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Tragically, many World War I airmen had very short lifespans. Often, they died in their early twenties during training or the initial weeks or months of air combat. The inherent dangers of early aviation, coupled with high casualty rates and aerial combat, made flying one of the deadliest occupations of the war. Many of those who survived endured trauma and injuries that had a lasting impact on their health.
 
 
    Name Date of Death
1426 Flag Rhodes, Hervey 11 Sep 1987
1427 Flag Rhys Davids, Arthur Percival Foley 27 Oct 1917
1428 Flag Rice-Oxley, Alan Unknown
1429 Flag Richards, Cecil Roy 28 Mar 1973
1430 Flag Richardson, Herbert Brian 14 Feb 1922
1431 Flag Richardson, Lancelot Lytton 13 Apr 1917
1432 Flag Richthofen, Lothar Ritter von 04 Jul 1922
1433 Flag Richthofen, Manfred Albrecht Ritter von 21 Apr 1918
1434 Flag Richthofen, Wolfram Freiherr von 12 Jun 1945
1435 Flag Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon 27 Jul 1973
1436 Flag Ridley, Cyril Burfield 17 May 1920
1437 Flag Riemer, Claus 31 May 1926
1438 Flag Rienau, Rudolf 23 May 1925
1439 Flag Rigby, Harry Alexander 04 Nov 1972
1440 Flag Riley, Alan Incell Unknown
1441 Flag Riley, George Raby Unknown
1442 Flag Risacher, Louis Unknown
1443 Flag Risztics, Johann 07 Mar 1973
1444 Flag Ritscherle, Karl 24 Aug 1940
1445 Flag Riva, Antonio 17 Aug 1951
1446 Flag Rizzotto, Cosimo 18 Feb 1963
1447 Flag Robb, James Milne 18 Dec 1968
1448 Flag Robert, Maurice Joseph Emile 19 Jul 1918
1449 Flag Roberts, Norman Unknown
1450 Flag Robertson, John Henry 11 Mar 1918
Total Records: 1865
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