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re: "Masters of the Air" | WWII Miniseries | Apple+ Trailer
Posted on 11/9/23 at 7:28 pm to The Eric
Posted on 11/9/23 at 7:28 pm to The Eric
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Kinda pisses me off how hard it is to become a pilot these days.
These men learned it in a few months but college wants to drag it out over 4 years.
I mean sure, that’s one of many reasons why I think trade schools are (understandably) becoming more popular. But the training for WW2 was rushed because it had to be and it led to more than 13,000 aviator deaths due to training accidents over the course of the war. That's a staggering number.
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Posted on 1/25/24 at 2:07 pm to theGarnetWay
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o more than 13,000 aviator deaths due to training accidents over the course of the war. That's a staggering number.
It is.
From 1940 through 1945, according to statistics gathered by Anthony J. Mireles, the U.S. Army Air Corps/Air Force suffered 6,351 fatal accidents, with more than 13,600 fatalities and the loss of more than 7,000 aircraft. Most of the fatal accidents (2,101) occurred in primary, basic, and advanced trainers, while 2,796 aviators died in the 490 fatal B-24 accidents, followed by 1,757 who died in 284 B-17 crashes.
Of the fighter plane accidents, 455 pilots died in 404 crashes involving P-47 Thunderbolts, while 369 and 337 lost their lives in P-39 and P-38 accidents, respectively.
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