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re: "Masters of the Air" | WWII Miniseries | Apple+ Trailer
Posted on 1/25/24 at 2:07 pm to theGarnetWay
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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