List of missing aircraft
1940–1959

List of missing aircraft

Section Title: 1940–1959
Table Section Text: None

Date	Aircraft	People missing	Type of incident	Location	Remarks

March 1, 1940	Handley Page H.P.42 (G-AAGX, Hannibal)	8	Unknown	Gulf of Oman en route from Jask, Iran and Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah	Four crew and four passengers were lost on this passenger flight.

July 8, 1943	Tachikawa Ki-77	8	Unknown	Over the Indian Ocean	Attempted flight from Singapore to Sarabus (now Hvardiiske, Crimea) The people lost consisted of five IJA passengers and three crew members which included Kenji Tsukagoshi.The flight was likely intercepted by RAF fighters over the Indian Ocean as data is known through decrypted communications.

July 26, 1944	Douglas C-54A-5-DO (42-107470)	26	Unknown	N Atlantic SE of Greenland en route from Keflavík, Iceland to Stephenville, Newfoundland	This was a military transport that was dealing with wounded personnel. The lost passengers aboard included Leon Vance.

August 23, 1944	Beechcraft AT-10 (2144BU)	2	Unknown	Unknown	Army and Air Force searched for missing plane by air and ground which continued for days but no trace of the plane, pilot, or navigator were ever found.

December 15, 1944	UC-64 Norseman (44-70285)	3	Unknown	English Channel en route from Clapham, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom to Paris, France	No trace of the aircrew, passengers or plane found, possibly overflew bomb jettisoning area. Lost: Glenn Miller, F/O John Morgan & Lt.

February 26, 1945	C-87A Liberator Express (41-24174, c/n 969)	3+	Unknown	Pacific Ocean en route from Kwajalein Atoll to Johnston Island	This was a military transport flight that disappeared for unknown reasons. There were known safety issues with the aircraft type though that might have played a factor.

March 27, 1945	Liberator B Mk II (LB-30) (AL504, Commando)	7+	Unknown	N Atlantic in vicinity of Azores	At least seven passengers including Sir Peter Drummond were involved in this missing military transport flight.

October 7, 1945	Avro Lancaster (PA278)	25	Mid-air explosion (probable)	Mediterranean Sea near Corsica	A second Lancaster flying with PA278 saw an explosion at 04:40 GMT. Both were transporting military personnel.

October 20, 1945	Douglas C-47B-30-DK (A65-83)	25	Unknown	Timor Sea	This flight was transporting wounded military personnel.

December 5, 1945	TBM Avenger (5 planes) (Flight 19)	14	Fuel starvation (presumed)	Off east coast of Florida	Five TBM Avengers carrying 14 people went missing as the result of a presumed navigational error. This was widely covered in the news at the time, and helped to contribute to the Bermuda Triangle myth.

December 5, 1945	Martin PBM-5 Mariner (BuNo 59225)	13	Mid-air explosion (presumed)	Off east coast of Florida	Ironically, this was a search and rescue mission that was looking for the missing TBM Avengers. (see above)

February 10, 1946	Saab 18 (18180, Röd Niklas)	3	Emergency landing in bad weather (presumed)	Northern central Sweden	Military ferry-flight from Halmstad to Kalixfors outside Kiruna which included pilot Håkan Gunnar Hoffberg, aerial scout Karl Einar Carlsson, and signalist Alf Stig Einar Andersson.

March 23, 1946	Avro Lancastrian (G-AGLX)	10	Unknown	Indian Ocean en route from Colombo, Ceylon to Cocos (Keeling) Is. (BOAC/Qantas London–Sydney route)	Passenger flight with five crew, and five passengers missing.

January 30, 1948	Avro Tudor Mark IV (G-AHNP, Star Tiger)	31	Unknown	N Atlantic en route from the Azores to Bermuda	Main article: BSAA Star Tiger disappearance Notable missing passengers included Arthur Coningham.

August 1, 1948	Latécoère 631 (F-BDRC, Lionel de Marnier)	52	Unknown	Atlantic Ocean en route from Martinique to Mauritania	Main article: 1948 Air France Latécoère 631 disappearance

December 28, 1948	Douglas DC-3DST-144 (NC16002)	32	Unknown	Off east coast of Florida	Main article: 1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance

January 17, 1949	Avro Tudor Mark IVB (G-AGRE, Star Ariel)	20	Unknown	N Atlantic en route from Bermuda to Kingston, Jamaica	Main article: BSAA Star Ariel disappearance

January 26, 1950	Douglas C-54D Skymaster (42-72469)	44	Unknown	En route from Alaska to Montana	Main article: 1950 Douglas C-54D disappearance

June 23, 1950	Douglas DC-4 (Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501)	58	Unknown	Lake Michigan, 29km NNW of Benton Harbor, MI	Main article: Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501

March 23, 1951	Douglas C-124 Globemaster II (49-0244)	53	Unknown	Atlantic Ocean, 725 km W of Shannon, Ireland	Main article: 1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance There was a fire of unknown origin in the aircraft which caused a ditching to take place.

July 21, 1951	Douglas DC-4 (CF-CPC)	37	Unknown	Alaska (probable)	Main article: 1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-4 disappearance

February 2, 1953	Avro York (G-AHFA)	39	Unknown	N Atlantic en route from Lajes, Azores to Gander, Newfoundland	Main article: 1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance

April 1, 1953	Miles M.38 Messenger 2A (G-AKBL)	2	Unknown	Irish Sea en route from RAF Northolt to Dublin Airport via Daventry	This was a private flight that was piloted by Rodney R. Matthews-Naper who had Walter Bradley with him.

November 23, 1953	F-89C Scorpion (51-5853A)	2	Unknown	Lake Superior, about 20 miles north of US-Canada border	A fighter jet was deployed to intercept an unusual object that had been detected via radar. The two that went missing were Felix Moncla, along with his radar operator Robert L.

October 30, 1954	Lockheed C-121 Constellation (128441)	42	Unknown	Off the coast of Maryland	United States Navy Flight 57, disappeared off Maryland with 42 passengers and crew.

January 31, 1956	B-25J-20/22-NC "Mitchell" (44-29125)	2	Fuel starvation	Monongahela River, PA 2.4km downstream from the 7.9 km marker	The aircraft was ditched in the Monongahela River due to fuel starvation while transporting military personnel. Both crew members were lost, and the airframe has never been found.

March 10, 1956	Boeing B-47 Stratojet (SN:52-534)	3	Unknown	Mediterranean Sea	Main article: 1956 B-47 disappearance Nuclear weapons material lost in incident.

April 22, 1956	McDonnell F2H Banshee (126330)	1	Unknown	Atlantic Ocean off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	This aircraft was part of a military ferry flight when it inexplicably dropped out of formation and descended through clouds. No trace of the aircraft or pilot was ever found.

October 10, 1956	Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster	59	Unknown	Atlantic Ocean, 590 km (368.8 miles) southwest of Land's End, United Kingdom	Main article: 1956 Atlantic R6D-1 disappearance A 14-day search for the aircraft and survivors found only wheels and a life raft floating 596 km (370 miles) southwest of Land's End.

March 22, 1957	Boeing C-97C-35-BO Stratofreighter (50-0702)	67	Unknown	Pacific Ocean, 320km SE of Tokyo, Japan en route from Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, California	10 crew, and 57 passengers went missing on this military transport.

November 8, 1957	Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-29 (Pan Am Flight 7)	44	Unknown	Pacific Ocean	Last contact with the aircraft consisted of a routine radio transmission between the pilot in command and a US Coast Guard cutter performing radar surveillance duty at Ocean Station November, located at the approximate halfway point between the mainland and the island of Oahu.

February 20, 1958	Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation (141310)	22	Unknown	N Atlantic 176km W of Ilha do Corvo, Azores en route from Naval Air Station Argentia, NF, CAN to Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores	Military (airborne radar patrol) flight.

November 8, 1958	Douglas DC-3 (TAM-05)	3	Unknown	Central Bolivia en route from San Borja to El Alto International Airport, La Paz	Cargo plane operated by Transporte Aéreo Militar.

November 9, 1958	Martin PBM-5 Mariner (CS-THB)	36	Unknown	N Atlantic en route from Cabo Ruivo, Lisbon, Portugal to Funchal, Madeira	The last radio transmission was "QUG", meaning "I am forced to land immediately."

October 28, 1959	Cessna 310 (FAR-53)	3	Unknown	Gulf of Mexico en route from Camagüey to Havana	This was a private flight piloted by Camilo Cienfuegos.

Sentence(s)

C-87A Liberator Express serial number 41-24174, which disappeared between Kwajalein and Johnston Island.

final_sentence: C-87A Liberator Express serial number 41-24174, which disappeared between Kwajalein and Johnston Island.