On this day in aviation — November 2
565 notable aviation events on November 2 across history, drawn from official investigation records.
Every year on November 2, aviation history records accidents and incidents worldwide. FlightFinder surfaces 565 deduplicated entries for this calendar date from NTSB, EASA, and 70+ other official sources.
Notable events
- November 2, 1986
103 fatalities
- November 2, 1965
30 fatalities
On final approach to Obock Airstrip, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances short of runway threshold. All 5 crew members and 25 passengers were killed. The airplane was carrying members of a Handball team flying…
- November 2, 1941Hull loss
12 fatalities
The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. Following an uneventful mission, the floatplane was returning to base when pilots encountered poor weather conditions over the destination area.…
- November 2, 1943
9 fatalities
The crew was performing a training mission off Donegal, Ireland. In flight, the float plane exploded and crashed into the sea. All nine occupants were killed. Crew: Sgt Peter Phillip Bacon, Sgt Cyril Barraclough, F/O…
- November 2, 1971
8 fatalities
The aircraft was engaged in a SAR mission in the region of Palautuk. While flying by night at a relative low height, the pilot-in-command completed a turn when control was lost. The airplane stalled and crashed, killing…
- November 2, 1946
8 fatalities
Crashed into the Caribbean Sea while on a flight from Clarendon, Jamaica, to San Juan. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
- November 2, 1954Hull loss
7 fatalities
The crew left Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed AFB for a local training sortie. While cruising at an altitude of 300 feet, the seaplane nosed down, plunged into the lake of Bizerte and sank by a depth of seven meters. A crew member…
- November 2, 1968Hull loss
6 fatalities
The aircraft departed Ust-Kut Airport on a cargo flight to Mirny, carrying a load of 18 tons of cement. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew was informed that a landing at Mirny Airport was impossible due to technical…
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Contemporaneous coverage and timeline for November 2 — Recap.at:
Data is aggregated from public investigation records and may be revised as sources are reconciled.
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