List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1955

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This is a list of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 variants that occurred in the year 1955, 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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List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1950s

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  2. ↑ Accident descriptionfor VT-COZ at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  3. ↑ Катастрофа Ли-2 Украинского ТУ ГВФ в Киевской области [Accident Li-2 in the Kiev region] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  4. ↑ Accident descriptionfor VT-CVB at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  5. ↑ Accident descriptionfor VP-YKO at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  6. ↑ Accident descriptionfor PP-YPZ at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  7. ↑ Accident descriptionfor XA-DIK at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  8. ↑ Accident descriptionfor HK-328 at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  9. ↑ Accident descriptionfor CCCP-N497 at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  10. ↑ Катастрофа Ли-2 Украинского ТУ ГВФ близ Днепропетровска [Accident Li-2 near Dnepropetrovsk] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  11. ↑ Accident descriptionfor VP-KKH at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  12. ↑ Accident descriptionfor CCCP-N535 at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  13. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  14. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  15. ↑ Accident descriptionfor PP-CBY at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  16. ↑ Accident descriptionfor N74663 at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  17. ↑ Катастрофа Ли-2 Северного ТУ ГВФ близ Боровичей [Accident Li-2 near Borovichy] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  18. ↑ Accident descriptionfor XC-ABW at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2014-11-12.
  19. ↑ Катастрофа Ли-2 Дальневосточного ТУ ГВФ на горе Тордоки-Яни, Сихотэ-Алинь [Accident Li-2 Mount Tordoki Yani] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  20. ↑ Катастрофа Ли-2 Казахского ТУ ГВФ в Тюменской области [Accident Li-2 Tyumen region] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  21. ↑ Катастрофа Ли-2 Казахского ТУ ГВФ в 105 км от а/п Балхаш [Accident Li-2 105 km from Balkhash] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
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