List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1925–1934)

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.Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances.Information on aircraft gives the type, and if available, the serial number of the operator in italics, the constructors number, also known as the manufacturer's serial number (c/n), exterior codes in apostrophes, nicknames (if any) in quotation marks, flight callsign in italics, and operating units.
Captain Ira Eaker with a Boeing P-12 .
The XF6C-6, lost 1 September 1930.
The wreckage of R101 .
Stills from 11 May 1932 mooring incident: the two pictures on the left and picture at far right are of Seaman Cowart; the picture 2nd from right shows Henton and Edsall before their fatal fall.
Curtiss B-2 Condors of the 11th Bombardment Squadron, wearing the Jiggs with a bomb insignia.
Curtiss JN-6HBrooks FieldVictoria, TexasSan Antonio, TexasFoster Air Force BaseRAF PulhamLangley FieldEberhart S.E.5eMaj. Carl "Tooey" SpatzChanute FieldIssoudun3rd Aviation Instruction CenterU.S. NavyBolling FieldBurlington IslandDe Havilland DH-4BDelaware RiverBristol, PennsylvaniaEL SEGUNDOClover FieldSanta MonicaUnited States Army Air ServiceNaval Aircraft Factory PN-9John RodgersSan Diego, CaliforniaairshipUSS ShenandoahAva, Ohiocloud suckZachary LansdowneCurtiss CS-1Bay Shore ParkChesapeake BayBaltimore, MarylandSchneider CupBaltimore Evening SunWilliam "Billy" MitchellSchneider TrophySupermarine S.4floatsHenri BiardR.J. Mitchellcantilever wingGloster IIIduraluminJimmy DoolittleU.S. ArmyCurtiss R3C-2111th Observation SquadronTexas National GuardEllington FieldHoustonSEATTLESand Point fieldHarold C. GeigerHampton, VirginiaAir Corps Tactical SchoolHorace Meek HickamRoyal Aircraft Factory S.E.5aCaterpillar ClubEugene Hoy BarksdaleDouglas O-2McCook FieldDayton, OhioBarksdale FieldBarksdale Air Force BaseBossier ParishLouisianaBureau of AeronauticsNAS AnacostiaNaval Aircraft FactoryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvanianose-divesCurtiss XP-6Curtiss P-2Curtiss V-1570-1 ConquerorSelfridge FieldMount Clemens, MichiganNational Air RacesGreat Miami hurricanePerdido BeachNAS PensacolaNaval Aircraft Factory PN-7Cierva C.6CautogyroAvro 504KHamble, HampshireVickers Virginia Mk II7 SquadronFakenhamNorfolkClinton F. WoolseyNorthport, MichiganPalomar FieldBuenos AiresHerbert DargueEnnis WhiteheadLoening OA-1ANaval Aircraft Factory PN-8USS West VirginiaParliament HouseCanberraMelbourneGovernment HouseEast Orange, New JerseyPhillips FieldAberdeen, MarylandAirco DH.4BOlmsted FieldThe New York TimesSpokane, WashingtonSpokane International AirportInternational Air Transport Association airport codeVickers VirginiaShipbourneFort DeRussyBoeing PW-9A19th Pursuit SquadronWheeler FieldMesa, ArizonaWilliams Air Force BaseGeorg WulfFocke-WulfFocke-Wulf F 19 EnteSAN ANTONIOKelly fieldClevelandUpper LakeCurtiss AT-4 HawkUS Army Air CorpsHawthorne C. GrayScott FieldIllinoisNational Aeronautical AssociationFédération Aéronautique InternationaleDistinguished Flying CrossCurtiss XB-2 CondorWright FieldBuffalo, New YorkBlackburn F.1 TurcockAir MinistryWilliam Millican RandolphTexas A&M UniversityGorman, TexasRandolph FieldAustin, TexasFort Sam HoustonFokker D.VIIModestoTheodore Gordon EllysonLoening XOL-7Norfolk, VirginiaAnnapolis, MarylandMitsubishi 1MF2 HayabusaTokorozawaCurtiss O-1B FalconMiddletown Air DepotWhitney Point, New YorkThaddeus Campbell SweetOswego, New YorkBinghamton, New YorkCortland, New Yorksafety beltPhoenix, New YorkFokker CO-4AGeorge H. BrettQuanticoDouglas C-1Potomac RiverMines FieldLos AngelesVB-2B SquadronBoeing F2B-1sBoeing PW-9D95th Pursuit SquadronRockwell FieldCharles A. LindberghParnall PipitMartlesham HeathAeroplane and Armament Experimental EstablishmentSan DiegoCurtiss P-1A HawkCurtiss XF8C-2Campo SarmientoPuerto BelgranoArgentinaCurtiss XP-6 HawkCurtiss V-1570-127th Pursuit SquadronU.S. Army Air CorpsFord 5-AT-B TrimotorMaddux Air LinesBoeing P-12sNorton FieldLindenColumbus, OhioBenjamin FouloisGloster GorcocksRoyal Aircraft EstablishmentAldershotMartin XT5M-1Bill H. McAvoyMartin BM-1Naval Aircraft Factory PN-11Bristol Type 101Bristol JupiterFiltonBristol Mercury IIBristol Aeroplane CompanyCurtiss B-2 Condor96th Bomb SquadronGoodwater, AlabamaMartleshamSydney Leo Gregory PopeParnallFord C-9Mitchel FieldVought XO-28Vought O2U-3 CorsairVickers Virginia Mk X58 SquadronRAF Worthy DownHampshireHawker HornetChichesterNo. 1 (Fighter) SquadronRAF TangmereArmstrong Whitworth SiskinNo. 43 SquadronMather FieldBoeing P-12WestinghouseConsolidated P-3011th Bomb Squadron7th Bombardment GroupDouglas PD-1Hawaiian IslandsCurtiss P-1F HawkMooresville, North CarolinaSilver Star22d Aero SquadronTyndall FieldUnited States Air ForceTyndall Air Force BaseManaguaBarlowIra EakerIra C. Eakerflat spinCurtiss XF6C-6Thompson TrophyChicagoU.S. Marine CorpsJohn Owen DonaldsonDonaldson Air Force BaseBeauvaisLZ 129 HindenburgUSS Akron16th Reconnaissance SquadronPennsylvaniaWaterfordMarshall FieldFort RileyPittsburgh'sMatagorda IslandAeromarine DH-4M-2TBlackburn Iris IIINo. 209 Squadron RAFRAF Mount BattenPlymouth SoundBoeing XP-15Boeing Model 202Vought XO4U-1NAS NorfolkVought XF2U-1PhiladelphiaMustin FieldLockheed Y1C-17Tolu, KentuckyKeystone XOK-1cowlingBerliner-Joyce AircraftXOJ-1 or OJ-2Westland WestburyHucks starterHawker HorsleyRichard WaghornHawker HartHawker OspreySpecification O.22/26BrooklandsConsolidated PT-3March FieldRiverside countyLetterman hospitalSan FranciscoUniversity of MissouriEast ChicagoFarnboroughDouglas O-38BCrissy FieldMendota, CaliforniaKeystone PK-1Lockheed-Detroit YP-24Boeing P-12DDouglas O-25CDouglas BaderBristol Bulldog23 SquadronRAF WoodleyColditz Castle17th Pursuit SquadronNew Baltimore, MichiganXPT-8APackard DR-980dieselGreat Lakes TG-1USS SaratogaSan YsidroSequoia National park91st Observation SquadronVisaliaFairchild Y1C-24Front Royal, VirginiaDouglas BT-2BChicago Municipal AirportSurface LinesMichigan AvenueIllinois National GuardfamilyLockheed Y1C-12 VegaUSS AkronCamp KearnyNaval Training Station San DiegoGeorge ReevesSupermanAdventures of SupermanLockheed Y1C-25belly landingVickers Type 171 JockeyWoodbridge, SuffolkPENSACOLASmedley D. ButlerPensacola bayUnited Airlineseighth attack squadronCharlotteCurtiss A-3B FalconFort CrockettHall XP2H-1Bill McAvoyFokker Y1O-2730th Bombardment SquadronundercarriageSan Diego BayNAS San DiegoKawanishi H3K1TateyamaConsolidated Y1P-25Elmendorf Air Force BaseConsolidated XA-1173d Pursuit SquadronCajon PassSan BernardinohighwayVictorvilleUnited States NavyNew JerseyWilliam A. MoffettCurtiss F9C SparrowhawksSunnyvale, CaliforniaMoffett FieldNAS LakehurstAssociated PressUplandAlhambraseventeenth pursuit squadronLetterman's hospital34th Pursuit SquadronSANTA ROSAOklahoma Baptist collegeBurbank11th Bombardment SquadronDaytonAbileneAbilene airportAberdeen Proving GroundFokker C-14RiversideAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailroadRoseburgSyracuseCharleroiKansas CityElmiraNational Old Trails highwaycivilian corpsBoeing Y1B-9A49th Bombardment SquadronLogan FieldJames RiverMitsubishi 1MF10KagamigaharaSikorsky C-6AOceanside17th Pursuit GroupWarsawDetroitCoronadoGrand RapidsSan Bernardino ValleyKeystone B-4MartinLangley Field, VirginiaBurbank, CaliforniaDouglas B-732d Bombardment SquadronTucson, ArizonaMidland, TexasFokker YO-27Kalinin K-7FlightJoint State Political DirectorateMoreno valleyninety-fifth army pursuit squadronUniversity of CaliforniaDAR-3 GarvanCurtiss A-12 ShrikeOakley, UtahSummit countyWeber RiverRandolphKelly fieldsManchesterUniversity of New HampshireGrenier Air Force BaseDouglas Y1B-7Jerome, Idahoseventh bombardment groupSalt Lake CityHuntsvilleColumbusNewarkAtlantaMitchell [sic] FieldGreenvilleairportBirmingham SpecialRichmondNewark, N. J.New OrleansMANSFIELDSacramentoWashington1st Pursuit GroupCurtiss O-39 FalconDeshler, OhioToledoNapoleonHenry countyCurtiss V-1570 ConquerorGoshen, Ind.U.S. MailUniontown, Pa.AllegheniesWoodlandUnited PressClearfieldDecatur, NebraskaBoeing P-26 Peashooter55th Pursuit Squadron20th Fighter GroupShreveport, LouisianaDenison, TexasArlington National CemeteryMarion Station, Md.Richmond, Va.Crisfield, MarylandJacksonvilleCocoa, Fla.Fremont, OhioRockaway PointNew YorkUSS BernadouGreenfield, Pa.Douglas C-29 DolphinGrand Central air terminalUnited airportDouglas O-38FORT LEAVENWORTHKeystone B-6ADaytona, FloridaIndianaAlbanyLincolnBurton, OhioChardon, OhioLong Island5th Aero SquadronDouglas O-38ECheyenne, WyomingShreveport, La.CheyenneHartsville, S. 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