Springville Herald | 1945-12-13 | Page 3 | Pilot's Death Rate is High

PILOT'S DEATH RATE IS HIGH Washingon That one out of every four military pilots in the United States will die before he is 39 years old was the deduction drawn here this week by Senator Kenneth S. Wherry, Rep., Nebraska, Ne-braska, from aircraft accident figures for 1944. With 4,207 deaths, or an average aver-age of 18 for every 1,000 flying personnel, recorded for the year, Senator Wherry drew the following follow-ing additional conclusions : 1 The death rate among flying fly-ing personnel from air accidents was 30 times that of non-flying personnel from all causes. 2 At the age of 20, life expectancy expec-tancy of the flying officer is 12 years less than that of the non-flying non-flying officer. 3 Pilots at the age of 20 may not expect to live any longer than other officers at the age of 32. Comparatice figures for liffe expectancy ex-pectancy were given as follows: Regular Army ground officers, 49.3 years; general general U. S. ular Army Air observers, 43.4; population, white males, 46; Reg-Regular Reg-Regular Army pilots, 37.2.