List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3

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This is a list of pages listing accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 [lower-alpha 1] , including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope of this list.

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1930s

1940s

1940
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1940
1941
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1941
1942
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1942
1943
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1943
1944
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1944
1945
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1945
1946
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1946
1947
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1947
1948
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1948
1949
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1949

1950s

1950
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1950
1951
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1951
1952
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1952
1953
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1953
1954
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1954
1955
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1955
1956
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1956
1957
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1957
1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash which caused the death of the 7th President of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay
1958
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1958
1959
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1959

1960s

1960
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1960
1961
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1961
1962
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1962
1963
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1963
1964
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1964
1965
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1965
1966
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1966
1967
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1967
1968
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1968
1969
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1969

1970s

1980s

1990s

Since 2000

Notes

  1. Military versions of the DC-3 were known as C-47 Skytrain, C-48, C-49, C-50, C-51, C-52, C-53 Skytrooper, C-68, C-84, C-117 Super Dakota and YC-129 by the United States Army Air Forces and its successor the United States Air Force; and as the R4D by the United States Navy. In Royal Air Force (and other British Commonwealth air forces') service, these aircraft were known as Dakotas.

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