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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.
Non-combat naval accidents of the United States (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Non-combat military accidents of the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1990–1999) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2000–2009) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2010–2019) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2020–present)
Two on the ground were also killed. It remains the deadliest commercial aircraft accident in the United States, and the second-deadliest incident involving commercial aircraft in the United States, after the 9/11 attacks. December 28, 1978 10 24 179 United Airlines Flight 173: Portland: Oregon: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
An US Navy F-35B crashed during a failed vertical landing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas. The pilot ejected on the ground and was not seriously injured. The aircraft was undergoing production test flying by a government pilot and had not yet been delivered by the manufacturer to the US military. [186] [187]
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
American units with the highest percentage of casualties per conflict; Deadliest single days of World War I; List of battles by casualties; List of battles with most United States military fatalities; List of genocides by death toll; List of major terrorist incidents; List of mass shootings in the United States; List of modern conflicts in the ...
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.