down by an Iraqi Air Force MiG-23 with a total of 49 killed including crew and passengers.

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17 January 1987 – An Iraqi MiG-23 ML of unit 63FS shot down a F-14 A piloted by Assl-e-Davtalab. [ 151 ]

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19 July 1988 – Two Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1s of unit 115FS shot down two F-14A Tomcats with Super 530 missiles.

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Argentine air forces shot down in the Falklands War : a total of 45 aircraft including 4 helicopters ( Sea Harrier 21, Sea Dart missile 7, Sea Wolf missile 4, Stinger missile 2, Sea Cat missile 1, Rapier missile 1, Blowpipe missile 1, combination/gunfire 6, friendly fire 2), April 3 – June 14, 1982

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On 4 May 1982, a Sea Harrier FRS.1 was hit by anti-aircraft fire at Goose Green .

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On 21 May 1982, a Harrier GR.3 was hit by a Blowpipe missile at Port Howard .

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On 27 May 1982, a Harrier GR.3 was hit by an anti-aircraft fire at Goose Green .

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On 28 May 1982, a Scout AH.1 was shot down by an IA-58 Pucara at Goose Green.

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On 30 May 1982, a Harrier GR.3 was hit by anti-aircraft fire at Stanley .

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On 1 June 1982, a Sea Harrier FRS.1 hit by a Roland missile at Stanley.

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6 June 1982, British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident at Bluff Cove . [ 152 ]

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( 2 ) 19 August 1981 – Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) : Two Su-22 Fitters of the Libyan Air Force attempted to intercept two American F-14 Tomcats over the Gulf of Sidra, off the coast of Sirte. Both Su-22s were shot down.

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15 April 1986 – One F-111F of the 48th Fighter Wing of the United States Air Force was shot down over Libya by ground fire during the 1986 United States bombing of Libya . [ 153 ]

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13 September 1990 – A Sri Lanka Air Force SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 was shot down near Palaly killing the pilot. [ 154 ]

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5 July 1992 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 was shot down with a surface to air missile near Palaly killing 19. [ 155 ]

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14 July 1992 – A Sri Lanka Air Force SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 was shot down killing the pilot. [ 156 ]

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2 August 1994 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 was shot down by small arms fire. [ 157 ]

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( 2 ) 28 April 1995 – two Sri Lanka Air Force Hawker Siddeley HS 748 were shot down near Palay by SA-7 anti-aircraft missiles, the shot downs cost the lives of 43 in the first shootdown and 52 in the second shootdown.

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14 July 1995 – A Sri Lanka Air Force FMA IA 58 Pucará (tail number CA-601) was shot down by a MANPADS killing the pilot. Pilot Flight Lieutenant Dilhan Perera was killed; his body was recovered by an Air force rescue team. [ 158 ] [ 159 ]

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( 2 ) 18 November 1995 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 and a Mil Mi-24 were shot down near Palaly killing four in the Y-8. [ 160 ]

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22 November 1995 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Antonov An-32 charted from Kazakhstan was shot down near Jaffna killing 63 troops.

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22 January 1996 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-17-1V was shot down by LTTE killing 34. [ 157 ]

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19 March 1996 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down off the coast of Mullaitivu killing seven. [ 161 ]

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20 July 1996 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mil Mi-8 was shot down. [ 157 ]

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( 2 ) 10 November 1997 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down killing two and a Mil Mi-17 crashed landed after being hit. [ 157 ]

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7 January 1998 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mil Mi-17 was hit with an RPG and mortars and was destroyed. [ 157 ]

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26 June 1998 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down south of Vavuniya killing four. [ 157 ]

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17 December 1999 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down near Paranthan killing four. [ 157 ]

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18 February 2000 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 412 was shot down over Thenmaradchi killing two. [ 157 ]

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30 March 2000 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Antonov AN-26 was shot down near Anuradhapura by SAM killing 40. [ 162 ] [ 163 ]

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24 May 2000 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down near Kodikamam killing two. [ 164 ]

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19 October 2000 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down near Nagar Kovil. [ 165 ]

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23 October 2000 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down near the Trincomalee harbour . [ 157 ]

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22 October 2007 – Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base : One Bell 212 gunship of the Sri Lankan Air Force either suffered a mechanical failure or was shot down during the attack, killing all four of its crew members.

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( 2 ) 20 February 2009 – 2009 suicide air raid on Colombo : Two Zlin Z-143 light aircraft laden with explosives and flown by two LTTE suicide pilots were shot down by anti-aircraft fire. One impacted a building and detonated; the other crashed before it could reach its target.

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25 December 2008 – LRA claimed the downing of an Ugandan military helicopter in the Democratic Republic of Congo . [ 166 ]

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20 November 1991 – 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown

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28 January 1992 – 1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown – A civilian Azerbaijani helicopter of Azal airlines is shot down by MANPADs fire from Armenian forces. [ 167 ]

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3 March 1992 – a Russian Federation Mi-26 cargo helicopter and a Mi-24 attack helicopter designed as an escort delivered food to an Armenian village in Polistan. On the way back evacuating civilians and wounded the cargo helicopter is attacked by an Azerbaijani Mi-8 , the escort thwarted the attack back. However, MANPADS fire launched from the ground shot down the Mi-26 near the Azerbaijani village of Seidilyar. Of the 50 people on board, 12 were killed. [ 167 ]

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12 May 1992 – A Russian Federation Mi-26 is shot down by Armenian MANPAD fire in Tavush province, Armenia. Six crewmen died. [ 168 ] [ 167 ]

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8 August 1992 – An Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, one Armenian 57 mm S-60 gun was destroyed in the same engagement. [ 167 ]

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20 August 1992 – An Azerbaijani two seat MiG-25 PD is shot down, one of the pilots was Alexander Belichenko a Ukrainian national, after being captured by Armenian authorities he is sentenced to death by the Constitutional Court of Armenia . However, diplomatic negotiations by the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan allowed the pardon of Belichenko and other mercenary pilots of Azerbaijan. [ 167 ]

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4 September 1992 – An Azerbaijani MiG-21 is shot down by Armenian fire, the pilot is captured. [ 167 ]

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12 September 1992 – An Armenian Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire. [ 167 ]

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18 September 1992 – An Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian anti-aircraft gunners. [ 167 ]

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10 October 1992 – An Azerbaijani Su-25 is shot down by Armenian fire in Malibeyli, the pilot could not managed to eject and perished. [ 167 ]

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12 November 1992 – An Armenian Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire. [ 167 ]

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7 December 1992 – An Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian fire the Martuni region. [ 167 ]

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7 December 1992 – An Azerbaijani Su-25 is shot down by Armenian fire the Martuni region. [ 167 ]

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13 June 1992 – An Azerbaijani Su-25 piloted by Vagif Gurbanov was shot down. Gurbanov was killed and awarded the title National Hero of Azerbaijan. [ 167 ]

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15 January 1993 – An Azerbaijani MiG-21 was shot down by Armenian fire. [ 167 ]

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1 September 1993 – An Azerbaijani Mi-24 was shot down by Armenian fire. [ 167 ]

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18 January 1994 – An Armenian Su-25 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire. [ 167 ]

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17 February 1994 – An Azerbaijan MiG-21 is shot down in Vedenis region of Armenia, the pilot is captured. [ 167 ]

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17 March 1994 – Iranian Air Force C-130 was shot down by Armenian forces en route from Moscow to Iran. [ 169 ] [ 170 ]

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23 April 1994 – An Azerbaijani attack by 7 Su-25s in Stepanakert ends with one Su-25 shot down by air defense. The Azerbaijani side acknowledged the loss but described it as an accident. [ 167 ]

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12 September 2011 – A UAV was reportedly shot down by the ARDA over the airspace of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh . [ 171 ] Preliminary investigations carried out by the ARDA have determined the model to be a Hermes 450 drone. [ 172 ]

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12 November 2014 – An Armenian Mil Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani forces, killing the crew of three.

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2 April 2016 – During a clash between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces , an Azerbaijani Mil Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by Artsakh Republic forces. The downing was confirmed by the Azerbaijani defense ministry. [ 173 ] [ 174 ] [ 175 ] [ 176 ]

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21 April 2020 – An Azerbaijani Orbiter-3 UAV was shot down by an Armenian 9K33 Osa missile system over the Artsakh . [ 177 ]

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(2) 27 September 2020 – The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan confirmed the loss of one helicopter but said that the crew survived the crash. [ 178 ] On late December 2020 Armenian social media published footage of an Azerbaijani Mi-17 helicopter crashing in Nagorno Karabakh. Lt. Coronel Ramiz Gasimov , the pilot, is seen ejecting the helicopter; [ 179 ] however, he died by wounds after being in coma on 22 October 2020. [ 180 ] During the war Azerbaijan officially recognized losing two helicopters. [ 181 ]

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28 September 2020 – An Azerbaijani Antonov An-2 was shot down by Armenian anti-aircraft artillery near the town of Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh . [ 182 ]

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29 September 2020 – Armenian Defense Ministry claimed that an Armenian Air Force Su-25 was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 killing the pilot. However, Turkey denied the event. [ 183 ] [ 184 ] [ 185 ]

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4 October 2020, An Azerbaijani Air force Su-25 attack aircraft is shot down by Armenian forces while targeting Armenian positions in Fuzuli. The pilot, Col. Zaur Nudiraliyev died in the crash. Azerbaijani officials acknowledged the loss in December 2020. [ 186 ] [ 187 ]

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19 October 2020, A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 operated by Azerbaijan is reported shot down by air defense weapons of Armenian Army over the skies of Nagorno-Karabakh . [ 188 ] [ 189 ]

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8 November 2020, another Azerbaijani Bayraktar TB2 was shot down by air defense weapons on southeastern Nagorno Karabakh . [ 190 ]

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9 November 2020 – A Russian Mi-24 combat helicopter was shot down by Azerbaijani forces near the border with Armenia. Two crewmembers died and a third was wounded. [ 191 ] The government of Azerbaijan stated the shootdown was an accident and offered an apology. [ 192 ]

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20 March 1991 – USAF F-15C vs. IQAF Su-22 – In accordance with the ceasefire, an F-15C shot down an Iraqi Su-22 fighter-bomber with an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile.

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27 December 1992 – USAF F-16D vs. IQAF MiG-25 – A MiG-25 was shot down by an F-16D using an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile after crossing the no-fly zone. It is the first kill with an AIM-120, and also the first USAF F-16 kill. [ 193 ]

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17 January 1993 – USAF F-16C vs. IQAF MiG-23 – A USAF F-16C shot down an IQAF MiG-23. It was the second kill made with an AIM-120 AMRAAM. [ 194 ]

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( 2 ) 14 April 1994 – UH-60 Black Hawk friendly fire shootdown incident

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23 December 2002 – USAF RQ-1 Predator vs. IQAF MiG-25 – In what was the last aerial victory for the Iraqi Air Force before Operation Iraqi Freedom , an Iraqi MiG-25 shot down an American RQ-1 Predator UAV after the drone opened fire on the Iraqi aircraft with a Stinger missile .

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Battle of Šibenik : on 19 September 1991 a Yugoslavian J-21 Jastreb ground-attack aircraft was shot down by a Croatian 9K32 Strela-2 missile over Šibenik. The aircraft fell to the sea and the action was recorded by what became an iconic video of the Croatian War of Independence. [ 195 ]

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(2) Battle of the Dalmatian Channels : on 15 November 1991, Croatian forces claim that their anti-aircraft artillery shot down two Yugoslavian J-21 Jastreb ground-attack aircraft (one confirmed). [ 196 ]

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1992 European Community Monitor Mission helicopter downing (7 January 1992): A Yugoslav MiG-21 shot down an Italian Army Agusta-Bell AB-206 L helicopter on an EU mission at Podrute , south west of Varaždin , Croatia. [ 197 ]

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14 September 1993: A Croatian MiG 21 was hit by a SA-6 missile over Gvozd (then Vrginmost) after a successful strike on Serb positions at Vranovina, south of Topusko : the pilot, Miroslav Peris, was killed in action when his aircraft exploded in flames near Stipan . [ 198 ]

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2 May 1995: a Croatian MiG 21 piloted by Rudolf Perešin was shot down while on air-to-ground support mission near Stara Gradiška by Serb anti-aircraft fire, [ 199 ] in the course of Operation Flash . Perešin was killed in action. [ 200 ]

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– 5 September 1992: A Georgian Army helicopter is shot down by 14.5 mm heavy machine-gun fire from Abkhazian fighters. [ 201 ]

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– 14 December 1992: Georgian forces shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using SA-14 MANPADs, killing 3 crew members and 56 passengers, mostly Russian refugees. [ 201 ]

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– December 1992: Russian and Abkhazian force shot down a Georgian Mi-8 with a SA-7 or SA-14 missile. [ 201 ]

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– 15 January 1993: Georgian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 ground attack fighter near Tkvarcheli. [ 201 ]

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– 15 January 1993: A Georgian Mi-8 helicopter is shot down in the area as well. [ 201 ]

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– 19 March 1993: A Russian Air Force Su-27S flew to intercept two Georgian Su-25s approaching the Sokhumi area, the Russian Su-27 was destroyed by a SA-2 missile. The Pilot, Maj. Schipko was killed. [ 201 ]

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– 3 July 1993: Georgian forces shot down a Russia Su-25 over Sokhumi. [ 201 ]

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– 4 July 1993: Georgian forces shot down two Russian aircraft, one Yak-52 reconnaissance aircraft and a Mi-8T during the Siege of Tkvarcheli . [ 201 ]

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– 4 July 1993: Russian and Abkhazian forces shot down a Georgian Su-25 with a SA-14 missile over Nizhnaya Eshera. [ 201 ]

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– 7 July 1993: Abkhazians shot down a Georgian Mi-8 while evacuating refugees from Sokhumi, killing 20 persons. [ 201 ]

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– 30 September 1993: Abkhazians shot down another Georgian Mi-8 near Racaka. [ 201 ]

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– 4 October 1993: Abkhazians shot down another Georgian Mi-8 transporting 60 refugees en route from Abkhazia to Svaneti. [ 201 ]

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– December 1993: Abkhazians shot down a Georgian helicopter, likely a Mi-24 before OSCE Ceasefire. [ 201 ]

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3 September 1992 – An Italian Air Force ( Aeronautica Militare Italiana ) G.222 transport aircraft was shot down when approaching Sarajevo airfield, while conducting a United Nations relief mission. It crashed 18 miles (29 km) from the airfield; a NATO rescue mission was aborted when 2 USMC CH-53 helicopters came under small arms fire. The cause of the crash was determined to be a surface-to-air missile, but it was not clear who fired it. Everyone on board – four Italian crew members and four French passengers – died in the crash. [ 202 ] [ 203 ]

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( 4 ) 28 February 1994 – Banja Luka incident : four USAF F-16s shot down four Serb J-21 Jastrebs after the latter bombed a Bosnian ammunition factory in Novi Travnik , in violation of the no-fly zone established by NATO. [ 204 ]

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16 April 1994 – A Sea Harrier of the 801 Naval Air Squadron , operating from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal , was brought down by an Igla-1 surface-to-air missile [ 205 ] fired by the Army of Republika Srpska while attempting to bomb two Bosnian Serb tanks over Gorazde . [ 206 ] The pilot, Lieutenant Nick Richardson, ejected and landed in territory controlled by friendly Bosnian Muslims . [ 207 ]

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2 June 1995: A USAF F-16 piloted by Captain Scott O'Grady was shot down by a Serb SA-6 missile. The pilot was rescued by Marines seven days after shoot-down. [ 208 ]

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30 August 1995 – one French Air Force Mirage 2000N-K2 was shot down over Bosnia by a 9K38 Igla MANPADS, fired by air defence units of Army of Republika Srpska during operation Deliberate Force . Both pilots were captured by Serbian forces. [ 209 ]

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( 3 ) 27 November 1992 – Three OV-10 Bronco aircraft flown by rebel pilots were shot down over Caracas, at least one by a loyalist F-16. [ 210 ] [ 211 ]

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On 18 June 1992, a Greek Mirage F1CG crashed near the island of Agios Efstratios in the Northern Aegean, during a low-altitude dogfight with two Turkish F-16s . [ 212 ] Greek pilot Nikolaos Sialmas was killed in the crash. [ 213 ]

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Οn 8 February 1995, a Turkish F-16C crashed on the sea after being intercepted by a Greek Mirage F1CG . [ 212 ] The Turkish pilot Mustafa Yildirim bailed out and was rescued by a Greek helicopter. After brief hospitalization in Rhodes , the pilot was handed over to the Turkish side. [ 213 ]

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On 27 December 1995, a pair of Greek F-16Cs intercept a pair of Turkish F-4E . During the dogfight that followed, one of the Turkish aircraft went into a steep dive and crashed into the sea, killing its pilot Altug Karaburun. The co-pilot Ogur Kilar managed to bail out safely and was rescued by a Greek ΑΒ-205 helicopter. He was returned to Turkey after receiving first aid treatment in Lesbos . [ 213 ]

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On 8 October 1996 – 7 months after the escalation of the dispute with Turkey over the Imia/Kardak islands, a Greek Mirage 2000 fired an R.550 Magic II missile and shot down a Turkish F-16D [ 214 ] over the Aegean Sea . The Turkish pilot died, while the co-pilot ejected and was rescued by Greek forces. [ 215 ] In August 2012, after the downing of a RF-4E on the Syrian Coast, Turkish Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz confirmed that the Turkish F-16D was shot down by a Greek Mirage 2000 with an R.550 Magic II in 1996 flying in the disputed airspace near Chios island. [ 216 ] Greece denies that the F-16 was shot down. Athens says that Turkish pilot reported a control failure. It also claims that the jet was in disputed airspace because one of the Turkish pilots was rescued in the Greek flight information region. [ citation needed ] Both Mirage 2000 pilots reported that the F-16 caught fire and they saw one parachute . [ 217 ]

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/ On 23 May 2006, a Greek F-16 and a Turkish F-16 collided approximately 35 nautical miles south off the island of Rhodes, near the island of Karpathos during a Turkish reconnaissance flight involving two F-16Cs and a RF-4 . [ 212 ] [ 218 ] Greek pilot Kostas Iliakis was killed, whereas the Turkish pilot Halil İbrahim Özdemir bailed out and was rescued by a cargo ship. [ 219 ]

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In April 2018, Greek Air Force jet crashed into the Aegean Sea on Thursday, killing the pilot, as he returned from a mission to intercept Turkish aircraft that had violated the country's airspace, Greek officials said. Greek officials said nothing about what might have caused the crash, or whether it was connected to a confrontation with Turkish jets, though they stressed that the crash occurred several kilometers from the site of the interception mission. [ 220 ] [ 221 ]

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18 July 2006 – An Ethiopian airforce Mil Mi-8 was shot down by the Ogaden National Liberation Front near Gabo Gabo killing 26. [ 222 ]

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29 January 1995 – A Peruvian Mil Mi-8 was shot down by Ecuadorian forces using a Blowpipe missile between Base Sur and Coangos, killing five.

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7 February 1995 – A Peruvian Mil Mi-24 was shot down by Ecuadorian forces using a 9K38 Igla missiles at Base Sur, killing three.

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("3") 11 February 1995 – Two Peruvian Sukhoi Su-22s and a Cessna A-37 Dragonfly were shot down by Ecuadorian Dassault Mirage F1s and IAI Kfir . [ 223 ]

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17 February 1995 – A Peruvian Mil Mi-8 was hit by AAA fire and crash landed.

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2 June 1998 – An Ethiopian MiG-23BN was shot down by Eritrean anti-aircraft fire while doing a bombing run on Asmara International Airport . [ 224 ]

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6 June 1998 – An Ethiopian MiG-21 was shot down by Eritrean anti-aircraft fire. [ 225 ]

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6 June 1998 – An Etrirean Aermacchi MB-339 was shot down by Ethriopia north of Mekelle. [ 224 ]

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14 February 1999 – An Ethiopian Mi-24 Attack helicopter ethier crashed or was shot down near Burre. [ 224 ]

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25 February 1999 – An Eritrean Mig-29 was shot down by a R-73 Air to air missile fired from a Su-27, the Mig-29 crashed near Badme. [ 224 ]

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26 February 1999 – An Eritrean Mig-29 was shot down near Badme by an Ethiopian Su-27 piloted by Aster Tolossa. [ 224 ]

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( 2 ) On 26 February 1999, Two Ethiopian MiG-21s were shot down by Eritrean MIG-29s. [ 226 ]

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15 May 2000 – An Ethiopian Mi-35 was shot down attacking a water tank near Barentu by Eritrean ZSU-23 fire. [ 224 ]

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16 May 2000 – An Eritrean MiG-29 was shot down my Ethiopian Su-27s. [ 224 ]

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16 May 2000 – An Eritrean MiG-29 was damaged by an Ethiopian Su-27s and later crash landed at Asmara. [ 224 ]

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( 2 ) 24 March 1999 – two Yugoslav Air Force MiG-29 were shot down by two USAF F-15 C with AMRAAM missiles. [ 227 ]

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24 March 1999 – During Operation Allied Force , Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM J-063 flown by Major Peter Tankink shot down one Yugoslavian MiG-29 , flown by Lt. Colonel Milutinović, with an AMRAAM missile. The pilot of the stricken jet ejected safely. [ 228 ] [ 229 ] This marked the first air-to-air kill made by a Dutch fighter since WW2. [ 230 ]

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( 2 ) 26 March 1999 – two Yugoslavian MiG-29 were shot down by two USAF F-15 C with AMRAAM missiles. [ 231 ]

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27 March 1999 – 1999 F-117A shoot-down – An American F-117A Nighthawk stealth bomber was shot down over Belgrade by a Yugoslav S-125E (NATO: SA-3 Goa ). The pilot ejected safely and the plane's wreckage was recovered by Serbian special forces. It was the only stealth aircraft shot down by a surface to air missile.

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2 May 1999 – a USAF F-16CG was shot down over Serbia. It was downed by an S-125 Neva SAM (NATO: SA-3) near Nakucani. Its pilot; Lt. Col David Goldfein , 555th Fighter Squadron commander, managed to eject and was later rescued by a combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) mission. [ 232 ] [ 233 ] The remains of this aircraft are on display in the Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum , Belgrade International Airport .

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4 May 1999 – A lone Yugoslav MiG-29 flown by Lt. Col. Milenko Pavlović attempted to intercept a large NATO formation that was returning to base, having just bombed Valjevo (the pilot's home town). It was engaged by a pair of USAF F-16CJs from the 78th Fighter Squadron [ 234 ] and was shot down with an AIM-120 AMRAAM, [ 235 ] killing the pilot. The falling wreckage was also hit by a Strela-2 M mistakenly fired by the Yugoslavian army.

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1 August 1992- Two Pakistani Lama helicopters were detected by Indian forces which fired IGLA missiles upon them. One of the helicopters carrying commander of 323rd Brigade, Brigadier Masood Anwari got struck by a missile, killing him and two others. [ 236 ]

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26 August 1996 – During the Siachen conflict over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir, an Indian Mi-17 helicopter was shot down by Pakistani forces with a surface to air missile. Four crew members died in the crash. [ 237 ] [ 238 ] [ 239 ]

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2 July 1997 – During the Siachen conflict over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir, an Indian HAL Cheetah helicopter was shot down by Pakistani forces. Both pilots died in the crash. [ 240 ]

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(2) 27 May 1999 – During the Kargil War in the Kashmir region, one Indian Air Force MiG-27 was shot down by Pakistani forces using an Anza missile. [ 241 ] [ 242 ] Its wingman, flying in a MiG-21 was shot down by a Pakistani Stinger missile while trying to locate the downed MiG-27 pilot. [ 243 ]

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28 May 1999 – An Indian Air Force strike formation composed by four Mi-17 helicopters came under fire by MANPADS , one was hit and shot down, killing all four on board. [ 241 ] [ 244 ]

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10 August 1999 – Pakistan Naval Air Arm Atlantique shootdown . The Atlantique plane was shot down by an IAF MiG-21 of the 45th Indian Air Force Squadron using a R-60 infrared homing missile.

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27 February 2019 – India confirmed that it lost one MiG-21 from the 51st fighter squadron in an air skirmish with Pakistan Air Force F-16s . [ 245 ] [ 246 ]

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27 February 2019 – An Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17V-5 was shot down by friendly fire in Budgam district , Jammu and Kashmir . Six military personnel and one civilian were killed. [ 247 ]

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(3) 7 May 2025 - During an Indian military operation in Kashmir three Indian aircraft, [ 248 ] one Rafale EH , one Mirage 2000 and one Su-30MKI were shot down by PAF J-10c . [ 249 ] [ 250 ] [ 251 ] [ 252 ]

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Khankala Mi-26 shootdown (19 August 2002)

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( 2 ) 27 January 2017 – Two helicopters operated by mercenaries were shot down by M23 rebels near the town of Rutshuru . [ 253 ]

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United Nations 28 March 2022 – A United Nations peacekeeping helicopter carrying eight was shot down by M23 Rebels. [ 254 ]

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17 June 2022 – A Congolese helicopter gunship was shot down by M23 Rebels in North Kivu. [ 255 ]

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28 November 2006 – Chadian Air Force plane was shot down by UFDD rebels near the town of Abeche. Rebels also claimed to have shot down a helicopter which was not confirmed by the government. [ 256 ]

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12 August 2006 – Hezbollah fighters shot down an Israeli CH-53 Yas'ur with an anti-tank missile, killing five air crew members. [ 257 ] [ 258 ]

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1 May 2015 – A Mexican airforce Eurocopter EC725 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a Blackhawk) was shot down by Jalisco New Generation Cartel using RPG-7s. The helicopter crashed, killed eight on board. [ 259 ]

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(3) 20 April 2008 – Georgian officials claimed a Russian MiG-29 shot down a Georgian Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle and provided video footage from the ill-fated drone showing an apparent MiG-29 launching an air-to-air missile at it. Russia denies that the aircraft was theirs and says they did not have any pilots in the air that day. Abkhazia's administration claimed its own forces shot down the drone with an L-39 aircraft "because it was violating Abkhaz airspace and breaching ceasefire agreements". [ 260 ] UN investigation concluded that the video was authentic and that the drone was shot down by a Russian MiG-29 or Su-27 using a R-73 heat seeking missile. [ 261 ]

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8 August 2008 – The first Russian Air Force loss of the campaign was a Su-25 , piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Terebunsky of the 368th Attack Aviation Regiment. It was shot down over South Ossetia near the Zarsk pass, between Dzhava and Tskhinvali . It was hit by friendly fire, a MANPADS missile fired by South Ossetian militia at around 18:00. Earlier in the day, a flight of four Georgian Air Force Su-25 planes had attacked a Russian army convoy in the same area. This was one of the few missions conducted by Georgia's Su-25s during the brief conflict Georgia believed its aircraft would soon become easy targets for Russian interceptors. The Georgian aircraft returned to their bases and were hidden under camouflage netting to prevent them from being located. [ 262 ] [ 263 ]

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9 August 2008 – a Russian Tu-22M3 was shot down in South Ossettia by a Georgian Buk-M1 surface-to-air-missile system during the Russo-Georgian War . Three of the four crew members were killed, while the co-pilot was taken POW by Georgian forces. [ 264 ]

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9 August 2008 – A Russian Su-24 was shot down by Georgian air defense forces with an anti-aircraft missile south of Tskhinvali during the morning. Both pilots ejected, but the co-pilot died impacting the ground when his parachute was damaged by fire. The wounded pilot was captured by Georgian forces. This loss was not initially acknowledged by Russia, while verified later by independent sources. [ 265 ] The captured pilot, Major Igor Zinov, was shown on Georgian TV while being hospitalized together with the co-pilot of the downed Tu-22MR. [ 266 ]

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9 August 2008 – A Russian Su-25 piloted by Colonel Sergey Kobylash, commander of the 368th Attack Aviation Regiment, was hit by a Georgian MANPADS during a daylight strafing run on a Georgian military formation south of Tskhinvali, on the Gori-Tskhinvali road at 10:30: after making his initial approach, Kolybash's aircraft was struck by a missile that hit his left engine, destroying it. Not long after, as Kobylash was returning to base at an altitude of 1000 meters, a second MANPADS missile struck his right engine, leaving the plane without thrust. Kobylash was able to glide to Russian controlled territory before ejecting north of Tskhinvali in a South Ossetian village of the Georgian enclave in the Great Liakh gorge, where he was recovered by a Russian combat search-and-rescue team. Shortly after Kobylash was rescued, South Ossetian militants claimed they had downed a Georgian Su-25; however, Georgian Air Force did not operate since the day before, likely making the second fatal hit on this Su-25 another friendly fire incident. [ 262 ] [ 263 ]

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9 August 2008 – A Su-24 was shot down in a friendly fire incident by a Russian SAM, while it was escorting a Russian column on the Tskhinvali-Gori highway. The crew ejected and was recovered by a search-and-rescue helicopter. [ 265 ]

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11 September 2014 – One Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet either crashed or was shot down while on operations against Boko Haram near the town of Yola. The two pilots were captured and later beheaded. [ 267 ]

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31 March 2021 – One Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet 475 serial number 475 crashed. Boko Haram released footage purportedly showing themselves downing the plane. [ 268 ] [ 269 ]

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19 July 2021 – In a rare case of a military jet being brought down by a criminal gang, one Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet was shot down by bandits in Kaduna State after a combat mission against the gangs and coming under intense ground fire. The pilot ejected and evaded capture till reaching an Army base. [ 270 ] [ 271 ]

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23 March 2013 – Séléka rebels allegedly shot down a helicopter while advancing on Bangui. [ 272 ]

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29 April 2021 – Rebels from the FACT claimed to have destroyed a helicopter near Nokou in Kanem. A military spokesman stated that the helicopter, claimed to have been shot down by rebels, crashed due to "technical failures" far from the battlefield. [ 273 ]

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8 April 2020 – Mozambique Air Force Gazelle helicopter was damaged by small arms fire by ISIS and reportedly crashed down. ISIS released footage of the downed helicopter. [ 274 ]

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23 June 2021 – Mozambique Air Force Mil Mi-17 crashed after being hit by small arms fire near Afungi camp. [ 275 ]

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20 June 2019 – The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down an American RQ-4A Global Hawk over the Strait of Hormuz. The United States responded with cyberattacks against Iranian air defense infrastructure. [ 276 ]

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29 November 2020 – An Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23 crashed during the Tigray conflict near Abiy Addi , 50 kilometers west of Mekelle . The pilot ejected and was captured by the Tigray People's Liberation Front who claimed they shot it down, showing the pilot with his Zsh-7 flying helmet (originally intended for Su-27 and MiG-29), a flight suit, a MiG-23 English manual and the crash site with charred metal parts. [ 277 ] [ 278 ]

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6 December 2020 – An Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23 crashed 425 meters from Shire Inda Selassie airport. [ 279 ]

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20 April 2021 – An Ethiopian Mi-35 was lost near Guya killing three. The TDF claims to have shot it down and released a video of the crashed helicopter. [ 280 ]

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23 June 2021 – An Ethiopian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules , serial number 5022 carrying explosives, military officers, and Eritrean camouflage uniforms was shot down near Gijet. [ 281 ] [ 282 ]

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11 November 2021 – An Ethiopian Mi-35 helicopter was shot down by the TDF in the district of Mille . [ 283 ] [ 284 ]

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24 August 2022 – The Ethiopian Air Force shot down a plane carrying weapons that suspected to transport arms to the Tigray People's Liberation Front in the Ethiopia–Sudan border . Sudanese officials denied the involvement in the incident. [ 285 ] [ 286 ]

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16 June 2022 – A Taliban airforce Mil Mi-17 was shot down by the NRF in the Arezoo valley, two crew were killed and four captured. [ 287 ]

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On February 4, 2023, at 2:39 p.m. EST an F-22 Raptor , with Pilot Frank 01, fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile at a military spy balloon belonging to China that had traversed North America over the previous several days. The balloon was brought down six nautical miles off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina . [ 288 ] US officials called the craft an "intelligence gathering" balloon, while Chinese authorities claimed it was a weather research device. [ 289 ] (This is the first confirmed time since WWII that the United States has taken down a foreign military asset over US territory [ citation needed ] ).

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On 7 October 2023 , an Israeli CH-53D Yas'ur helicopter was destroyed by Hamas militants hours after the attack at Be'eri kibutz. [ 290 ]

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On 27 October 2023, an Israeli Skylark II drone was shot down above the Gaza Strip. [ 291 ]

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On 30 November 2023, an Israeli Skylark II drone was shot down on central Gaza. [ 292 ] [ 293 ]

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On 5 November 2023 during the Lebanon Israeli clashes, Hezbollah shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone that was flying over Nabatieh south of Lebanon. [ 294 ] Wreckage of the drone fell over houses in the towns of Zabdin and Harouf. [ 295 ]

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On 18 November 2023 an Israeli drone was shot down by Hezbollah on the Lebanon-Israel border near al-Jalil Panhandle. [ 296 ]

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On 26 February 2024, Hezbollah shot down a Hermes 450 drone with a surface to air missile. [ 297 ]

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On 6 April 2024, Hezbollah shot down an Israeli Hermes 900 drone. [ 298 ]

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On 22 April 2024, Hezbollah shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone in the town of Asichiyeh near the border. Israeli and Hezbollah sources reported. [ 299 ]

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On 1 June 2024, Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon, Israeli officials and Hezbollah reported. According to Hezbollah the drone shotdown was a Hermes 900 Kochav . [ 300 ]

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On 22 October 2024, Hezbollah shot down another Israeli Hermes 450 drone in Tayr Harfa. Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the loss to The Times of Israel. [ 301 ]

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On 29 October 2024, Hezbollah shot down another Israeli Hermes 900 Kochav drone in Marjayoun. [ 302 ]

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(2) 2 March 2026 - Two Iranian low-flying Sukhoi Su-24s were shot down over the Persian Gulf by a QEAF Boeing F-15EX Eagle II , after they failed to respond to radio warnings. The Su-24s were targeting the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. This shootdown marked the first aerial kills achieved by the Qatar Emiri Air Force. [ 303 ] [ 304 ] [ 305 ] [ 306 ]

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(3) 2 March 2026 - Three USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagles were shot down over Kuwait by friendly fire from Kuwaiti air defences. The six crew members ejected safely into Kuwait. [ 307 ] [ 308 ] [ 309 ] It was later confirmed that the three F-15Es were shot down by a Kuwaiti Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet after it made an incorrect Identification friend or foe . [ 310 ] [ 311 ] One F-15E crashed near Al Jahra in central Kuwait, [ 312 ] while the other two crashed near Kuwait City . [ 313 ]

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4 March 2026 - An Iranian Yakovlev Yak-130 was shot down by an Israeli Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II over Tehran in air-to-air combat. The fate of the two Iranian pilots is unknown. This event was the first Israeli-Iranian dogfight of the war. It occurred at Latyan Dam near Lavasan city, Tehran province . [ 314 ] [ 315 ] [ 316 ] [ 317 ]

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(2) 3 April 2026 - A USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran by Iranian forces, both the pilot and the ( WSO ) ejected and landed inside Iranian territory, a massive CSAR operation was launched involving hundreds of U.S. special operations forces, aircraft and a temporary ( FOB ) airstrip was also established inside Iran. The pilot was rescued within 7 hours, while it took roughly 2 days to rescue the WSO. During this CSAR operation another USAF aircraft, this time a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II was shot down by Iranian forces, the A-10 made it to Kuwaiti airspace where the pilot ejected and was later rescued, while the A-10 crashed. [ 318 ] [ 319 ] [ 320 ] [ 321 ] [ 322 ]

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1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft – Two civilian Cessna Skymasters operated by the activist group Brothers to the Rescue were engaged by the Cuban air force and shot down north of Havana.

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1947 Yogyakarta Dakota incident – An Indian Douglas C-47 Dakota chartered by the Indonesian government to carry medical supplies was shot down by two Curtiss P-40 Warhawk operated by Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force .

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12 February 2003 - FARC rebels kidnapped three American contractors, Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, after their counternarcotics plane was shotdown by the rebels in the Colombian jungle. Two other individuals on the plane, American Thomas Janis and Colombian Sergeant Luis Alcides Cruz, were murdered by FARC members at the crash site. The three Americans were held for over five years before being rescued in 2008. [ 324 ]

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May 20, 2011 - FARC attack in Cauca on a helicopter transporting money leaves one policeman and three civilians wounded. [ 325 ]

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13 May 2015 – A Hawker 800 carrying 1.2 metric tons of cocaine was intercepted by first the Venezuelan and then the Colombian air force. Venezuelan officials claimed to have shot down the jet, while Colombian officials claimed that it suffered an engine failure and crashed. The body of the aircraft's pilot was later recovered by the Colombian coast guard. [ 326 ]

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14 March 2016 – A police helicopter was shot down by ELN , killing all four police officers on board. [ 327 ]

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2001 Peru Cessna 185 shootdown – A Cessna 185 floatplane flown by a Christian missionary was shot down by a Cessna A-37 Dragonfly operated by the Peruvian Air Force after it was mistaken for a drug smuggling plane during patrols conducted under the Air Bridge Denial Program , in cooperation with the CIA.

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4 May 2020 – An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia was shot down in a friendly fire incident by Ethiopian force; the aircraft crashed, killing six on board. [ 328 ]

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17 October 2009 – A police helicopter of the Rio De Janeiro police force was shot down by gang members of Comando Vermelho during a shootout with police and exploded on a football field, killing two police officers; another died later. The event was captured on video by a television cameraman who was embedded with the police on the ground. [ 329 ] [ 330 ] [ 331 ]

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19 November 2016 – In a similar incident, another Rio de Janeiro police helicopter was shot down by small-arms fire during a clash with gang members of Comando Vermelho and crashed in a ditch. All four police officers on board were killed. [ 332 ] [ 333 ]

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September 6, 2016 – a Mexican cartel gang shoots down a helicopter in the western state of Michaocán. The helicopter was shot down in the region of Apatzingán, a city located in Tierra Caliente (Hot Land), a region that has been beset by drug violence and vigilante justice for years. [ 334 ]

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13 August 2023 - Bandits ambushed Nigerian security forces, killing 23 soldiers and three civilian vigilantes. A helicopter rescuing people from the scene also crashed due to gunfire from bandits. [ 335 ]

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12 May 2025 - A helicopter was targeted by gang members in the Carrefour Vincent area, where bandits opened fire on the aircraft as it flew overhead. Several bullets hit the helicopter, forcing it to crash a short distance away in the Bourdon neighborhood, there were no casualties. [ 336 ]

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14 November 2025 – A police helicopter was destroyed following an operation in Croix-des-Bouquets that left seven gang members dead. [ 337 ]

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This incident is believed to be the first commercial passenger plane attacked by hostile forces. [ 1 ] On 24 August 1938 – during the Second Sino-Japanese War – the Kweilin , a DC-2 jointly operated by China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) and Pan American World Airways , carrying 18 passengers and crew, was forced down by Japanese aircraft in Chinese territory just north of Hong Kong . 15 people died when the Kweilin , which made an emergency water landing to avoid the attack, was strafed by the Japanese and sunk in a river. The American pilot Hugh L. Woods and two others survived. Three prominent Chinese bankers, Hu Yun , Xu Xinliu (Singloh Hsu), and Wang Yumei, were among the dead. It was later believed to be an assassination attempt on Chinese president Sun Yat-sen 's only son, Sun Fo , who was believed by the Japanese to be aboard but missed the flight. The plane was refurbished, renamed the Chungking , and was later involved in a second shootdown incident, in 1940. [ 2 ]

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PK-AFW, a Douglas DC-3-194C of Dutch Indies carrier KNILM , was attacked by Japanese military aircraft on January 24, 1942, during a cargo flight . The plane made a forced landing near Samarinda and all 3 occupants survived, but the plane was written off . [ 11 ]

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PK-AFV, also known as the PH-ALP Pelikaan (one of the KLM airliners that diverted during the German invasion of the Netherlands ), was a Douglas DC-3 airliner operated by Dutch Indies airline KNILM from 1940. On 3 March 1942, while on a flight from Bandung , Netherlands East Indies , to Broome , Australia , with the well-known KLM captain Ivan Smirnov , the plane was attacked by three Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter planes ; PK-AFV successfully landed on the beach near Broome with damage and an engine fire but was then strafed and the flight engineer and three passengers (including a baby) were killed. Smirnov had a consignment of diamonds, worth at the time an estimated £150,000–300,000 (in 2025 an approximate £7–13 million), in his possession. The vast majority of these were lost or stolen following the crash. [ 14 ] [ 15 ]

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F-AREJ, an Air France Lioré-et-Olivier H.246.1 , was attacked by RAF Hawker Hurricanes on a passenger flight from Marseille to Algiers on August 13, 1942. The damaged aircraft managed to arrive at Algiers harbor but sank after landing. 4 passengers were killed. [ 17 ]

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I-TELO, a Savoia-Marchetti SM-75 of LATI , was shot down on a military flight from Tunis , Tunisia to Castelvetrano , Sicily , Italy on November 15, 1942, killing all 4 on board. It is unknown who shot down the plane. [ 18 ]

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On July 27, 1953, an Ilyushin Il-12 (registration unknown) of Soviet Union airline Aeroflot [ additional citation(s) needed ] was shot at in North Korean airspace flying from Port Arthur (now part of northeast China ) to Vladivostok and crashed onto Chinese territory, killing all 21 occupants. The plane was shot down by USAF Capt. Ralph S. Parr Jr. during an escort mission near Chunggang-jin ; Parr mistakenly identified the aircraft as North Korean . [ 35 ] [ 36 ]

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F-BELV, a Boeing S.307B-1 Stratoliner of Compagnie Internationale de Transports Civil Aériens (CITCA), disappeared near Hanoi on October 18, 1965, with all 13 onboard presumed dead. The plane was carrying 4 French crew members and 9 ICSC members from Vientiane to Hanoi . French and Canadian forces searched in Laos , and North Vietnamese authorities reported that they could not find the plane either. In 1996, a study by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade concluded the plane had likely been shot down by a North Vietnamese military unit. [ 49 ]

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On 27 June 1980 a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 operated by Itavia broke up in mid-air and crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica , while en route from Bologna to Palermo , Italy. All 81 people on board were killed. The cause has been the subject of a decades-long controversy and numerous conspiracy theories . One theory is that the DC-9 was accidentally shot down during a clandestine air battle possibly involving American, French, Italian and Libyan military aircraft. Others state that the plane was bombed by terrorists, or that it was deliberately shot down by French or Israeli forces who mistook it for a different aircraft. In January 2013, Italy's highest court ruled there was clear evidence that the flight was shot down by a missile, but the court did not identify the perpetrators nor detail the circumstances; the ambiguous ruling together with the deaths of key figures surrounding the event have further fueled the controversy. [ 59 ]

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On 11 June 1987, a Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 (registered YA-BAL) was shot down by CIA-backed Afghan militants with a missile near Khost , killing 53 out of the 55 people on board. The aircraft had been on a flight from Kandahar to Kabul . [ 69 ]

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Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Tehran to Kyiv operated by Ukraine International Airlines. On 8 January 2020, the Boeing 737-800 (registered UR-PSR) operating the route was shot down by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport , killing all 176 people on board. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] [ 98 ] After initially denying responsibility, Iran admitted on 11 January 2020 that, in the hours following the IRGC's launch of missiles against air bases used by the U.S. , the plane was unintentionally targeted when the IRGC mistook it for a cruise missile launched by the U.S. in retaliation. [ 99 ]

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On August 27, 2026, an Antonov An-28 , arriving from Bukavu , was shot down on approach to Minembwe . At least four people on board were killed. It is unclear if the aircraft was on a military flight on a civilian cargo flight. [ 112 ]

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1939-11-17 Spanish Air Force Ju 52 ditching off Cape Juby 10 Manuel Copano Taboada Spain M C Air observer on the flight. [ 13 ] [ 14 ]

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1941-10-30 Northwest Airlines Flight 5 14 Clarence Bates United States 41 M C Captain of the flight; died in another plane crash one year later. [ 15 ] [ 16 ]

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1942-08-25 Royal Air Force Dunbeath air crash [ f ] 15 Andrew Jack United Kingdom 20 M C Tail gunner of the flight. Fatalities included Prince George, Duke of Kent . [ 17 ] [ 18 ]

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1943-06-14 US Army Air Forces Bakers Creek air crash [ g ] 40 Foye Kenneth Roberts United States 22 M P [ 21 ]

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1943-07-04 Royal Air Force Gibraltar Liberator AL523 crash [ h ] 16 Eduard Prchal Czechoslovakia 33 M C Captain of the flight. Fatalities included Polish general Władysław Sikorski . [ 22 ]

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1950-07-27 US Air Force Douglas C-47 crash near Ōshima Island 25 Haruo “Harry” Sazaki United States 31 M P [ 46 ] [ 47 ]

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1954-01-06 Royal Air Force Aldbury Valetta accident 16 Patrick Cliff United Kingdom 19 M P [ 68 ] [ 69 ]

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1957-03-17 Philippine Air Force Cebu Douglas C-47 crash 25 Nestor Mata Philippines 31 M P Reporter for the Philippine Herald . Fatalities included Ramon Magsaysay , president of the Philippines. [ 75 ]

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1957-05-01 Eagle Aviation Limited Blackbushe Viking accident 34 Ernest Taylor United Kingdom 25 M P [ 76 ] [ 77 ]

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1967-04-25 US Air Force Lockheed EC-121 H crash off Nantucket Island 15 Joseph Guenet Canada 29 M C Navigator of the flight. [ 100 ] [ 101 ]

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1970-05-04 US Air Force Convair T-29 crash near Hamilton Air Force Base 13 George A. Burk United States 28 M P [ 114 ]

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1983-04-30 US Navy Convair C-131 crash in Jacksonville 14 Melissa Kelly United States 30 F P [ 137 ] [ 138 ]

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1987-11-16 Libyan Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash in Sebha 46 P [ 145 ]

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1988-12-11 Soviet Air Force Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash 77 Fahraddin Balaev Soviet Union M P [ 147 ]

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1991-10-05 Indonesian Air Force Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash 135 [ l ] Bambang Subandi Indonesia 25 M P [ 148 ]

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1996-11-30 ACES Colombia DHC-6 Twin Otter crash near Olaya Herrera Airport 14 Pedro Rafael Rojas Colombia 39 M P [ 160 ] [ 161 ] [ 162 ]

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2006-01-19 Slovak Air Force Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash 42 Martin Farkaš Slovakia 27 M P [ 171 ] [ 172 ]

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2014-02-11 Algerian Air Force Algerian Air Force C-130 crash 77 Nimer Djelloul Algeria 21 M P [ 190 ] [ 191 ]

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2014-05-17 Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force An-74 crash 16 Laos [ 192 ]

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2014-07-07 Vietnam Air Force Mil Mi-171 crash in Thạch Thất 20 [ p ] Đinh Văn Dương Vietnam 31 M P [ 194 ] [ 195 ]

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2020-09-25 Ukrainian Air Force Chuhuiv An-26 crash 26 Viacheslav Zolochevsky Ukraine 20 M P [ 202 ]

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13 February: A Maritime Central Airways Bristol Freighter 31 (CF-FZU) crashes on climbout from Frobisher Bay Airport, Canada due to load shifting, killing all three crew.

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An Independent Air Travel Vickers VC.1 Viking crashed near Southall, Middlesex due to pilot error following engine failure, killing all three crew on board and four people on the ground.

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Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos Flight 767-103 , a Douglas DC-8-55F , failed to take off at Quito Airport, Ecuador, killing four crew and 49 on the ground.

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IBC Airways Flight 405 , a Fairchild Metroliner crashed following an in-flight breakup , the two pilots were killed.

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"Accident description D-ABUY" . Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved 22 September 2011 .

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"Aircraft Accident Report- Transamerica Airlines, Inc., -Lockheed L-188, N859U, August 26, 1980 Salt Lake City, Utah, November 18, 1979" (PDF) . NTSB . Retrieved 16 July 2013 .

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22 May – Sikorsky S-61 L N303Y, operating Los Angeles Airways Flight 841, suffers a mechanical failure in flight which allows the rotor blades to collide with the aircraft's fuselage. It crashes at Paramount, California , killing all 23 people on board.

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14 August – Sikorsky S-61 L N300Y, operating Los Angeles Airways Flight 417, loses a rotor blade in flight and crashes at Compton, California . All 21 people on board are killed.

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17 January – Sikorsky S-55 B helicopter crashes in Iceland while en route from Reykjavík Airport to Snæfellsnes .

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10 May – A Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur of the Israeli Air Force crashes in the Jordan Valley . All 54 people on board are killed.

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21 June – Two Boeing CH-47 Chinooks of the Imperial Iranian Air Force are shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces after straying into Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic airspace. One aircraft is destroyed with the loss of eight lives. The other is damaged; it is later repaired with permission from Soviet authorities and returns to Iran.

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26 June – Sikorsky S-61 LN-OQS of Helikopter Service loses a rotor blade in flight and crashes into the North Sea off Bergen , Norway. All 18 people on board are killed.

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13 August – Westland Wessex G-ASWI of Bristow Helicopters suffers an engine failure and ditches in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom. All thirteen people on board are killed.

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23 July – Bell UH-1 Iroquois N87701 of Western Helicopters is damaged by pyrotechnic explosions and crashes while a scene for Twilight Zone: The Movie is being filmed at Indian Dunes , California. Actor Vic Morrow and two child actors are killed on the ground.

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14 September – Bell 212 G-BDIL owned by Bristow Helicopters crashes while on a nighttime search and rescue mission in the North Sea, killing all six crew members on board.

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16 July – Sikorsky S-61 G-BEON of British Airways crashes into the Atlantic Ocean between the coast of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly . Twenty of the 26 people on board are killed.

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23 October – A Bell UH-1 H (number 284) of the Salvadoran Air Force is bombed by the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) during the Salvadoran Civil War . All 14 people on board the helicopter are killed, including Lieutenant Colonel Domingo Monterrosa . The bomb was hidden in a reserve radio transmitter used by the FMLN's Radio Venceremos and was captured by Monterrosa's forces as a war trophy . [ 1 ]

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18 June – Bell 206 N6TC of Helitech collides with Grand Canyon Airlines Flight 6 in mid-air over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States. All five people on board are killed, as are all twenty people on board the de Havilland Twin Otter that it collided with.

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2 October – A Mil Mi-8 involved in the cleanup effort that followed the Chernobyl disaster struck the cable of a crane at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union, and fell to the ground, killing all four people on board.

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6 November – Boeing 234LR Chinook G-BWFC of British International Helicopters suffers a mechanical failure. The aircraft ditches at sea off Sumburgh Airport , Shetland Islands , killing 45 of the 47 people on board.

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13 July – Sikorsky S-61 N G-BEID of British International Helicopters suffers an engine fire and ditches into the North Sea off the Shetland Islands . All 21 people on board are rescued.

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4 April – A Bell 412 and Piper Aerostar collide in mid-air in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . All five people on both aircraft, including United States senator John Heinz , along with two children on the ground, are killed.

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25 October – A Bell 206 crashes into a high-voltage transmission tower near Vallejo, California , during bad weather. All three on board are killed, including Bill Graham .

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20 November – A Mil Mi-8 belonging to the Azerbaijani Government is shot down by the Armenian military during the Nagorno-Karabakh War and crashes near Karakend . All 22 people on board are killed.

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28 January – An Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 is shot down near Shusha by Armenian forces. All 44 people on board are killed.

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26 November – Aérospatiale AS 355 F1 ZK-HIT of the New Zealand Police collides in mid-air with Piper Archer ZK-ENX over Auckland . Both aircraft crash, killing all four people on board.

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2 June – Boeing Chinook HC2 ZD576 of the Royal Air Force crashes on the Mull of Kintyre , Argyll . All 29 people on board are killed.

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19 January – Aérospatiale AS332 Super Puma G-TIGK, operating Bristow Flight 56C is struck by lightning and ditches in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire . All 18 people on board survive.

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16 September – a Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin Israeli Navy helicopter (tail number 905) crashed into the Mediterranean Sea , approximately 12 miles (19 kilometers) off the coast of Nahariya , Israel. All three crew members aboard were killed, marking the first fatalities in the history of Squadron 193 .

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4 February – Two Sikorsky S-65C-3 Yas'ur 2000s of the Israeli Air Force collide in mid-air over She'ar Yashuv and crash. All 73 people on board the two aircraft are killed.

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8 September – Eurocopter AS332L Super Puma LN-OPG operating Helikopter Service Flight 451 suffers a mechanical failure and crashes into the Norwegian Sea . All 12 people on board are killed.

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17 September – A Mil Mi-8 of the Russian Armed Forces is shot down at Grozny , Chechnya. All 13 people on board are killed.

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27 January – A Mil Mi-8 of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is shot down near Shelkovskaya , Chechnya. All fourteen people on board are killed.

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16 July – Sikorsky S-76 A G-BJVX of Bristow Helicopters crashes into the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk following the loss of its rotor head in flight. All 11 people on board are killed.

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19 August – A Mil Mi-26 of the Russian Air Force is shot down by Chechen separatists and crashes at Khankala , Chechnya. 127 people are killed.

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4 December – A Mil Mi-8 of the Polish Air Force crashes near Piaseczno . All fifteen people on board, including the Polish Prime Minister, Leszek Miller , survive.

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26 January – A Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion crashes while flying during a sandstorm in the Al-Anbar province of western Iraq , near the town of Ar-Rutbah . All 31 occupants were killed.

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10 August – Sikorsky S-76 C+ OH-HCI, operating Copterline Flight 103, crashes into Tallinn Bay . All 14 people on board are killed.

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10 December – Bell 412 SP N410MA of Mercy Air Services, Inc. crashes near Hesperia, California . All three people on board are killed.

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27 December – Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin G-BLUN of CHC Helicopter crashes into Morecambe Bay . All six people on board are killed.

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5 March – An Aérospatiale AS 332C1 Super Puma collide in mid-air with a smaller Diamond DV20 Katana near the Zell am See Airport in Austria. All eight people on board the two aircraft were killed.

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27 April – A Mil Mi-8 of the Russian Air Force crashes near Shatoy , Chechnya. All twenty people on board are killed.

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3 June – A Mil Mi-8 of Paramount Airlines crashes at Lungi, Sierra Leone . 22 of the 23 occupants on board are killed.

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27 July – Two Eurocopter AS350 AStars collide in mid-air above Phoenix, Arizona . All four people on board the two aircraft are killed.

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12 January – Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter belonging to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Macedonia crashes near the village of Blace, in the region of Katlanovo , [ 3 ] approximately 10–15 kilometres south-east of Skopje . All 11 individuals aboard the helicopter, including eight passengers and three crew members, are killed. [ 4 ]

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17 January – A Eurocopter AS 532 of the French Navy crashes shortly after take-off from the amphibious assault ship Foudre off the coast of Gabon. Eight of the ten people on board are killed.

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12 March – A Sikorsky S-92 suffers a mechanical failure and ditches in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland , Canada. Seventeen of the 18 people on board are killed.

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25 March – A Bell 206L-4 LongRanger crashes into Mount Keş , Turkey, killing all six people on board.

Entry ID: 87fb1557677e6df04daf43fa

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1 April – A Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma Mk 2 of Bond Offshore Helicopters suffers a mechanical failure and crashes into the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire . All 16 people on board are killed.

Entry ID: 03366e92e4e0e43eaa47cf64

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3 May – A Mil Mi-17 of the Venezuelan Army crashes in Táchira province. All seventeen people on board are killed.

Entry ID: 89df9de5da70033d6e2432cf

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3 July – A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Khyber Pass , Pakistan , killing all 41 people on board.

Entry ID: 1086b4a1be2722b2077af4f9

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8 August – A Eurocopter AS350 collides with a Piper PA-32R over the Hudson River between Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City , United States. The six occupants of the helicopter and the three occupants of the Piper aircraft all perish.

Entry ID: 2d6211489c1cfc5b81726e27

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2 September – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy 's Bell 430 helicopter crashes , killing all five people on board.

Entry ID: 97c08b00dda7a760e5aec12c

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19 April – Mil Mi-172 VT-PHF of Pawan Hans crashes on landing at Tawang , India. Seventeen of the 23 people on board are killed.

Entry ID: d57ab108db3ca82aa2bb8f7d

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6 August – A Boeing CH-47 Chinook of the United States Military is shot down by a rocket propelled grenade in Afghanistan. All 38 people on board and a military dog are killed.

Entry ID: d673427bd3d34dbbaada3c9d

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10 June – A Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil of the Kenya Police crashes in the Ngong Forest. All six people on board are killed.

Entry ID: 34a7d239d81a9dfb37f769c5

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21 December – Mil Mi-8 RA-27003, operating as United Nations Flight 544, is shot down by the Sudan People's Liberation Army in a friendly fire incident at Likuangole, South Sudan , killing all five people on board.

Entry ID: de91932455fbd01e4591c62a

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16 January – Castle Air AgustaWestland AW109 G-CRST collides with a crane at Vauxhall , London and crashes . The pilot is killed, as is a pedestrian.

Entry ID: 9fbef1509d2dfdf2d3e50025

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21 March – A Eurocopter EC155 and a Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma collide on the ground near the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, leaving one crew member dead.

Entry ID: 8b3bfbc9aed0f8a33c457ab0

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7 April – A Helipac Mil Mi8-PS crashes in the Loreto Region of Peru. All 13 people on board are killed.

Entry ID: d15812e08d6719b82368d89c

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2 July – Polar Airlines Mil Mi-8 RA-22657 crashes near Deputatsky , Russia . Twenty-four of the 28 people on board are killed.

Entry ID: 0c55be14d3b5dc17f7cd9343

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23 August – A CHC Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma Mk 2 crashes into the sea 2 nm from Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, Scotland while en route from Borgsten Dolphin oil platform. The accident kills four of the passengers; twelve other passengers and two crew were rescued.

Entry ID: 40a62a472accabffdb2941dd

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29 November – A Police Scotland EC135 T2 crashes into a pub in Glasgow , Scotland. [ 5 ] Three occupants of the aircraft are killed, as are seven pub patrons. [ 6 ]

Entry ID: 90e09958518b5053805aaa8f

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13 March – AgustaWestland AW139 G-LBAL of Haughey Air crashes shortly after take-off from Gillingham, Norfolk , killing all four people on board

Entry ID: 8fe7fae2c97e3c9a4c445ce4

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12 November – an Armenian Mil Mi-24 is shot down near Gəngərli village, Aghdam , Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , killing all three crew members.

Entry ID: d65dc51f644d5fb3ed38bc14

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9 March – Two Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuils LQ-CGK and LQ-FJQ collide in mid-air and crash, killing all ten people on board.

Entry ID: 0e1887157f7a81e2cd718282

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10 March – A United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crashes off the coast of the Florida Panhandle during a training exercise, killing all eleven people on board.

Entry ID: 3e6f2236a8b324dbe455f948

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On 8 May 2015, a Pakistan Army Mi-17 crashes near the Naltar area of Gilgit in Gilgit-Baltistan, killing the Norwegian and Philippine ambassadors and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors. Two Army pilots, Major Al-Tamash and Major Faisal, are also killed. The Polish and Dutch ambassadors are injured. [ 7 ]

Entry ID: dc3223d576e847624b1b01dd

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4 August – A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes in northwestern Colombia , killing 16 of the 18 people on board

Entry ID: b5d58c867a85d0aa49c6b1e4

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21 November – A Eurocopter AS350D Astar helicopter crashes on Fox Glacier in the South Island of New Zealand, killing all seven people on board.

Entry ID: ea3c924bbe9c6c5d65a1c86a

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14 January – Two U.S. Marine Corps CH53E helicopters collide off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, killing all 12 passengers on board.

Entry ID: 67f6b512d1d7f6a14f4963a5

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29 April – A CHC Helikopter Service Eurocopter EC225 crashes near Turøy , Norway. All 13 people on board are killed.

Entry ID: 7fd79d08c21a07e7472562b3

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26 June – A Colombian Army Mil Mi-17 crashes in mountainous terrain 180 km north-west of Bogota, killing all 17 passengers on board.

Entry ID: 45ce9f8e695e6f1260e5b509

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21 October – A Skol Airlines Mil Mi-8 operating as Skol Airlines Flight 9375 crashed in Siberia's Yamal Peninsula , killing 19 of the 22 people on board.

Entry ID: a132a0499847aa1dbb6fa7e4

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10 March – A Sikorsky S-76 crashes in Istanbul , killing all seven people on board.

Entry ID: 638c242c4887e287c841623a

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14 March – A Sikorsky S-92 crashes off County Mayo on Ireland ′s west coast. All four crew members die.

Entry ID: 6ee8f4f080fc34b0ff217d22

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8 September – A Schweizer 269C helicopter crashed after an uncontrolled descent during a power-off landing attempt at the Flying W Airport in Medford, New Jersey, killing two, including country musician Troy Gentry .

Entry ID: bc6f0a8aaf7aaf9e739fba61

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17 January – A Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter crashes and catches fire near Raton, New Mexico , killing five of the six people on board. [ 9 ]

Entry ID: 5ff5770ab98417b300dcbdb4

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27 October – An AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter carrying Leicester City F.C. chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashes and catches fire outside the King Power Stadium in Leicester , United Kingdom , killing all five people on board.

Entry ID: 2917a4087f3d2a4e61521728

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February 11 – A Bell 206 crashed into the Rodoanel Mário Covas highway while making an emergency landing after a mechanical failure. Both people on board were killed, including Ricardo Boechat . [ 10 ]

Entry ID: 1039cef2a055951e2c8d72d4

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February 27 – An Air Dynasty Eurocopter AS350 crashed near Taplejung, Nepal, killing all seven people on board. [ 11 ]

Entry ID: cdf0335091b558791ad3151a

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31 August – A Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil sightseeing helicopter crashes in Alta , Norway , killing all six occupants. [ 12 ]

Entry ID: 592a6f012ceb372185fa495f

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4 March – A Turkish Air Force (TAF) Eurocopter AS532 Cougar , en route to Tatvan District in Bitlis , Turkey , crashes in Bitlis Province. Eleven servicemen on board are killed in the crash, while two other servicemen survive.

Entry ID: 22f538f4d972859bd05ca588

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5 March – A Robinson R44 helicopter carrying Botswana musician Sasa Klaas , crashes in the outskirts of Xumabee near Sojwe . Klaas is killed, but the pilot survives. [ 13 ]

Entry ID: faf0565ebb2d9f4faa7af659

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7 March – A Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil carrying French billionaire Olivier Dassault crashes shortly after takeoff in northwestern France near Deauville . Dassault and the pilot, the only people on board, are both killed. [ 14 ]

Entry ID: ccd4b0402fe8336be29a95c2

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8 December – A helicopter carrying the Chief of Defence Staff of India General Bipin Rawat and 13 others crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu , killing all 14 on board. [ 15 ]

Entry ID: 3d3f9c780250a64aeb44d36b

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2 January – Two Eurocopter EC130s collided near Sea World in Gold Coast, Queensland , Australia, killing four people and injuring eight.

Entry ID: ca42e9e138b96f9dfe4fcee0

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18 January – A Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma carrying the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine , Denys Monastyrsky and other ministry officials, crashed at a kindergarten in Brovary , a suburb of Kyiv . The crash killed at least eighteen people, including Monastyrsky, while at least 29 others were injured. [ 16 ]

Entry ID: 4cb2536731538a92b635dd80

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29 March – Two U.S. Army Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters collided during a training mission over Trigg County, Kentucky , killing all nine people on board. [ 17 ]

Entry ID: 637cf9e1aef3872075d2456d

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23 April – An AgustaWestland AW139 collided with a Eurocopter Fennec over the town of Lumut , Perak , Malaysia during a military parade rehearsal in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy , killing all 10 crew members: seven on the former and three on the latter, respectively.

Entry ID: 845fbffd9824509d7123a518

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19 May – A Bell 212 helicopter crashed near Varzaqan, Iran , resulting in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi , Hossein Amir-Abdollahian , Malek Rahmati , and Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem who were passengers on board. [ 18 ]

Entry ID: 8c279b3f69916d85eb8fba13

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31 August – A Mil Mi-8T helicopter crashed over Kamchatka , Russia . All 22 occupants on board were killed. [ 19 ]

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8 September – A Bell UH-1H Iroquois of the Salvadoran Air Force crashed in Pasaquina , El Salvador. The crash killed all 9 occupants, including Mauricio Arriaza Chicas , the director of the National Civil Police . [ 20 ]

Entry ID: c0bcd5bd4cf81c8f425546da

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10 April – A Bell 206 helicopter broke up in mid-air and crashed into the Hudson River . All 6 occupants on board were killed.

Entry ID: a679d07dbb9380f0bcc32d6b

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6 August – A Ghanaian Air Force Harbin Z-9 helicopter carrying eight people to an event about fighting illegal mining crashed into a forested mountainside in the Ashanti region of Ghana, killing all eight people on board.

Entry ID: 110c449952c450c266c9d53d

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20 January – A Robinson R44 Raven II on a sightseeing tour crashed inside Mount Aso , Kyushu, Japan. It is unknown what happened to all 3 people on board.

Entry ID: 02a1b2ec5410af567284cd4b

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14 June – A Eurocopter AS 350 B2 and a Bell 206B collided above Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all combined six passengers, including singer Oliver Tree , YouTuber Gaspi , director Lucas A. Vignale and music producer Lucas Frota . [ 22 ]

Entry ID: d006b1ce23bab9b3735504d9

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28 June – A Leonardo AW139 operating an offshore flight for Saudi Aramco crashed on approach to Ras Tanura Airport , Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia , killing all 14 people on board. [ 23 ]

Entry ID: 0431cbc892da1d5d53780d2a

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8 September – A Bölkow BO-105 helicopter operated by Layang Layang Aerospace crashed and caught fire near Long Lellang STOLport in Sarawak , Malaysia , during an official flying doctor service mission, killing all five people on board. [ 24 ]

Entry ID: 5ce0a18ea0aa5165be82b4b7

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15 September – A Eurocopter AS350 news helicopter operated by NBC crashed in the Chatsworth neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, United States as they were reporting on a previous vehicle accident. Journalist Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw, and a person on the ground, Edy Gutierrez Mejia, were killed.

Entry ID: c3a7a348dc0d056bd83fed95

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2026-09-15 Chatsworth, Los Angeles , California, United States KNBC / KVEA [ a ] The helicopter "NewsChopper4" reporting on an earlier bus crash in Chatsworth crashed in the 9100 block of North Mason Avenue. [ 1 ] 3 2 Under investigation

Entry ID: 6c0c47ab7b04df12fc303fa2

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2023-12-19 Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey , United States WPVI-TV The helicopter "Chopper 6" was on its way back from covering a story on the Jersey Shore , when it crashed in South Jersey. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 2 0 Under investigation

Entry ID: 25bb6810587f75050fd1b1d4

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2018-01-23 Recife , Pernambuco , Brazil Rede Globo A Robinson R44 crashed into the sea in Pina beach, in heavy rain. Three people were on the helicopter. The pilot and one passenger died on the spot, and another occupant died in the hospital. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] 3 0

Entry ID: 9217890388eb16f108c259ce

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2017-09-16 Carrizozo , New Mexico, United States KRQE-TV Helicopter crashed near Carrizozo, New Mexico. Bob Martin, veteran journalist and pilot was killed 1 0

Entry ID: d26b5265edebe561ca4c161d

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2014-05-21 Beverly, Massachusetts, United States WHDH-TV A Bell 206L-4 was departing Beverly Airport in Beverly MA when an engine failure occurred. 0 0 After auto-rotating back to the airport, the helicopter broke the tail off during the flare maneuver.

Entry ID: 7487ae59477eceda00df5287

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2014-03-18 Seattle , Washington, United States KOMO-TV A Eurocopter AS350 B2 serving as a backup helicopter while the station's primary Bell 407 was getting new equipment crashed near Seattle Center when departing the KOMO-TV Helipad after refueling. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 2 1 As seen from a Skycam, the helicopter's tail rotor failed when taking off from the KOMO-TV building's helipad. It then impacted the ground resulting in a fire.

Entry ID: f38edea2289e5534d718b87d

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2012-08-27 Los Angeles, California, United States KTLA-TV While covering a shooting, an AS350 B2 began emitting smoke from the engine which was spotted by another news helicopter covering the same story. 0 0 An oil line got clogged and started putting oil into hot parts of the engine resulting in the large amount of smoke.

Entry ID: 233541878de18c9030084ebb

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2011-08-18 Lake Eyre , Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation A Eurocopter AS355 helicopter crashed and killed the pilot, reporter and cameraman whilst on location. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] 3 0 "... the pilot probably became spatially disoriented." [ 9 ]

Entry ID: ff67c5f7348d0f3994032619

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2010-11-12 Pacoima, California, United States KCBS-TV / KCAL-TV An AS350-B2 experienced an engine failure when taking off to cover a news story. The tail came off after an auto-rotation. 0 0 As part of the emergency landing procedure, the pilot flared the chopper (nose up) to slow it down and hit the tail boom against the runway, resulting in the tail boom coming off

Entry ID: 1487b274fc30084088f894ed

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2010-06-24 Clinton Township, Michigan, United States WXYZ-TV / WDIV-TV / WJBK-TV While following a procession for a fallen soldier, the chopper's crew heard two loud bangs from the engine compartment followed by a master alarm buzzer. 0 0 The chopper auto-rotated to the ground without any problems and was repaired.

Entry ID: f9be6677621d6491f1a0708d

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2010-06-18 Buenos Aires , Argentina C5N An MBB Bo 105 helicopter crashed and killed the pilot and camera operator while filming a car accident. [ 10 ] 2 0

Entry ID: d2b213e32ed9e35a1289d9af

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2010-02-10 São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil RecordTV One Eurocopter AS350-BA baptized "Águia Dourada" was covering the traffic in the city, when it fell in the track of the Jockey Club. The pilot died and the cameraman was injured. [ 11 ] 1 1 A fail on the tail rotor would have been the cause of the accident. [ 12 ]

Entry ID: 363c953df3cd6ce8d2027950

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2009-12-16 Montreal , Quebec , Canada CFTM-TV A Robinson R44 traffic helicopter, while filming over Champlain Bridge , crashed in a ditch near Autoroute 10 while trying to make an emergency landing on a nearby heliport. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] 0 2

Entry ID: f8414f47376fbc97a4d5f5ac

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2009-08-05 Mont-Laurier , Quebec , Canada CFCF-TV An Enstrom 28 helicopter crashed and burst into flames while filming the aftermath of a tornado [ 15 ] [ 16 ] 2 0

Entry ID: 8e03a8eca332d788152817cb

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2008-11-11 West Palm Beach, Florida , United States WPEC A Bell 206 B made an emergency landing after losing power. The tail boom of the helicopter was severed in the accident. Both the pilot and traffic reporter on board escaped serious injury. [ 17 ] 0 2 "A loss of engine power due to an undertorqued air line fitting to the fuel control." [ 18 ]

Entry ID: 179643d8be25a6824f476996

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2008-10-13 Montgomery County, TX , United States KTRK-TV While traveling to the scene of a shooting, SkyEye-HD, a Bell 206L-4 crashed into the heavily wooded W.G. Jones State Forest in southern Montgomery County . [ 19 ] [ 20 ] 2 0 Preliminary reports indicate the aircraft lost engine power while traveling over a heavily wooded area. The aircraft then lost altitude and impacted the trees and ground, which resulted in a fire. [ 21 ]

Entry ID: 1536d1ba62339e180f9f8346

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2008-06-30 Oakland, California , United States Metro Traffic Networks While engaged in traffic reporting, a Cessna 172M airplane developed engine trouble and made an emergency landing. [ 22 ] 0 2 Loss of engine power due to oil starvation from the improper installation of engine oil pump. [ 23 ]

Entry ID: 9f7d96993d81d6bcf5f7d18b

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2007-07-30 Grand Prairie, TX , United States KDFW-TV "Sky 4" experienced a mechanical failure as it traveled from an 18-wheeler accident to a breaking news event. This failure forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in a heavily wooded area, which resulted in major damage to the aircraft. [ 24 ] 0 1 The loss of engine power as result of the failure of one or more of the compressor blades for the 5th stage compressor for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute a successful autorotation.

Entry ID: 3c7495fa2b4b3c6eb1a53239

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2007-07-20 Sand Springs , Oklahoma, United States KOTV While performing low altitude flybys during a commercial shoot, a Bell 206B-3 helicopter's main rotor blade struck the satellite dish atop a news truck. 0 1 "The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with ground obstacles, which resulted in a blade strike. A contributing factor was the low altitude selected by the pilot." [ 27 ]

Entry ID: dd48ee55a5f25aa6790d8974

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2006-07-12 Taos , New Mexico, United States KOB-TV The helicopter landed nose first and rolled over while obtaining video of a search and rescue operation 0 0 the loss of tail rotor effectiveness during landing, and the pilot's delayed remedial action to counteract a right yaw [ 28 ]

Entry ID: 0d52794b3c741660a33f6d60

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2006-06-26 Chino Hills , California, United States contractor The pilot heard a loud bang, landed the helicopter in a state park to investigate, upon taking off the helicopter rolled to the left and impacted the ground. 0 2 undetermined [ 29 ]

Entry ID: c943356d3da4950fc1342ef0

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2004-05-04 Brooklyn , New York, United States WNBC-TV A Eurocopter AS-350BA helicopter crash landed onto an apartment building rooftop after losing hydraulic pressure [ 30 ] 0 3 Improper installation of the hydraulic pump drive belt which caused hydraulic system failure. [ 31 ]

Entry ID: 1d1bb75259b52682d0ac2d07

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2004-03-07 Nagiso, Nagano , Japan Shin-etsu Broadcasting(SBC) Television news helicopter covering a car accident report. A Eurocopter AS-355 BA helicopter contacted a high voltage power line. Helicopter crashed on the river side, wrapped in flames. Pilot, mechanic and 2 station staff were killed. 4 0 ARAIC reports. [ 32 ]

Entry ID: 6d1ad9b2d3da3be9bc6a2dcd

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2003-05-08 Aurora , Colorado, United States KMGH-TV A Bell 206-L4 helicopter crashed after losing power during a simulated emergency landing at the Aurora Reservoir . [ 33 ] 0 1 "Inadequate inflight planning/decision by the flight crew and the check pilot's failure to initiate remedial action in a timely manner". [ 34 ]

Entry ID: 80935759e8ed2a50c37dc317

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2001-12-12 Vernon , Wisconsin, United States WISN-TV After covering a fire, the pilot of a Robinson R44 helicopter was flying back to airport in low visibility when the aircraft struck power lines and crashed on a highway. 1 2 "The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and not maintaining altitude/clearance from the static line during cruise flight. Factors were the static wire, the darkness of night, the low ceiling, and the vehicle." [ 35 ]

Entry ID: a45a894594c3ca8603d049e1

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2000-06-23 Springdale, Ohio , United States WLW A 1989 Enstrom 280 FX runs out of fuel while observing traffic along I-275 . The pilot attempted to land on the roadway, but one skid landed in the grassy median, causing the helicopter to roll over. [ 36 ] 0 0 Inadequate preflight and subsequent failure to monitor fuel supply [ 37 ]

Entry ID: 3c387b4c42c5f1641430d522

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2000-03-26 Van Nuys , California, United States KTTV While covering a night time event, pilot radio'd hydraulic failure to other news helicopters in the area and opted to return to base rather than land at a closer airport. 0 2 hydraulic pressure loss [ 38 ]

Entry ID: b253dbd6627aeefa3c4da0d9

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2000-03-06 Dallas , North Carolina, United States WBTV While covering a news event, the helicopter experienced several unanticipated right yaw excursions 0 0 Improper use of flight controls during an emergency landing [ 39 ]

Entry ID: 7ffd302838d44a2f54075069

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2000-03-03 South Miami-Dade County , Florida, United States WTVJ "Sky 6" A McDonnell Douglas HU-600N crashes after pitching downward and then pulled up into a steep ascent. Prior to the crash the pilot states over the radio to a nearby inflight helicopter "Watch this." 2 0 "The pilot's ostentatious display and in-flight decision to perform an abrupt low altitude pitch up maneuver (aerobatic flight). This resulted in the main rotor blades colliding with and separating the tail boom assembly while maneuvering, and the helicopters subsequent in-flight collision with terrain." [ 40 ]

Entry ID: 49b5de8417862dfe47f550a8

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1999-11-17 Seattle , Washington, United States KIRO-TV helicopter collides with another (non-news) aircraft on a news gathering flight 0 0 failure to maintain separation [ 41 ]

Entry ID: 1bd12252ba1cdb22c4247118

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1999-06-25 Murrells Inlet, South Carolina , United States WPDE-TV While filming, a Boeing HU-369 helicopter crashes into a marsh. [ 42 ] 0 3 "An inflight loss of control due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness as a result of the pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds and improper weather evaluation." [ 43 ]

Entry ID: 3362810fbd5f2341e66d67a5

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1998-12-03 Passaic , United States WNBC-TV A Eurocopter EC 135-P1 helicopter crashes into the Passaic River after a dual engine failure 0 2 "The pilot's failure to maintain proper rotor rpm and his improper in flight decision to enter autorotation due to his lack of knowledge of the power plant controls. Factors in the accident were the night conditions and the pilot's improper decision to fly through wake turbulence." [ 44 ]

Entry ID: 222e79e3982a58f4c5c81177

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1998-10-13 Bowie, Maryland , United States Metro Traffic While engaged in traffic reporting, a Cessna R172K crashed into a house and burst into flames. Heavy fog was reported at the time of the accident. [ 45 ] 1 1 "Pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulted in an inadvertent stall. Pilot's poor in-flight planning/decision and his continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions". [ 46 ]

Entry ID: c3678af958a228e56d8a5d92

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1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States WPVI-TV An AS350-BA "Chopper 6" was taking off to shoot aerials for the morning news when crashed when only a few feet in the air. 0 2 Hydraulic failure

Entry ID: 85f7a75ae81b0c8fa6affbde

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1996-04-27 Nagano, Nagano , Japan Nagano Broadcasting Systems(NBS) and TV Shinshu(TSB) Two local television stations chartered a helicopter for a river bed fire. Two helicopters collided midair and crashed into the river bed. NBS's AS355 F1 had one pilot and one cameraman. TSB's AS350 B had one boarding pilot and one mechanic and 2 reporters. All passengers were killed. 6 0 ARAIC reports. [ 47 ]

Entry ID: fcfe0958ff71d413680b3660

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1994-01-13 Lakeland, Florida , United States WESH-TV While covering a circus train derailment, an Aerospatiale AS-350 helicopter makes an emergency landing and flips on its side at a ball field. The pilot and photographer on board were injured. [ 48 ] 0 2 Pilot's failure to follow emergency procedure for an engine governor malfunction. [ 49 ]

Entry ID: 4ca2afd3544a6a6c14087348

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1993-08-18 Seattle, Washington , United States KIRO (AM) After experiencing a complete loss of power, pilot Paul Brendle attempts to glide his Enstrom F-28C traffic helicopter to a landing on the beach at Seward Park. He narrowly misses several sunbathers before crashing into a field at the west entrance to the park. [ 50 ] 0 1 Shorted magneto condensers. [ 51 ]

Entry ID: 094c61fee094aaf12265f302

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1993-01-11 Tonawanda, New York , United States WGR Traffic reporting Osage TH-55 helicopter struck power lines and fell into the Niagara River . Traffic reporter Mike Roszman and pilot Herman Kuhn were killed in the accident. [ 52 ] 2 0 "Improper inflight planning/decision by the pilot and the failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during flight. Factors related to the accident include poor visibility and weather conditions at dusk and the pilot's excessive airspeed for the conditions." [ 53 ]

Entry ID: 3c3d29679272a28348a5588d

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1991-12-07 Fuquay-Varina , North Carolina, United States WTVD-TV Returning from covering a high school football game in Wilmington. [ 54 ] A Eurocopter AS350D helicopter lost power and crash landed in an open field.The sole survivor reported that the pilot reset an engine chip light 5-10 times 20–25 minutes prior to the crash. 3 1 Pilot's decision to continue flight after known engine problem and the subsequent seizure of the number two engine bearing. [ 55 ]

Entry ID: 1766c30aa0d3935797269889

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1991-07-05 Phoenix, Arizona, United States KTAR-AM It was speculated that a model rocket or firework flew past the Robinson R22 B helicopter which may have spooked pilot Mike Nuetzman. This may have caused him to lose control of the helicopter and crash into a house causing a subsequent fire. 1 0 "A divergence of the main rotor from its normal plane of rotation for an undetermined reason, which resulted in rotor contact to the cockpit." [ 56 ]

Entry ID: edcbd2edc35fa0af4e216703

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1990-11-01 Solana Beach, California , United States Metro Traffic While engaging in traffic reporting, a Grumman AA-1B crashes into an embankment after making a series of steep turns at a low air speed. [ 57 ] 2 0 "Inadvertent stall/spin. Factors in the accident were: The pilot's decision to allow the reporter passenger to fly the aircraft in a critical flight situation, his decision to allow the aircraft to descend to an altitude too low to allow for contingencies and the failure of the pilot in command to ensure that the aircraft was properly loaded." [ 58 ]

Entry ID: fd290d3a64fdc7440e689a9f

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1988-10-19 Deckers, Colorado , United States KUSA-TV A Bell 206L-3 helicopter crashes after hitting power lines. [ 59 ] 2 0 Improper inflight planning and visual lookout by the pilot and adverse weather conditions. [ 60 ]

Entry ID: eb305939b79d464204dc1f10

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1988-08-19 Riviera Beach, Florida , United States WJNO & WRMF While making traffic reports and flying at cruising speed, a Hughes 500 helicopter lost its tail rotor after a grinding noise was heard. While making an emergency landing the helicopter struck a palm tree. [ 61 ] 0 2 Failure of the tail rotor gearbox due to a bird strike. [ 62 ]

Entry ID: 27570fb593564158870be2b8

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1987-09-21 Hailey, Idaho , United States KTVB A Cessna 210 returning reporter Mary Shore and photographer Daniel Sullivan from an assignment crashed on takeoff, sparking a 200-acre brush fire. Both passengers, as well as pilot Lynn Hoppe, were killed. [ 63 ] 3 0 Pilot misjudged terrain during nighttime takeoff. [ 64 ]

Entry ID: 4527025c50b253686d846f86

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1986-11-25 Cincinnati , Ohio, United States WKRC A Bell 206B crashed in thick fog after traffic reporter Nancy McCormick pressured the pilot to take off despite his suggestion to delay. The crash occurred in a wooded area approximately one mile south of the departure point [ 65 ] 2 0 Improper dispatch by the company/management and VFR flight into IMC conditions by the pilot. [ 66 ]

Entry ID: 65fbe2bd1bae67fa46952556

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1986-10-22 New York , United States WNBC-AM An Enstrom F-28 F traffic helicopter crashed into the Hudson River after its engine failed. The pilot entered the helicopter into autorotation (glide) aiming to land in a parking lot, but the helicopter skidded through a fence, after touch down and it fell into the river. Traffic reporter Jane Dornacker was killed in the submerged helicopter, although the pilot freed himself and survived. Dornacker's last urgent words to her pilot, "Hit the water, hit the water!" were heard on the air. 1 2 Improper maintenance and the use of incorrect/unauthorized parts during a previous repair. [ 67 ]

Entry ID: bee641bbee2c0027db22b7a5

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1986-06-16 Jacksonville, Florida , United States WAPE-FM & WTLV-TV A Hughes 369HE helicopter crashes during a morning drive broadcast killing reporter Julie Silver and pilot William Smith. Cameraman Brett Snyder was injured. [ 68 ] 2 1 Failure of the tail rotor drive shaft coupling due to fatigue. [ 69 ]

Entry ID: 16b5fc211624b802af5ed0cc

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1986-06-04 Fullerton, California , United States KFI Shortly after takeoff, a Cessna 177 B used for traffic reporting developed engine trouble and struck a semi truck. The craft burst into flames and the pilot/reporter was killed. [ 70 ] 1 0 Reason for the occurrence undetermined. Improper inflight decision making and planning by the pilot. Inadequate air speed and stall. [ 71 ]

Entry ID: aaed3321220b08b6f46bf2ea

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1986-01-21 Ellendale , Minnesota, United States ABC News Helicopter hired by an ABC news crew agreed to fly in low visibility despite refusals by other pilots. Non-instrument rated pilot crashed in low visibility. [ 72 ] 3 0 dark, visibility, pilot error [ 73 ]

Entry ID: 3cf48119adae3c67f173ba91

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1985-05-05 Spokane, Washington , United States KREM-TV A Hughes 369D helicopter strikes a transmitting tower guy-wire and crashes at the station while taking off killing the replacement pilot and cameraman Gary Brown. [ 74 ] 2 0 Inadequate planning and visual lookout by pilot. Failure to maintain clearance. [ 75 ]

Entry ID: 05f6409e4f01d3f7914ee7d0

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1984-09-19 Jecheon , South Korea KBS A television station helicopter struck a power line and crashed into the Namhan River. [ 76 ] 5 0

Entry ID: ed9fc3074a4a339269277154

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1984-09-13 Cherry Creek, Colorado , United States KUSA-TV A Bell 206L-3 crash landed into Cherry Creek after losing power. 0 3 "Fuel system, Fuel control..Fatigue Maintenance, Installation..Improper..Other Maintenance Personnel" [ 77 ]

Entry ID: f16e246d49155e29ec2d988e

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1984-07-31 Akashi, Hyōgo , Japan Asahi Broadcasting(ABC) & Mainichi Shimbun Two news helicopters collided while covering a robbery story. ABC's chartered AS355F and Mainichi Shimbun own and operated Bell 206B collisions in the air. ABC-TV's helicopters crashed onto a building's roof, killing all on board. Mainichi's helicopter made a crash landing in a parking lot injuring the three on board. One person on the ground was also injured. [ 78 ] 3 4(1 at Ground) ARAIC reports. [ 79 ]

Entry ID: 2851f8a73c531c0eff6facf6

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1984-07-31 Furt ( Pizol ), Switzerland Aviation Safety Network A Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger helicopter crashed and killed the pilot and the other occupants were seriously injured. One occupant died a week later in hospital. [ 80 ] 2 4 The pilot lost control of the helicopter in approach when trying to land, the tail rotor touched a tree tip and crashed into a gorge next to the landing site.

Entry ID: 06d56bfc33a8026627b98cee

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1983-12-03 Ft. Morgan, Colorado , United States KUSA-TV While attempting to land a Bell 206 B helicopter during white out conditions, the main rotor struck the ground and the helicopter rolled over. 0 2 Flight into known adverse weather..initiated..pilot in command, Weather conditions..clouds, Weather conditions..fog, Overconfidence in personal ability..pilot in command, Terrain conditions..snow-covered, Weather conditions..whiteout [ 81 ]

Entry ID: 27b17e542caa08494f57d109

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1983-10-24 Fletchers Awl, near Clermont, Queensland , Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation A Cessna 310 crashed at Cumberland Downs (now known as Fletchers Awl) near Clermont, killing four Rockhampton -based ABC staff members. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] The plane was piloted by the ABC's regional manager. [ 84 ] After making three circuits of the airstrip, the aircraft crashed 800 metres short of the airstrip. [ 82 ] The crash killed the regional manager, a reporter, a camera operator and a sound technician. [ 84 ] 4 0 The cause of the accident remains undetermined. [ 82 ] Examination of the wreckage was hampered due to significant fire damage. [ 82 ] Although it was found the engines were delivering little to no power at the time of impact, no defect or malfunction was found with the engines. [ 82 ]

Entry ID: 98337c0e9e1d227ca7b85c8d

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1983-10-18 Hudson, New Hampshire , United States WCVB-TV While en route to pick up film for the station, a Bell 206B III crashed and burst into flames in an apartment building parking lot. Prior to the crash the pilot issued a " Mayday , engine failure" call. [ 85 ] 1 0 Failure of the engine turbine wheel due to fatigue. [ 86 ]

Entry ID: 9e4090bb500154f3c96f52f5

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1983-06-27 Kent, Washington , United States KIRO (AM) An Enstrom 280C crashes into a grassy field after pilot Paul Brendle lost control of the chopper's rear rotor. This is Brendle's second accident in 10 months while reporting on traffic for KIRO. [ 87 ] 0 1 Inadequate maintenance resulting in worn tail rotor drive shaft spine coupling. [ 88 ]

Entry ID: 699f99418a6994b5eb145d6a

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1983-01-17 Cincinnati, Ohio , United States WCPO-TV A Bell 206 B runs out of fuel during an approach for landing in front of the station. It collided with a light pole and crashed onto an exit ramp of I-75 . [ 89 ] 0 0 Fuel exhaustion

Entry ID: 0fbc5538b55954cb845e78eb

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1982-12-17 Larkspur, Colorado , United States KOA-TV Helicopter pilot/reporter Karen Key's Bell 206B helicopter crashes into a stand of trees in bad weather while covering a commuter plane crash. Both Key and her mechanic were killed. [ 90 ] 2 0 VFR flight into IMC conditions and alcohol impairment by the pilot. [ 91 ]

Entry ID: eb054782e23be2701b14c016

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1982-08-09 Seattle, Washington , United States KIRO (AM) Pilot Paul Brendle crash lands the KIRO Copter, an Enstrom F-280 , on the shores of Lake Washington after the aircraft loses power. The rear rotor rips away, shearing off the aluminum mast of a sailboat docked nearby, causing it to sink. [ 92 ] 0 0 Throttle-activating arm improperly engaged. [ 93 ]

Entry ID: 06609c050aa0bb62cffecac1

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1982-07-13 Charleston, South Carolina , United States WCSC-TV Shortly after takeoff, a Cessna 152 being used for traffic reporting crashes near the runway. [ 94 ] 1 0 Airspeed not maintained and improper use of the controls by the pilot. [ 95 ]

Entry ID: a7d901fffa15ac81342a9e42

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1982-04-07 Adelaide , Australia Channel 9 A television station helicopter crashes while engaging in low level filming around a racecourse. [ 96 ] 0 3

Entry ID: 726fbdf8a65ceee8f12517bc

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1982-01-07 Lang Lang, Victoria , Australia Channel 7 While filming a traffic accident at a low altitude, a Bell 206B helicopter goes out of control and crashes. [ 97 ] [ 98 ] 5 Loss of tail rotor effectiveness for unknown reasons. [ 99 ]

Entry ID: b7f7f95091268d5670c0c0f6

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1982-01-01 Pagosa Springs, Colorado , United States KMGH-TV Helicopter forced to make emergency landing due to poor weather conditions. [ 100 ] 0 0

Entry ID: 641ce34c58cb3c3273eeb44e

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1981-07-29 Summit Township, Pennsylvania , United States WJET-TV Robinson R22 helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff at the stations studio. [ 101 ] 0 1 Interference of the cyclic flight control by passenger held video camera. [ 102 ]

Entry ID: 1c4b7ba701311ed7b315b77f

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1980-05-26 Winslow, Washington , United States KIRO-TV & KOMO While covering Memorial Day traffic, KIRO's Bell 206B helicopter and KOMO's Cessna 172 M airplane are involved in a mid-air collision. Although both aircraft are damaged, they are able to make emergency landings on a golf course. [ 103 ] 0 0 The pilots of both aircraft cited for diverted attention from operation of aircraft and failure to see and avoid other aircraft. [ 104 ] [ 105 ]

Entry ID: 8e72aa75742624f2b8d29e3c

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1980-11-22 Waxahachie, Texas , United States WFAA-TV A Eurocopter AS350 helicopter crashes in fog/rain conditions [ 106 ] 3 0 Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions and spatial disorientation. [ 107 ]

Entry ID: 522d3d59229777b2d51b7e42

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1979-11-15 Vienna, Virginia , United States WTOP While engaged in traffic reporting, a Cessna 172N airplane runs out of fuel and crashes. [ 108 ] 0 2 Improper preflight planning and mismanagement of fuel by the pilot. [ 109 ]

Entry ID: aaa600486fdbf60fd14cce59

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1979-07-14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States KYW-TV A Bell 206B Jet Ranger helicopter loses power and crashes into the Schuylkill River while filming a "Jogathon" [ 110 ] 2 2 Main drive shaft coupling failed due to unknown loss of lubricant [ 111 ]

Entry ID: 30bb2dda0d663b1f46c5e9d9

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1977-12-27 Quincy, Massachusetts , United States WEEI While engaged in traffic reporting, a Hughes 269B helicopter loses power and crashes into an apartment building while attempting an emergency landing. A fire developed in the building following the crash. [ 112 ] 2 0 Power plant for undetermined reasons and the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate rotor rpm. [ 113 ]

Entry ID: 57d68ed294d74d00c42444b7

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1972-06-26 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania , United States WCAU The main rotor blade separated from a Bell 206A at an approximate altitude of 300 ft [ 115 ] 4 0 Material failure of the main rotor retention strap. [ 116 ]

Entry ID: 18d894559fd9215170a8c82d

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1971-08-10 Bellwood, Illinois , United States WGN (AM) The WGN Trafficopter, a Bell 47G-2A1 strikes a power pole and explodes over a vacant lot. Killed are Patrolman Irwin Hayden of the Chicago Police and pilot David Demarest. [ 117 ] 2 0 Loss of control due to failure of tail rotor driveshaft yoke. [ 118 ]

Entry ID: f7bfb6225d21bc5b809f5f81

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1971-05-20 Isle of Portland , United Kingdom A Royal Navy Westland Wessex helicopter, registration number XM875, crashes while carrying press photographers covering NATO manoeuvres. Three of the five photographers were killed, while two others and the crew of two survived. [ 119 ] 3 1 Engine failure while in the hover alongside USS Bigelow, ditched, rolled to starboard and sank in 48 ft of water. [ 120 ]

Entry ID: 73089a261ae9aad71422d5bc

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1970-07-26 Japanese Alps , Japan Yomiuri Shimbun While on a "picture taking mission" a news helicopter crashed in flames 500 ft below the summit of Mount Yari killing two of the three on board. Two nearby mountain climbers were also injured. [ 121 ] 2 3

Entry ID: 9398c7db98d96ec918787e34

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1970-02-01 Oshkosh, Wisconsin , United States A Bell 47G-2 carrying a newspaper photographer crashes onto frozen Lake Winnebago and rolls over while covering an ice fishing jamboree. There were high wind gusts at the time of the accident. [ 122 ] 0 3 Improper operation of the flight controls by the pilot. [ 123 ]

Entry ID: 9b7407ab1a6090a1216fd237

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1969-01-10 Astoria, Queens , United States WOR While in the middle of a live traffic broadcast, a Bell 47G-2 crashed through the roof of an apartment building. Following the crash a fire started in the building. The relief reporter/pilot, Frank McDermott realized the helicopter was in danger. He abruptly cut short his live report, telling the newscaster, "Take it back, John." McDermott either jumped or fell from the aircraft and was found dead in a yard across the street from the struck building. [ 124 ] 1 0 Improper maintenance, tail rotor pitch control system over torqued. [ 125 ]

Entry ID: f9629bf8bb4e9846afa9e226

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1966-12-10 Sydney, Australia ABN Channel 2 Bell 47 helicopter lost its tail rotor and crashed on top of a building while filming footage of Sydney Harbour and the Sydney skyline. [ 126 ] 3 0 Metal fatigue of the tail rotor attaching bolt [ 127 ]

Entry ID: fbc68d69c5fa97537fb1ac29

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1966-11-17 Castaic, California , United States KNBC A Hiller UH12L4 crashes while covering a previous crash. [ 128 ] 0 0 Pilot failed to maintain proper rotor rpm. [ 129 ]

Entry ID: 03d97f74ac4be8e6947c8231

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1966-09-01 Tuxedo, Maryland , United States WWDC A traffic reporting Hughes 296B helicopter experienced engine failure and crashed shortly after takeoff. The craft struck a high voltage wire during its descent and burst into flames on impact. [ 130 ] 2 0 Power plant failure of undetermined reasons and poor judgment along with selection of unsuitable terrain by the pilot. [ 131 ]

Entry ID: d331b1dbcde297cecd464650

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1966-08-30 Los Angeles , United States KMPC 710 A traffic reporting Bell 47G-4 is involved in a mid-air collision with a LAPD Bell 47G-4 helicopter over Dodger Stadium . [ 132 ] 5 0 Both pilots failed to see and avoid due to sunglare. [ 133 ] [ 134 ]

Entry ID: 363fd80cf612e2b58898f231

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1965-06-25 Seattle, Washington , United States KOMO Traffic reporter Ted Garlatz, flying a Cessna 210 for the KOMO Air Patrol, crash landed in a parking lot near Hec Edmundson Pavilion after losing power over the University District . The aircraft struck a bull rail, tearing out its landing gear, bending its propeller blades, and damaging the rear of the fuselage. [ 135 ] 0 0 Engine failure and complete power loss. [ 136 ]

Entry ID: 75304e854f70d171cdc1e119

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1964-10-14 Houston, Texas , United States KODA The KODA Bird, a Hughes 269A used for traffic reports, crashed and erupted into flames. Announcer Ted Carr and pilot Billy Holmes were both killed. [ 137 ] 2 0 Failure of main rotor blades. [ 138 ]

Entry ID: cac19a3f3cc2e4b564ce4713

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1960-05-02 Chicago, Illinois , United States WGN (AM) A Bell helicopter used for airborne traffic reports suffered a rotor failure, striking a railroad overpass near the intersection of North Milwaukee Avenue and West Hubbard Street and bursting into flames. Wreckage was strewn over a one-block radius, with a large portion of fuselage landing near rush-hour traffic. Chicago Police Officer Leonard Baldy , who had become a popular radio personality, was killed along with pilot George Ferry. [ 139 ] 2 0

Entry ID: 1e2fbb6f216412a653d432fa

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2022-11-22 Charlotte, North Carolina , United States WBTV The Robinson R44 helicopter went into rapid descent and crashed in a grassy area adjacent to a southbound intersectional lane of I-77 , as the pilot was conducting a news-gathering training simulation accompanied by a WBTV staff meteorologist. [ 140 ] [ 141 ] 2 0 Under investigation

Entry ID: 246efc854227fb50e8c80196

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2007-03-23 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware , United States WWBT The helicopter, not performing electronic news gathering at the time, struck a power line and crashed. [ 142 ] [ 143 ] 0 2 pilot failure to maintain lookout [ 144 ]

Entry ID: 7e19ad8a4ca6ee726b2518d4

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2004-08-19 Collier County, Florida , United States WINK-TV The helicopter, returning from refueling in Miami, crashed in the Florida Everglades . [ 145 ] 0 1

Entry ID: 46aa207a39cae825700af13b

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1997-11-08 Portland, Oregon , United States KATU A Bell 206B , which was leased to the station, crashed while harvesting Christmas Trees. 0 0 "Excessive deceleration of the helicopter by the pilot-in-command, resulting in an in-flight main rotor blade strike on the helicopter's external load line and subsequent main rotor separation." [ 146 ]

Entry ID: 32cddf318c71c2d9069c4d27

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1992-02-12 Fort Collins, Colorado , United States KUSA-TV A Bell 206L-3 that was being taken for maintenance/repair due to a rotor vibration crashed into a reservoir. [ 147 ] 2 1 Improper maintenance during a previous engine overhaul caused bearing failure and power loss . [ 148 ]

Entry ID: 64a9bdad070f36eedcce0de9

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1986-05-12 Pine Springs, Texas , United States KDFW-TV A Bell 206B crashed while returning with food for a station crew that was making reports from a remote area. [ 149 ] 2 0 Improper maintenance resulting in the main drive shaft uncoupling. [ 150 ]

Entry ID: 41b20f68db9f659c82e1f6e8

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1984-09-24 Kernersville, North Carolina , United States WFMY-TV While attempting to rescue an injured construction worker from a water tower being dismantled, a Bell 206B helicopter struck the tower and crashed. [ 151 ] 2 0 Clearance misjudged by the pilot in command. [ 152 ]

Entry ID: 68c5bffce7562d5e354785ba

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1979-09-11 Phoenix, Arizona , United States KTVK A Hughes 269A aircraft leased to the station that was shooting promotional photos of the helicopter and of the Phoenix area crash landed in a field next to the station. [ 153 ] [ 154 ] 0 0 Anti-torque pedals blocked by photo equipment (likely a camera). Overload failure listed as a factor.

Entry ID: 3bb12f799c9df20101e542cf

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As of April 2026, more than 188 people have died in spaceflight-related incidents. [ citation needed ] In addition, astronaut Peter Siebold is the only person in human history to survive an in-flight spacecraft breakup; on 31 October 2014, Siebold survived a 15 kilometer (50,000 ft) fall without supplemental oxygen in only a thin flight suit, unbuckling from his ejection seat and deploying his parachute at 17,000 feet. From the breakup, Siebold suffered serious injuries to his eyes, face, right arm and the right side of his chest, which required multiple surgeries in the weeks following the crash. Despite his injuries, Siebold made a full recovery. [ 3 ]

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28 January 1986 Launch booster failure, vehicle disintegration during launch – Space Shuttle Challenger disaster STS-51-L Gregory Jarvis Christa McAuliffe Ronald McNair Ellison Onizuka Judith Resnik Michael J. Smith Dick Scobee

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30 January 1986 Titusville, FL , US 1 STS-51-L NASA engineer Elmer Andrew Thomas, 69, of Titusville, FL suffered a heart attack while watching the Challenger disaster from a NASA viewing room. He died in the hospital two days later. [ 134 ] [ 135 ]

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27 March 2003 Angelina National Forest , US 2 STS-107 During debris recovery efforts following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster , Forest Service employee Charles Krenek of Lufkin, Texas and Pilot Jules F. 'Buzz' Mier Jr. of Arizona were killed when their Bell 407 search chopper crashed in San Augustine County, Texas near the town of Broaddus . Also injured were Matt Tschacher, U.S. Forest Service, South Dakota; Richard Lange, United Space Alliance at Kennedy Space Center in Florida; and Ronnie Dale, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. [ 144 ]

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Manned space programs accident/incident summaries (1963–1969) – NASA report (PDF format)

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Manned space programs accident/incident summaries (1970–1971) – NASA report (PDF format)

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YU-AOE [ 100 ] Ljubljana 28 June 1991 Airbus A320-231 None Attacked by the Yugoslav Air Force in the Ten-Day War

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EI-AFL [ 114 ] Saint Kevin Cwm Edno, Wales 10 January 1952 Douglas C-47B Dakota III London–Dublin Weather, turbulence, CFIT

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Flight 328 [ 121 ] near East Midlands Airport 31 January 1986 Shorts 360-100 Dublin–East Midlands Icing, loss of control

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Flight 207 Gold Coast 3 July 2017 Airbus A330 Gold Coast-Kuala Lumpur Bird strike, engine fire

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F-AEGP Flandre Lympne Airport 7 May 1923 Farman F.60 Goliath Forced landing

Entry ID: 70f5f7e467fe37834518560f

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F-ADDT Languedoc Golden Green 6 August 1924 Farman F.63 Goliath Paris-Croydon Engine failure

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Unknown Lympne 8 February 1925 Farman F.60 Goliath Paris-Croydon Engine failure

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F-HMFU Île de France Wadhurst 16 October 1925 Farman F.60 Goliath Paris–Croydon Low visibility, CFIT

Entry ID: 49b15be939e3c967d7864772

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F-FHMY Picardie English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer 14 November 1925 Farman F.60 Goliath Water ditching

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F-AEGP Flandre Tonbridge , Kent 10 March 1927 Farman F.60 Goliath Engine failure

Entry ID: 372cdd1fb05d29e241f386fb

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F-GEAB Savoie Wrotham , Kent 24 November 1927 Farman F.60 Goliath Forced landing

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F-AECU Normandie off Hythe, Kent 6 March 1928 Farman F.60 Goliath Paris–Croydon Mechanical failure, ditched at sea

Entry ID: f8ea7d0fe3ee18384f05a93c

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F-AEFC Provence English Channel off Folkestone 11 March 1928 Farman F.61 Goliath Paris–Croydon Crashed at sea

Entry ID: 01989b88f6704f147832d389

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F-GEAI Vendée Paddock Wood railway station 19 May 1929 Farman F.63bis Goliath Croydon–Paris Forced landing for reasons unknown

Entry ID: 351ffbe03bea3d092819fa25

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F-GEAB Savoie Smarden , Kent 31 July 1929 Farman F.60 Goliath London-Paris Forced landing

Entry ID: 7dc39f74176490dd4900f8b5

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F-ADCA Lorraine Penshurst , Kent 1 May 1930 Farman F.63 Goliath Paris–Croydon Weather

Entry ID: 2eefe71563a222c49b2e55de

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F-AIZO Snave , Kent 25 July 1930 Lioré et Olivier LeO 213 Engine failure

Entry ID: 1c5e09316c1a72fde26b6e9e

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F-AIVU near Lympne 17 January 1931 Breguet 280T Crashed on landing

Entry ID: 3b24807ca57459ba73dbed70

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F-ADDT Languedoc near Marden 23 April 1931 Farman F.60 Goliath Marden–Paris Crashed on takeoff

Entry ID: e0b1b4b83a527116986f1d6b

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XV-NUG near Da Nang Airport 20 September 1969 Douglas C-54D Pleiku–Da Nang Pilot error, mid-air collision with a USAF F-4

Entry ID: 0e1b8efdabf5df0fc571486d

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B-2005 Nha Trang Airport 22 December 1969 Douglas DC-6B Saigon–Nha Trang Bombing, runway overrun

Entry ID: a5f03912f57ea6f070c54691

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XV-NIE near Quảng Ngãi 17 November 1973 Douglas C-47B Saigon-Quang Ngai Weather, pilot error, CFIT

Entry ID: 074845b72d5a667dc04ed591

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Flight 1282 Portland, Oregon 5 January, 2024 Boeing 737-Max 9 Portland-Ontario Equipment error, detached fuselage plug door

Entry ID: 38b939e32b6ff520541b0203

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Flight 703 Tararua Range 5 June 1995 de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 Auckland–Palmerston North CFIT

Entry ID: 9ce20cdcb97f2ce21c90a35f

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VH-UYY Tokana near Heathcote 31 January 1945 Stinson Model A-2W Melbourne–Kerang–Mildura–Broken Hill Metal fatigue, wing separation

Entry ID: 34ea99fcf18545b96b6f832a

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VH-UZK Kurana Mount Macedon 8 November 1948 Douglas DC-3-232 Melbourne–Deniliquin Deviation from course, disregard of procedure [ 129 ] [ 130 ] [ 131 ]

Entry ID: b74639b172877bbfe3a55620

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VH-UZJ Kyilla near Mangalore 29 December 1948 Douglas DC-3-232 Launceston–Melbourne Pilot error, crashed short of runway

Entry ID: e27cccf824688511975e5c26

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Flight 149 City of Leeds Kuwait City 1 August 1990 Boeing 747-136 London–Kuwait City–Madras (now Chennai)–Kuala Lumpur Crew and passengers held hostage, aircraft later blown up

Entry ID: 33cab6913a8c8be75e46e3aa

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G-AGIW Mill Hill 17 October 1950 Douglas Dakota C.3 London–Glasgow Engine failure, loss of control

Entry ID: dfa6beaf0fd0cec652bcf076

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G-AJDL Lord St. Vincent Nutts Corner Airport 5 January 1953 Vickers Viking 1B London-Belfast Pilot error

Entry ID: cba67ef4e5bd1f0fbe818e61

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FK459 (leased from RAF) Khartoum Civil Airport 16 June 1943 Lockheed Hudson VI Possible fuel starvation, engine failure, loss of control

Entry ID: 749f179f08c2ea9abc2189f7

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FK618 (leased from RAF) near Khartoum 30 June 1943 Lockheed Hudson VI Possible overloading, loss of control

Entry ID: 0974733a820c7807816e884e

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Flight CS59 Star Dust Tupungato Mountain 2 August 1947 Avro Lancastrian 3 Buenos Aires–Santiago Weather, CFIT

Entry ID: 287eea70541503c86345018c

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Flight 4 16 mi N of Penticton 22 December 1950 Douglas C-47A Vancouver–Penticton Pilot error, CFIT

Entry ID: 44e179ffd02d189c5f238160

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CF-CRV Prince Rupert, British Columbia 11 May 1953 Boeing-Canada Canso A Sandspit–Prince Rupert Pilot error, crash on landing

Entry ID: 09dedebc1da21593d65ab960

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Flight 500 Potomac River near Washington National Airport 12 December 1949 Douglas DC-3-313A Memphis–Norfolk–Newport News–Washington DC Stall, loss of control

Entry ID: ee18af759a825ca80518ce62

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VR-HDW Anisakan Airport 13 September 1949 Douglas C-47A Pyin Oo Lwin–Hong Kong Landing gear collapse, crash on takeoff

Entry ID: a92e8af071a9c7c274cff525

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Flight 825 near Penghu Island 21 November 1971 Sud Aviation Caravelle III Taipei–Hong Kong Unexplained bombing

Entry ID: 8ad58b181fabe97bc3649615

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Flight 5510 near Shanghai 15 August 1989 Antonov An-24RV Lanyungang–Shanghai–Nanchang Engine failure for reasons unknown

Entry ID: a92f605412c4b5b62571c3bf

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OK-WDB Croydon Airport 25 January 1947 Douglas C-47A Struck by Spencer Airways C-47

Entry ID: 02c519e9dcf14f38178ef241

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Flight 548 Eglisau 24 November 1956 Ilyushin Il-12B Zurich–Prague Loss of control for reasons unknown

Entry ID: 17eb52cd3be3daa2a6db9118

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Flight 744 Centrotex Kloten Airport 18 August 1970 Tupolev Tu-124V Prague–Zurich Crew preoccupation, belly landing

Entry ID: 3e2f003ba78a85b89b03a384

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As of January 2025, American Airlines has had almost 60 aircraft hull losses , beginning with the crash of a Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor in August 1931. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Of the hull losses, most were propeller-driven aircraft, including three Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft (of which one, the crash in 1959 of Flight 320 , resulted in fatalities). [ 2 ] The two accidents with the highest fatalities in both the airline's and U.S. aviation history were Flight 191 in 1979 and Flight 587 in 2001. [ 3 ]

Entry ID: 95dc692e093f5c20c14bf5a6

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November 11, 1947: A Douglas DC-6 , registration NC90741, landed in flames at Gallup Airport after the pilot reported a fire in the rear of the aircraft; all 25 on board survived. Although severely damaged by the fire, the intact aircraft was used to determine the cause of the crash of United Air Lines Flight 608 . All DC-6s were grounded and recalled so the cabin heater intake scoop could be redesigned and moved. These changes still stand to this day.

Entry ID: b98dc5bebaea803d963078e2

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June 27, 1954: A Convair 240 ( Flagship Narragansett ), registration N94263, collided with US Navy Beechcraft SNB-2C Navigator 23773 while approaching Port Columbus International Airport; the SNB crashed and burned, killing both pilots, while the Convair landed at Columbus. Despite a collapsed nose gear on landing, all 35 on board the Convair survived. [ 42 ]

Entry ID: 212ef16c6b98777af913dd65

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August 15, 1959: American Airlines Flight 514 ( Flagship Connecticut ), a Boeing 707 , was on a training flight ending at Grumman Peconic River Airport, Calverton, New York , now known as Calverton Executive Airpark , when during descent, the aircraft began a barrel roll to the right, yawed, and crashed in flames after the pilots shut off the engines to simulate a flameout. All five crew on board were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the failure of the crew to recognize the yaw. [ 49 ]

Entry ID: 9591d9b7afe23eb0305aa8b5

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June 23, 1972: American Airlines Flight 119 , a Boeing 727 from St. Louis to Tulsa International Airport, was hijacked by Martin J. McNally under the pseudonym of Robert W. Wilson, who demanded $502,500. The plane flew back and forth between Tulsa and St. Louis while the ransom was raised. In St. Louis, live news reports about the hijacking prompted David J. Hanley, a 30-year-old businessman, to crash his 1972 Cadillac at 80 mph through two airport fences, travel down the runway at high speed, and crash into the nose gear of the plane, which was beginning to taxi. The demolished car lodged under the fuselage and one wing. Hanley suffered multiple injuries and was charged with willfully damaging a civilian aircraft. The hijacker transferred to a new 727 and jumped out of the plane over Indiana. The full loot bag and gun were discovered by searchers near Peru, Indiana . Fingerprints led to McNally. While in Marion Federal Prison , McNally and fellow inmate and hijacker Garrett Trapnell on May 24, 1978, were involved in an attempted prison escape after Trapnell's girlfriend hijacked a helicopter. The escape attempt ended when the helicopter pilot grabbed the woman's gun and killed her. McNally was paroled from prison January 27, 2010. Trapnell died in prison of illness. [ 61 ]

Entry ID: ac28ce550abeae9919bf0fd6

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February 11, 1984: American Airlines Flight 658 was hijacked by a Haitian Army corporal armed with an Uzi . He demanded to be taken to New York City and requested political asylum after landing. He handed his gun to the crew and was arrested. [ 72 ]

Entry ID: 5034961d0115b824f413968c

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Flight 774 Bosaso Airport 2 November 2009 Antonov An-24RV Bosaso–Djibouti Attempted hijacking

Entry ID: fe2ecac79d851d023164aa3e

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D-AJYP Schönberg Schievelbein, Germany (now Świdwin , Poland) 7 March 1935 Rohrbach Roland II Structural failure

Entry ID: d9584f792a065f89862e69d8

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Flight 14 Flushing Bay near LaGuardia Airport 30 December 1945 Douglas DC-3-201 Jacksonville–Savannah–Columbia–Raleigh–Richmond–D.C.–Philadelphia–New York City Pilot error, runway overrun

Entry ID: 02932e5d7dfc9f428a1420c0

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Flight 611 off Jacksonville, Florida 7 February 1948 Lockheed L-649 Constellation Boston–New York City–West Palm Beach–Miami Propeller failure, fuselage penetration

Entry ID: 1e6ac7609a41dffdf17612f5

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