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5203 occurrences in the ASN safety database; showing occurrence 1 - 100

acc. date type reg. operator fat. location   dmg    
01-JAN-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 3258 3./JG 101 Luftwaffe 0 Westerland, Schleswig-Holstein w/o
01-JAN-1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P1260 7 Sqn RAF 3 Snaefell mountain, Isle of Man w/o
01-JAN-1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7232 220 Sqn RAF 4+4 20 miles east of St Abbs Head, Berwickshire, Scotland w/o
02-JAN-1940 Curtiss Hawk 75 A n° 13 GC I/5 Armée de l'Air 1 Malancourt, Meuse w/o
02-JAN-1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1893 80 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Amiriya, near Alexandria w/o
02-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9835 41 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire, England sub
02-JAN-1940 Miles Magister Mk I P2508 79 Sqn RAF 2 Garlinge, near Margate, Kent, England w/o
02-JAN-1940 Gloster Gladiator II N5637 263 Sqn RAF 0 Pen Pound Farm, outskirts of Rhos, between Neath and Pontardawe sub
02-JAN-1940 Vickers Wellington Mk 1c N2943 149 Sqn RAF 6 North Sea, at 54°27' N 05°47' E. w/o
03-JAN-1940 North American BT-9C 37-413 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) near Randolph Field, Texas w/o
03-JAN-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1410 18 Sqn RAF 1 Hagbenden in Eynatten, near Eupen, Liège w/o
03-JAN-1940 Morane-Saulnier MS 406 n°76 GC III/7 Armée de l'Air 1 Plichancourt, Marne w/o
03-JAN-1940 Avro Anson Mk I N5234 502 (Ulster) Sqn RAF 0 4 miles east of Rhyl, Denbeighshire, Wales w/o
04-JAN-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L1457 23 Sqn RAF 3 Helpston Heath, Caston, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England w/o
04-JAN-1940 Polikarpov I-15 2104 ROC Air Force - 4th Aviation Group 1 Mengzi County-Level City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province w/o
04-JAN-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110C 13.(Z)/LG 1 Luftwaffe 2+1 Randersacker, Bayern w/o
04-JAN-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110C 13.(Z)/LG 1 Luftwaffe 1+2 Randersacker, Bayern w/o
04-JAN-1940 Koolhoven FK.56 81 Koolhoven 1 Pernis near Waalhaven, Zuid-Holland w/o
04-JAN-1940 North American O-47A 37-354 119th Obs Sqn USAAC 0 2 miles east of Shushan Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana w/o
05-JAN-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L8741 21 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Halton, 4 miles SE of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England w/o
05-JAN-1940 Fokker D.XXI 234 LVA 0 Graft, Noord-Holland non
05-JAN-1940 Fokker G.1 Mercury 306 4-II-1 LvR, Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart (ML) 0 near the Meggelsloot water at De Rijp, Noord-Holland w/o
05-JAN-1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7250 224 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland w/o
05-JAN-1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk IV K9020 78 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, England sub
06-JAN-1940 Ilyushin DB-3 1./6 DBAP Soviet Air Force 3 Koukkulankangas w/o
06-JAN-1940 Ilyushin DB-3 1./6 DBAP Soviet Air Force 3 Seivässuo w/o
06-JAN-1940 Ilyushin DB-3 1./6 DBAP Soviet Air Force 2 Heinoja w/o
06-JAN-1940 Ilyushin DB-3 3./6 DBAP Soviet Air Force 4 near the village of Turkia w/o
06-JAN-1940 Ilyushin DB-3 3./6 DBAP Soviet Air Force 3 Tolppasuo w/o
06-JAN-1940 Ilyushin DB-3 3./6 DBAP Soviet Air Force 4 Juurikorpi w/o
06-JAN-1940 Ilyushin DB-3 3./6 DBAP Soviet Air Force 3 near the village of Metso w/o
06-JAN-1940 Avro Anson Mk I K6246 48 Sqn RAF 3 The Hermitage, St. Catherines Down, near Whitwell, Isle of Wight w/o
07-JAN-1940 Grunau 9 LN-FAI Bergen Aeroklubb w/o
07-JAN-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1268 108 Sqn RAF 0 near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, South East England. w/o
07-JAN-1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 L2074 11 Gp Pool RAF 1 Mynydd William Meyrick, Nant-y-Moel, Ogmore Valley, Glamorgan, Wales w/o
07-JAN-1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7256 233 Sqn RAF 5 Mynydd Maendy, near Nant-y-Moel, Ogmore, Glamorgan, Wales w/o
07-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1064 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 0 Near Crook of Alves, Morayshire, Scotland w/o
07-JAN-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1214 108 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire, England w/o
08-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9948 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire, England. min
08-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9945 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Leconfield, near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England sub
08-JAN-1940 Hawker Audax Mk I K5151 5 FTS RAF 1 Irish Sea, off the Isle of Man mis
09-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9933 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. min
09-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3104 64 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England w/o
09-JAN-1940 Arado Ar 196 A-1 floatplane Kriegsmarine Holtenau, Schleswig-Holstein
09-JAN-1940 Vickers Vildebeest Mark III K4156 273 Sqn RAF 2 18 miles off Colombo w/o
09-JAN-1940 Fleet LV-... private 0 Rosario, SF w/o
09-JAN-1940 North American Harvard Mk I P5848 15 FTS RAF 2 Gordon Castle, near Fochabers, Moray, Scotland w/o
10-JAN-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 108M Taifun NF+AW Luftwaffe 0 near Vucht, Limburg w/o
10-JAN-1940 Douglas O-46A 35-192 91st Obs Sqn USAAC 0 10 mi east of Fort Lewis, Washington w/o
10-JAN-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 3./JG 76 Luftwaffe 1 Metterich, 5 km East of Bitburg, Rheinland-Pfalz w/o
10-JAN-1940 Potez 637 n° 184 GR II/55 Armée de l'Air 3 Blotzheim, Haut-Rhin w/o
10-JAN-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 I./JG 54 Luftwaffe 1 Hirtzfelden, Haut-Rhin w/o
10-JAN-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L8873 104 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire, England w/o
10-JAN-1940 Tupolev SB 2 1923 ROC Air Force - 6th Aviation Group 1 Luzhai County, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region w/o
10-JAN-1940 Airspeed Oxford Mk I P1941 2 FPP ATA 0 RAF Sealand, Flintshire, Wales w/o
10-JAN-1940 GAL Monospar ST.25 Jubilee G-AEDY Utility Airways Ltd Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex w/o
11-JAN-1940 Stearman NS-1 0203 US Navy 1 two miles east of Stump Field, Pensacola, Florida w/o
11-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3036 66 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England w/o
11-JAN-1940 Hawker Demon Mk I A1-54 25 Sqn RAAF 0 off Yanchep Beach, NW of Perth, WA w/o
11-JAN-1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7262 224 Sqn RAF 4 North Sea, near Horns Reef, 10 miles off Blåvands Huk w/o
11-JAN-1940 Blackburn Skua Mk II L2946 803 Sqn FAA RN 2 Tor Ness Point on the Island of Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland w/o
12-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9847 41 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England sub
12-JAN-1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I K7944 112 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Helwan. w/o
12-JAN-1940 Hawker Hart B4 F19-blue X F19 0 w/o
12-JAN-1940 Hawker Hart B4 F19-X F19 1 w/o
12-JAN-1940 Lioré et Olivier LéO 451 17 Armée de l'Air 5 Arles-le-Sambuc, Bouches-du-Rhône w/o
12-JAN-1940 Beechcraft D17S NC20768 Maycock Charter Service 4 Casey, IL w/o
12-JAN-1940 Hawker Hart (B4A) Swedish Air Force 0 Märkäjärvi (Finland) w/o
12-JAN-1940 Hawker Hart (B4A) Swedish Air Force 1 Märkäjärvi (Finland) w/o
12-JAN-1940 Hawker Hart (B4A) 732 Swedish Air Force 0 Ca 10 km SSO Joutsijärvi, SV Märkäjärvi (Finland) w/o
12-JAN-1940 Avro Anson Mk I K6317 269 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Wick, Caithness, Scotland w/o
12-JAN-1940 De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth G-ADWD 12 EFTS RAF 0 RAF Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland w/o
13-JAN-1940 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator 0373 US Navy 1 near Salton Sea 20 mi E of Julian, CA w/o
13-JAN-1940 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator 0292 US Navy 0 near Salton Sea 20 mi E of Julian, CA w/o
13-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1061 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland sub
13-JAN-1940 Potez 25 A2 2022 Armée de l'Air 0 Rochefort BA 721, Charente-Inférieure w/o
13-JAN-1940 Fleet 3 0 Praia de Torres, RS w/o
13-JAN-1940 Dornier Do 17S-O T5+FH Aufklärungsgr. Ob. d. Luftw / Aufklärungsgr. 100 0 English Channel in the Pas De Calais, between Calais and Dover w/o
13-JAN-1940 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth T1778 Risalpur SF RAF 2 RAF Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, British India. w/o
13-JAN-1940 de Havilland DH.60M Moth CF-CFV Toronto Flying Club 0 Aurora, Central York Region, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario sub
14-JAN-1940 Fairey Gordon Mk I K2719 112 Sqn RAF 0 near RAF Helwan, about 10 miles east of Cairo w/o
15-JAN-1940 Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra G-AFMO British Airways 0 Heston Airport w/o
15-JAN-1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7245 233 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland w/o
15-JAN-1940 Morane-Saulnier MS 406 n° 63 GC I/9 Armée de l’Air 0 Oran-La Sénia airfield w/o
15-JAN-1940 CAC CA-5 Wirraway A20-20 21 Sqn RAAF 2 2 miles N of RAAF Laverton, VIC w/o
15-JAN-1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7339 CCP RAF 0 RAF Silloth, Cumberland, England sub
16-JAN-1940 Fairey Battle Mk I P2253 5 Gp TT Flt RAF 0 Sigglesthorne Grange near RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire, England w/o
16-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9885 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF 0 8 miles east of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England w/o
16-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9893 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF 0 Between Broughton and Kirton, Nottinghamshire, England w/o
16-JAN-1940 Grumman F2F-1 9673 US Navy 1 Atlantic Ocean w/o
16-JAN-1940 Avro Anson Mk I K8833 48 Sqn RAF 0 North Sea, East of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England w/o
16-JAN-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9928 72 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire, England. min
17-JAN-1940 Airspeed Oxford Mk II P6803 5 FTS RAF 0 Tarporley, 23 km ESE RAF Sealand, Cheshire, England w/o
18-JAN-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV BL-127 Suomen ilmavoimat 2 North Sea, between Perth, Scotland, and Stavanger, Norway w/o
18-JAN-1940 Grumman F3F-1 0229 US Navy 0 Atlantic Ocean w/o
18-JAN-1940 North American Harvard Mk I N7144 2 FTS RAF 1 near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England w/o
18-JAN-1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 L1734 43 Sqn RAF 1+1 Liddles Field, Red Row, South Broomhill, Northumberland, England w/o
18-JAN-1940 Supermarine Walrus Mk I P5648 712 Sqn FAA RN 2 Bishop Briggs, 3 miles north of Glasgow, Scotland, w/o
18-JAN-1940 Fairey Battle Mk I L5056 7 B&GS RAF 0 near Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales sub
18-JAN-1940 Fairey Battle Mk I L5065 7 AOS RAF 0 Peterston-super-Ely near Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wales w/o

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