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"Deaths per day" is the total number of Americans killed in military service, divided by the number of days between the commencement and end of hostilities. "Deaths per population" is the total number of deaths in military service, divided by the U.S. population of the year indicated.
The definition of "battle" as a concept in military science has varied with the changes in the organization, employment, and technology of military forces. Before the 20th century, "battle" usually meant a military clash over a small area, lasting a few days at most and often just one day—such as the Battle of Waterloo, which began and ended on 18 June 1815 on a field a few kilometers across.
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1935–1939) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1940–1942) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1945–1949)
A United States F-16 fighter jet piloted by Air National Guard Major Harry Schmidt dropped a laser-guided 500-pound (230 kg) bomb on the Canadians, who were conducting a night firing exercise at Tarnak Farms. The deaths were the first of Canada's war in Afghanistan, and the first Canadian deaths in a combat zone since the Korean War. [1]
For example, during the Seven Days Battles in the American Civil War (June 25 to July 1, 1862) there were 5,228 killed, 23,824 wounded and 7,007 missing or taken prisoner for a total of 36,059 casualties. [1] [note 1] The word casualty has been used in a military context since at least 1513. [2]
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...
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1946 United States Air Force C-47 Crash at Yan'an; 1950 Myrtle Beach USAF C-46D crash; 1952 Habomai Islands RB-29 shootdown incident; 1968 Kadena Air Base B-52 crash; 1969 theft of C-130; 2020 United States Air Force E-11A crash