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jastaflieger · 4 October 2009, 06:23 AM

I have read in several places that more pilots were killed in accidents during training than in combat on the front lines. Does this hold true for all the airservices? Did the Germans lose more pilots during training, did the French, etc. or was it primarily the British who lost higher numbers of aircrew in training?
Can one imagine, that in March or April of 1917 to survive training only to be sent to the front in a Be2 or some such aircraft?
Did the higher mortality rates in training continue throughout the war, or as aircraft types improved, casaulties declined? And /or did training programs improve:: what were the American numbers like during training?
looking for people's thoughts on these concepts in general.
thanks,
jim

4 October 2009, 06:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
jastaflieger Scout Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 344	flight training mortality rates I have read in several places that more pilots were killed in accidents during training than in combat on the front lines. Does this hold true for all the airservices? Did the Germans lose more pilots during training, did the French, etc. or was it primarily the British who lost higher numbers of aircrew in training? Can one imagine, that in March or April of 1917 to survive training only to be sent to the front in a Be2 or some such aircraft? Did the higher mortality rates in training continue throughout the war, or as aircraft types improved, casaulties declined? And /or did training programs improve:: what were the American numbers like during training? looking for people's thoughts on these concepts in general. thanks, jim