This accident list is the result of many years work, noting accidents reported in various sources. The accidents may be anything from a forced-landing to a total write off. I make no claims as to the accuracy of any item, but these notes may help if you wish to follow up any report. Any additions or corrections to this list would be welcome. You can email me at vicsmith@argonet.co.uk (or just click on this link)
A "?" in any column indicates that there is a definite doubt in my mind
Military serials are given in the Registration column where known, otherwise the nationality is followed by "-mil". A serial with no prefix indicates a RAF aircraft
The Type is as reported
The Location may be some distance from the accident site, particularly in more remote parts of the world. The country is assumed to be that of the registration, unless otherwise shown. Country names are those that existed at the time, e.g., Karachi would be in India, not Pakistan. Some place names are shortened, indicated by "/" to save space. All storm damage is generally described as "gale"
The Notes column gives alternate dates where sources differ, occasionally Squadron numbers, company, aircraft or pilot's names if I feel that this may be useful
Date | Registration | Type | Place | Notes |
Mar 1931 | G-EBLO | AW Argosy | Kareima, Sudan | query date |
Mar 1931 | G-AAXU | DH 80 | Mitcham | before 20th |
Mar 1931 | G-AAYP | Cierva C.19 | Woodley | |
Mar 1931 | VQ-FAB | Dornier Do 12 Libelle | Fiji hurricane | |
Mar 1931 | J9101 | Westland Wapiti | Brough | |
Mar 1931 | J9624 | Westland Wapiti | unknown | 55 Sqn |
Mar 1931 | J9792 | Fairey IIIF | unknown | 14 Sqn |
1 Mar | G-AACL | DH 60 | missing, English Channel | |
1 Mar | VH- | Launceston, Tas | ||
2 Mar | G-ABGF | Blackburn Bluebird | St Caprais/Blaye France | |
2 Mar | NC3290 | Boeing 40B | Glide, OR | |
3 Mar | G-CARI | Fairchild FC.2 | unknown | |
4 Mar | G-AAHE | Avro Avian | Northfleet, Kent | |
4 Mar | G-CANN | Avro Avian | dbf Winnipeg, Man | |
4 Mar | G-CASC | Fokker F.VIIb-3m | dbf Winnipeg, Man | |
4 Mar | G-CASM | Fokker S Universal | dbf Winnipeg, Man | |
4 Mar | G-CASN | Fokker S Universal | dbf Winnipeg, Man | |
4 Mar | CF-AII | Fokker F-14 | dbf Winnipeg, Man | |
4 Mar | CF-APW | Laird LCB-200 | dbf Winnipeg, Man | |
4 Mar | CF-APX | Laird LCB-200 | dbf Winnipeg, Man | |
4 Mar | CF- ? | 2 other aircraft | dbf Winnipeg, Man | |
4 Mar | P-BARR | Breguet 19 | unknown | |
4 Mar | FAA | Fairey Flycatcher | Argentina | HMS Eagle |
4 Mar | OO-mil | Brussels | query date | |
5 Mar | LV- | DH 80 | Rio Segando | |
5 Mar | J-navy | Miura Promentary | query date | |
6 Mar | EC-mil | Guadalajara | ||
6 Mar | USN BuA7692 | Vought XF2U-1 | Norfolk, VA | |
7 Mar | D-1338 | Rohrbach Ro VIIIA Roland | Oldenzaal, Holland | |
7 Mar | F- | Aleppo, Syria | ||
7 Mar | Nxx | Kingsport, TN | query date | |
7 Mar | H2975 | Avro 504N | Port Glasgow | collision |
7 Mar | J9603 | Westland Wapiti | Port Glasgow | collision |
7 Mar | LV-mil | Entre Rios | ||
8 Mar | BGA | Brant Scud glider | Harpenden | |
8 Mar | G-CATG | DH 60 | Val Morin, Quebec | |
8 Mar | LV- | Curtiss JN-4 | Buenos Aires | |
8 Mar | LV- | DH 60 | Buenos Aires | |
8 Mar | VH-UGE | DH 60 | Newcastle, NSW | |
8 Mar | FAA | Fairey Flycatcher | HMS Hermes | |
9 Mar | NPC- | Stinson SM-8A | Port Lamon to Davao | Philippines |
9 Mar | J7706 | Vickers Virginia | unknown | collision, 9 Sqn |
9 Mar | K1032 | AW Atlas | unknown | collision |
9 Mar | J9561 | AW Atlas | Manston | |
9 Mar | K1079 | Bristol Bulldog | Upavon | |
9 Mar | S1437 | Hawker Horsley | Singapore | |
10 Mar | Nxx | Okmulgee, OK | query date | |
10 Mar | J8725 | Avro 504N | Kantara | |
10 Mar | S1279 | Fairey Flycatcher | Mediterranean | |
10 Mar | FAA | Fairey IIIF | HMS Glorious | |
10 Mar | USAAC 31-408 | Lockheed Y1C-17 Vega | Tolu, KY | |
10 Mar | USAAC | Thomasboro (?), IL | ||
11 Mar | LV- ? | DH 60 | Buenos Aires | |
11 Mar | Nxx | Mounds, OK | ||
12 Mar | G-AABX | Avro Avian | Barton | |
12 Mar | G-CAIX | Fokker Universal | Elk Lake, Ont | |
12 Mar | Nxx | Van Nuys, CA | ||
12 Mar | S1122 | Supermarine Southampton | water Calshot | |
12 Mar | K1695 | Fairey Hendon | Bedfont, Middx | 15th also reported |
12 Mar | RAF | Hawker Nimrod | unknown, Argentina | |
12 Mar | J-army | Kyoto | query date | |
13 Mar | G-ABAI | DH 60 | West Malling | |
13 Mar | J9498 | Westland Wapiti | Farnborough | |
13 Mar | OK-mil | Bohemia | ||
14 Mar | G-AAMR | DH 60 | Reading | |
15 Mar | Nxx | Pitcairn PA-6 | Laurel, MD | |
15 Mar | Nxx | Greenville, RI | ||
15 Mar | Nxx | Porterville, CA | ||
15 Mar | VH-ULY | DH 60 | Sydney, NSW | |
15 Mar | S1157 | Blackburn Blackburn | off Gibraltar | |
16 Mar | LV-mil | 2 aircraft | El Palomar | collision |
17 Mar | VT- | DH 80 | Aundh, Poona | Col Turner, query date |
17 Mar | J9503 | Wapiti | Shahkot, India | |
17 Mar | RAF | North Atlantic | query date | |
17 Mar | USN BuA7432 | Boeing F2B | off Colombia | |
18 Mar | G-CARK | Fokker S Universal | unknown | |
18 Mar | CF-AIB | Travel Air 6000 | unknown | |
18 Mar | CF-AJO | Travel Air 6000 | unknown | |
18 Mar | NX962Y | Lockheed Olympic Duo-4 | Muroc, CA | |
18 Mar | Nxx | Savoia-Marchetti | Port Washington | |
18 Mar | Nxx | Piqua, OH | ||
18 Mar | VH-UAH | DH 60 | Cooks River, NSW | |
18 Mar | PH-ABV | Fokker F.III | Salamaua, NG | VH-UQF not taken up |
18 Mar | J9632 | Westland Wapiti | Sulaimaniya | |
18 Mar | USAAC 27-190 | Boeing PW-9 | unknown (TX ?) | |
18 Mar | USN | off unknown, Colombia | query date | |
19 Mar | I-SAAS | Savoia S.64 | off Pisa | possibly I-SAAT |
19 Mar | NC111M | Sikorsky S-38 | Molokai, HI | |
19 Mar | Nxx | Macao to Philippines | ||
19 Mar | J9912 | AW Siskin | Bourn, Cambs | |
19 Mar | RAF | Luton | 19 Sqn | |
20 Mar | G-EBOZ | AW Argosy | Khartoum, Sudan | |
20 Mar | G-ABGF | Blackburn Bluebird | Gambia | |
20 Mar | PH- (mil?) | Fokker | Schiphol | |
20 Mar | USAAC | Mather Field, CA | ||
21 Mar | VH-UMF | Avro Ten | Strathbozie Mountains | ex G-AADM |
21 Mar | G-ABIK | Angus Aquila | Hanworth | |
21 Mar | SP- | PZL 12 | unknown | |
21 Mar | ZS- coll | Pretoria | ||
21 Mar | RAF | Hendon | ||
21 Mar | USAAC | Honolulu | ||
21 Mar | USN | Panama Canal | ||
21 Mar | LV-mil | Puerto Belgrano | ||
21 Mar | ZS- SAAF 113 | DH 9 | unknown | collision |
21 Mar | ZS- (mil) | Avro 504 | unknown | collision |
21 Mar | ZS- SAAF 150 | DH 9 | Standerton | |
22 Mar | G-EBUX | DH 60 | Brooklands | |
22 Mar | G-AAWU | DH 60 | Sywell | |
22 Mar | NC934Y | Lockheed Vega 5C | Santa Barbara, CA | |
23 Mar | G-EBYF | AW Atlas | Buenos Aires, Argentina | collision |
23 Mar | LV- ? | Avro 504 | Buenos Aires | collision |
23 Mar | LV- | DH 60 | Rosario | |
23 Mar | Nxx | Horse Island, Newfoundland | ||
23 Mar | PH-AFJ | Pander EF 85 | Waalhaven | 24th also reported |
23 Mar | S1341 | Fairey IIIF | St Andrews, Fife | |
23 Mar | RAF | Westland Wapiti | Suleimania, Iraq | 55 Sqn |
23 Mar | USAAC 27-195 | Boeing PW-9 | unknown | |
23 Mar | USAAC | Selfidge Field, MI | ||
24 Mar | D- | Gelsenkirchen | query date | |
24 Mar | LV-mil No.33 | Bristol | Punta Indio | |
24 Mar | USMC | Conega, Nicaragua | ||
25 Mar | J8089 | Gloster Gamecock | Spitalgate | |
25 Mar | OH-mil | 2 aircraft | Helsingfors | collision |
26 Mar | H1493 | Bristol Fighter | ground unknown | 6 Sqn |
26 Mar | J8434 | Bristol Fighter | ground Henlow | later G-ABYT |
27 Mar | G- | DH 60 | Mentone, France | M.J. Cresswell, H.G. Ladlar |
27 Mar | Nxx | Roosevelt Field, NY | ||
27 Mar | J8750 | Avro 504N | Subbrook, Lincs | |
27 Mar | J8844 | AW Siskin | near Portsmouth | |
27 Mar | J9952 | AW Atlas | off Reculver | |
27 Mar | RAF | Farnham, Surrey | ||
27 Mar | YL- 65 | DH 9A | Koknese | |
28 Mar | G-AADW | DH 60 | Tatoi, Greece | possibly G-AAJZ, query date |
28 Mar | NR10403 | Command-Aire | Palestine, AR | query date |
28 Mar | FAA | Blackburn Ripon | unknown, Argentina | |
29 Mar | G- | Clay Cross | pilot H. Rhodes | |
30 Mar | G-AASO | Avro Five | ground Heliopolis | collision |
30 Mar | J8920 | Vickers Victoria | ground Heliopolis | collision |
30 Mar | G-AASV | Blackburn Bluebird | ground Dyce | |
30 Mar | NC8411 | Ford 5-AT | ground Columbus, OH | |
30 Mar | Nxx | Houston, TX | ||
30 Mar | K1613 | Bristol Bulldog | Hornchurch | collision |
30 Mar | RAF | Hornchurch | collision | |
31 Mar | NC999E | Fokker F.10A | Emporia, KS | the Knute Rockne crash |
31 Mar | J8073 | Gloster Gamecock | Rochford, Essex | |
31 Mar | J8893 | AW Siskin | ground unknown | 43 Sqn |
31 Mar | J8084 | Gloster Gamecock | ground Hornchurch | collision, or at Hawkinge |
31 Mar | K1633 | Bristol Bulldog | ground Hornchurch | collision, or at Hawkinge |
31 Mar | J9938 | Hawker Hart | Bicester |