This is a list of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. For more …

Air crashes and pilot fatalities were a commonplace occurrence during the First World War. Historians will cite many reasons for the high crash and fatality rate during the war, but the …

Sep 6, 2018 · The legends surrounding World War I flying aces engaged in epic dogfights have often overshadowed a grim reality: Many inexperienced pilots died in training accidents in …

The first aircraft brought down by another was an Austrian reconnaissance aircraft rammed on 8 September 1914 by a Russian pilot Pyotr Nesterov in Galicia in the Eastern Front. Both planes …

Aug 20, 2013 · On April 27, 1916, Billon de Plan shot down an attacking Fokker E.III fighter. His luck ran out on October 10, however, when he was shot in the head by one of three attacking …

Oct 7, 2024 · A pilot was killed Saturday at a popular New York state air show after a replica World War I fighter plane crashed and caught fire.

Sep 18, 2023 · STOW, Mass. — A historical airplane crashed after it lost power and flipped over onto its roof while trying to land during a World War I aviation event on Sunday, officials said.

Oct 25, 2021 · After becoming America’s most successful World War I flying ace, he went on to create his own automobile company, survive two plane crashes and 24 days at sea, led one of …

Jul 22, 2023 · This is the story of how two pilots sadly died in one of the worst ever plane crashes over the fields of Essex. Captain Stroud and Captain Kynoch were both flying in darkness over …

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