1952
- August 30 – International Aviation Exposition (Detroit, Michigan) – One of a pair of Northrop F-89 Scorpions disintegrated in flight during a display, killing the Scorpion pilot and one spectator.
- September 6 – Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash (Farnborough, UK) – Pilot John Derry and flight test observer Anthony Richards flying a DH.110 were killed when the outer starboard wing, immediately followed by the outer port wing, broke off when the aircraft was pulled into a climb. Wreckage crashed into the spectators, killing 29 and injuring 60. The incident was captured on film.
- September 20 – Canadian International Air Show Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.3T piloted by S/L R.D. Schultz made a 500-knot high speed pass with vertical pull up. This maneuver overstressed the aircraft but the aircraft recovered to CFB North Bay successfully.
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