North Ayrshire has seen many aircraft disasters, both civilian and military, on the mainland and on the Isle of Arran.
Our friends at Dumfries Aviation Museum have kindly shared with us their databases on air disasters in North Ayrshire, including casualty lists, and we have replicated them here for you to peruse.
There are 4 databases: Air Disasters in North Ayrshire (below), Casualties of Air Disasters in North Ayrshire, Arran Air Disasters and Casualties of Arran Air Disasters.
The database below features information regarding crashes on the North Ayrshire mainland. For information on crashes on the Isle of Arran, check the Isle of Arran database.
| Aircraft Type | Serial No. | Squadron | Location | Cause | Date |
| Camel | C8207 | 1AFS | Sunnyside Farm, Kilwinning. | Collided with B5563 during AF practice. | 08/04/1918 |
| Camel | B5563 | 1AFS | Sunnyside Farm, Kilwinning. | Collided with C8207 during AF practice. | 08/04/1918 |
| ? | ? | Scottish Aviation | Gailes, Irvine | Crashed in field, Mr.H.W Beggs injured. | 17/09/1936 |
| Spartan Cruiser | G-ACYK | Northern Scot. AV | West Girt Hill | Recovered to East Fortune Museum. Airlifted on 25/7/73. | 14/01/1938 |
| Hart | K6499 | 12 ERFTS | Drybridge | E/F.F/L and tipped up. | 03/04/1939 |
| Tigermoth | N9202 | 2CPFS | Ladyland Moor | Wing hit hill and crashed. Pilot , F/Lt. R Gibbs OK | 26/05/1940 |
| Shark | K8457 | TTU | 3 miles north of Ardrossan | Lost, forced landed in small field and hit dry stone wall. | 16/08/1940 |
| Shark | K8471 | TTU | Meikle Busbie Farm | Flew into rising ground in cloud. | 16/08/1940 |
| Spitfire | K9970 | 602 | Hunterston Estate | F/L and caught fire. Pilot injured. | 06/01/1941 |
| Wellington | R1164 | 20OTU | Box Law | Flew into the ground in bad visibility flying from Kirkbride to Lossiemouth. | 25/01/1941 |
| Beaufort | X8938 | TTU | Busbie Muir Reservoir | Crashed into reservoir in bad visibility. | 22/06/1941 |
| Tigermoth | T5710 | ? | Little Busbie Farm | Flew into hill in bad visibility. | 01/08/1941 |
| Botha | L6178 | 3RS | Firth of Clyde | Lost over the Clyde. | 14/10/1941 |
| Beaufort | L9817 | TTU | Knockside Hill | Flew into hill while on torpedo exercise from Abbotsinch. | 27/10/1941 |
| Beaufort | N1178 | TTU | Blacklaw Hill | Hit High ground in bad visibility. | 27/10/1941 |
| Martlet | AM973 | 881 | Little Busbie Farm | Crashed in bad visibility while en – route to HMS Illustrious. Destroyed by fire. Pilot thrown out of aircraft and killed. | 21/12/1941 |
| Spitfire | AD568 | 74 | Firth of Clyde | Missing on patrol | 08/02/1942 |
| Audax | K3683 | 3RS | Dreghorn | Controls jammed – pilot bailed out | 13/05/1942 |
| Hampden | AN151 | 1TTU | Firth of Clyde | Struck the water. | 12/10/1942 |
| Defiant | DR868 | 289 | Stevenson Beach | Forced landed | 03/04/1943 |
| Catalina | FP321 | 4FPP | Largs | Swung on landing and foundered. | 28/04/1943 |
| Whitley | Z9362 | 24 OTU | 1 mile off Saltcoats Harbour | Crashed in sea after engine fire | 02/05/1943 |
| Hampden | AT117 | 1TTU | Firth of Clyde | Struck the water and dived in. | 03/05/1943 |
| Mustang | AM229 | 63 | 400 yds E of Sunnyside of Threepwood | Crashed during aerobatics. | 25/05/1943 |
| Typhoon | JR218 | 186 | 300 yards west of Nettlehurst Farm. | Mid air collision with JR313. | 29/12/1943 |
| Typhoon | JR313 | 186 | 30 yards east of Newhouse Farm. | Mid air collision with JR218. Dug 21/9/96 | 29/12/1943 |
| Swordfish | NF144 | 836 | 1.5m S of Little Cumbrae lighthouse. | Dived into the sea after depth charge exploded. | 23/04/1944 |
| Barracuda | DR219 ‘X’ | 821 | 180 degrees 3m s of Cumbrae Island. | Air Launch Torpedo exercise, dived into the sea. 3 killed. | 20/06/1944 |
| Firefly | DT977 | 1772 | Blaeloch Hill | Flew into the hill after radio contact lost. | 26/10/1944 |
| P-51 | 44-63201 | 8thAF | Near Busbie Muir Reservoir | Crashed after hitting top of hill whilst ferrying from Renfrew. | 20/12/1944 |
| Corsair | KD582 | 1843 | 4 miles from Cumbrae Lighthouse | Turned steeply and spun in after taking off from HMS Arbiter | 18/02/1945 |
| Dakota | KN409 | 45GP | 4m W Irvine | Flew into sea descending in cloud | 28/03/1945 |
| Barracuda | ME138 | 815 | Aird Hill , Isle of Cumbrae. | Spun in off steep turn. | 20/04/1945 |
| Coronado | JX486 | 231 | Off Largs | Scuttled | 28/03/1946 |
| Coronado | JX494 | 231 | Off Largs | Scuttled | 28/03/1946 |
| Coronado | JX498 | 231 | Off Largs | Scuttled | 28/03/1946 |
| Coronado | JX501 | 231 | Off Largs | Scuttled | 28/03/1946 |
| Seafire | PR432 | 804 | Hill of Stake | Flew into the hill. | 03/02/1947 |
| Viking | G-AIVE | BEA | Irish Law | Flew into the hill in mist. No fatalities. | 21/04/1948 |
| Dakota | G-AMRB | Starways | Greenside Hill | Crashed and burnt. | 28/03/1956 |
| Devon | VP969 | MCCF | Box Law | Crashlanded on hillside. No casualties. | 03/06/1958 |
| Sea Venom | WM572 | AHU | Capringstone Farm | Crashed in forced landing and burnt. | 27/02/1960 |
| Piper Arrow | ? | ? | Skelmorlie Mains | Flying from Stornoway to Liverpool. | 19/12/1986 |
| Cherokee (?) | ? | ? | Skelmorlie | Crashed out of fuel after Atlantic crossing. | ‘ – / – /90 |