Fatal air accidents in Britain and Ireland 1786 - 1939: statistics

Fatal accidents by aircraft type:

Type	Total
Sopwith Camel	339
Avro 504	327
B.E.2	160
R.E.8	154
Bristol Fighter	134
DH.60 Moth	88
Maurice Farman Shorthorn	79
D.H.6	75
D.H.9	72
F.E.2	68
Sopwith Pup	66
D.H.4	61
S.E.5	60
Hawker Audax	46
Bristol Blenheim	45
Sopwith Dolphin	43
A.W. Siskin	33
Hawker Hart	32
Sopwith 1½ Strutter	32
Sopwith Snipe	29
Fairey Battle	26
Other types	1326
Total	3296

Fatalities by year:

Year	Total
1786 - 1913	68
1914	27
1915	38
1916	260
1917	629
1918	1401
1919	139
1920	28
1921	70
1922	32
1923	39
1924	56
1925	41
1926	71
1927	48
1928	68
1929	58
1930	68
1931	83
1932	61
1933	62
1934	80
1935	80
1936	131
1937	182
1938	243
1939	533
Total	4596

Fatalities by age:

Age	Total
0 - 9	16
10 - 17	39
18 - 19	724
20 - 24	1894
25 - 29	1119
30 - 39	541
40 - 49	130
50 - 59	28
60 - 69	14
70 - 80	11
unknown	80
Total	4596

Fatalities by nationality:

Nationality	Total
British	3647
Canadian	306
German	176
American	146
Australian	101
New Zealand	68
South African	58
French	25
Irish	16
Dutch	11
Belgian	9
Other	33
Total	4596

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