This list of missing aircraft includes aircraft that have disappeared and whose locations are unknown. According to Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Organization, an aircraft is considered to be missing "when the official search has been terminated and the wreckage has not been located". However, there still remains a "grey area" on how much wreckage needs to be found for a plane to be declared "recovered". This list does not include every aviator, or even every air passenger that has ever gone missing as these are separate categories. In the tables below, each missing aircraft is defined (in the Aircraft column) using one or more identifying features. If the aircraft was known by a custom or personalized name (e.g. Pathfinder), that name is presented first (in italics) followed by the aircraft type (in parentheses). The make of aircraft, although not necessarily a unique identifier, is also provided where appropriate. Aircraft registrations began to be used in the early 20th century for individual identification, so this is also included in the later tables (in parentheses).
Legend Civilian flight (private, commercial and cargo) Military flight (patrol, training, transport, etc.) Some wreckage was found, but aircraft never declared "recovered"
19th century
20th century
1901–1919
1920–1939
1940–1959
1960–1979
1980–1999
21st century
2000–2019
2020–present
References
External links Dodds, Laurence (March 9, 2015). "Mapped: One year on from MH370, all the planes which have disappeared since 1948". The Telegraph.