In Memory of my grandfather-WWII Vet

[skeeter4206]

Heres some stats I found on another forum written from a memeber name Tom from Dayton, Ohio. I believe there is a US air force museum there. This gives you stats on plan crashes a various airfields for teh 8th air force during WWII


Quote from Tom:
I've been crunching the numbers of the USAAF 8th Air Force Overseas Accidents (non-battle related) and have a couple lists for everyone to mull over. The first is the Top 20 Types of Accidents. The second is number of accidents by Base.

Tom


TOP 20 TYPES OF ACCIDENTS
ACTION NUMBER
landing accident 1408
taxiing accident 904
killed in a crash 299
take off accident 290
mid air collision 193
crashed belly landing 186
killed, mid air collision 182
ground accident 162
crash landing 154
ground looped 113
crashed belly landing due to engine failure or fire 76
forced landing due to engine failure 67
crash landing engine failure 61
bailed out-engine failure 55
killed in crash landing 47
unknown 47
take off accident due to engine failure 46
crashed on take off 43
killed, crashed on take off 42
bailed out due to mid air collision 40
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ACCIDENTS BY HOME BASE (over 10 accidents)


BASE NUMBER
Atcham, Shropshire 226
Duxford, Cambridgeshire 156
Debden, Essex 149
Goxhill, Lincolnshire 147
Boxted, Essex 145
Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire 141
Warton, Lancashire 141
Martlesham Heath, Suffolk 128
Raydon, Suffolk 123
Honington, Suffolk 114
Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire 109
Wattisham, Suffolk 106
Bodney, Norfolk 103
Kings Cliffe, Northanptonshire 101
East Wretham, Norfolk 100
Leiston, Suffolk 100
Wormingford, Essex 98
Mount Farm, Oxfordshire 95
Watton, Norfolk 82
Snetterton Heath, Norfolk 79
Halesworth, Suffolk 78
Thurleigh, Bedfordshire 72
Molesworth, Huntingdonshire 68
Great Ashfield, Suffolk 65
Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk 65
Bottisham, Cambrdigeshire 64
Glatton, Huntingdonshire 62
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire 62
Podington, Bedforshire 62
Burtonwood, Lancashire 60
Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire 60
Ridgewell, Essex 60
Wendling, Norfolk 59
Deopham Green, Norfolk 58
Little Walden, Essex 58
Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk 57
Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire 53
Chelveston, Northamptonshire 53
Hethel, Norfolk 53
Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk 52
Bungay, Suffolk 50
Rattlesden, Suffolk 50
Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire 49
Knettishall, Suffolk 49
Hardwick, Norfolk 47
Eye, Suffolk 46
Harrington, Northamptonshire 46
Polebrook, Northamptonshire 46
Horham, Suffolk 45
Attlebridge, Norfolk 43
Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire 43
Shipdham, Norfolk 42
Membury, Berkshire 41
Seething, Norfolk 41
Franlingham, Suffolk 40
Old Buckenham, Norfolk 39
Tibenham, Norfolk 39
Lavenham, Suffolk 37
Alconbury, Cambridgeshire 36
Mendlesham, Suffolk 36
Bovindon, Hertfordshire 35
Langford Lodge, Northern Ireland 33
Metfield, Suffolk 33
North Pickenham, Norfolk 33
Rackheath, Norfolk 33
Chievres, Belgium 29
Debach, Suffolk 26
Keevil, Wiltshire 23
Sudbury, Suffolk 22
Chalgrove, Oxfordshire 19
Heston, Middlesex 19
Aldermaston, Berkshire 17
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire 17
Membury, Wiltshire 17
Denain/Prouvy, France 16
Toome, Northern Ireland 16
Troston, Suffolk 16
Hendon, Middlesex 11
Hitcham, Suffolk 11
Maghaberry, Northern Ireland 11
Wittering, Northamptonshire 11
Cluntoe, Northern Ireland 10
Goxhill, Lincolshire 10
Prestwick, Scotland 10