54 attacks recorded (22 fatal)
| Date | Country | Region | Location | Fatal? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5th 1956 | Australia | New South Wales | North Bondi | N | |
| Jan 16th 1956 | Australia | Torres Strait | Palm Island | N | |
| Jan 16th 1956 | Costa Rica | San Juan River | Y | ||
| Feb 10th 1956 | Australia | Victoria | Cowes | N | |
| Feb 26th 1956 | Australia | Queensland | Pioneer River near Mackay | Y | |
| Mar 1st 1956 | North Pacific Ocean | Wake Island | N | ||
| Mar 1st 1956 | Australia | Western Australia | Fremantle | N | |
| Mar 4th 1956 | Australia | Victoria | Portsea Beach, near entrance to Port Phillip Bay | Y | |
| Mar 11th 1956 | Australia | New South Wales | Cronulla, near Sydney | N | |
| Mar 25th 1956 | Italy | Ligurian Sea | Genova, S. Nazaro, Punta Vagno | N | |
| May 1st 1956 | Australia | Torres Strait | N | ||
| May 7th 1956 | Cuba | Y | |||
| May 26th 1956 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Plettenberg Bay | N | |
| Jun 20th 1956 | Mid-atlantic Ocean | Venezuelan aircraft lost | Y | ||
| Jun 28th 1956 | Australia | Torres Strait | Fishman's Island (near Port Moresby, PNG) | N | |
| Jul 1st 1956 | Kiribati | Phoenix Islands | Canton Island | N | |
| Jul 1st 1956 | Marshall Islands | Bikini Atoll | N | ||
| Jul 1st 1956 | Papua New Guinea | New Ireland Province | Enuk Island | Y | |
| Jul 1st 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Admiralty Islands, Manus Province | Hus Island | N | |
| Jul 1st 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Milne Bay Province | Kimuta, Renard Island | Y | |
| Jul 1st 1956 | USA | Virginia | Virginia Beach, Princess Anne County | N | |
| Jul 1st 1956 | USA | Virginia | Virginia Beach, Princess Anne County | N | |
| Jul 1st 1956 | Greece | Corfu Island | K | Y | |
| Jul 1st 1956 | Between Comores & Madagascar | Geyser Bank | Y | ||
| Jul 1st 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Madang Province | Singour, 60 miles south of Madang | N | |
| Jul 12th 1956 | USA | South Carolina | Isle of Palms, Charleston County | N | |
| Jul 17th 1956 | USA | Florida | Miami Beach | N | |
| Jul 20th 1956 | Malta | St. Thomas Bay | Marsascala | Y | |
| Jul 26th 1956 | USA | California | Van Ness Municipal Pier, San Francisco | N | |
| Jul 27th 1956 | Portugal | Madeira | Off Funchal | Y | |
| Jul 28th 1956 | USA | Puerto Rico | Aquadilla | Y | |
| Aug 1st 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Central Province | Fisherman's Island, near Port Moresby | N | |
| Aug 1st 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Central Province | Yule Island | N | |
| Aug 1st 1956 | Malta | Congreve Channel | between Filfla Island and Wied iz-Zurrieq | N | |
| Aug 1st 1956 | United Kingdom | Cornwall | The Lizard | Y | |
| Aug 1st 1956 | United Kingdom | Cornwall | The Lizard | Y | |
| Aug 1st 1956 | South Africa | KZN | Chain Rocks, Amanzimtoti | N | |
| Aug 15th 1956 | USA | California | Pismo Beach | N | |
| Aug 15th 1956 | Australia | Queensland | Near Southport | N | |
| Aug 15th 1956 | USA | Puerto Rico | North coast | Y | |
| Aug 20th 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Central Province | Paga Point, Port Moresby | N | |
| Aug 25th 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Central Province | Paga Point or Fishermans Island, Port Moresby | Y | |
| Sep 1st 1956 | Italy | Tyrrenian Sea | 1.5 miles south of San Felice Circeo | N | |
| Sep 1st 1956 | Mayotte | Mozambique Channel | Y | ||
| Sep 13th 1956 | Near the Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Y | |||
| Sep 23rd 1956 | USA | Florida | Daytona Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Oct 1st 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Y | ||
| Oct 7th 1956 | Senegal | Near Dakar, Cap Vert Peninsula | Isle de Gor | N | |
| Oct 20th 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Central Province | Kapakapa | N | |
| Oct 27th 1956 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Glencairn, False Bay | N | |
| Dec 9th 1956 | New Zealand | North Island | North Auckland | N | |
| Dec 15th 1956 | Gabon | Owendo | Y | ||
| Dec 24th 1956 | Papua New Gunea | Milne Bay Province | Samarai Island | Y | |
| Dec 26th 1956 | Papua New Guinea | Milne Bay Province | Samarai Island (south end) | Y |