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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
1801 Flag Welsh, George Arthur 16 Feb 1965
1802 Flag Wendelmuth, Rudolf 30 Nov 1917
1803 Flag Wenzel, Paul 30 Jan 1964
1804 Flag Wenzl, Richard 1957
1805 Flag Werner, Johannes Unknown
1806 Flag Wertheim (Wertheimer), Pierre Armand 30 Apr 1971
1807 Flag Wessels, Heinrich 16 Sep 1918
1808 Flag West, Mortimer Sackville 11 Nov 1917
1809 Flag Weston, David John Unknown
1810 Flag Westphal, Siegfried Unknown
1811 Flag Westwood, William Graham Unknown
1812 Flag Whealy, Arthur Treloar 23 Dec 1945
1813 Flag Wheeler, William Allan Unknown
1814 Flag Whistler, Harold Alfred Mar 1940
1815 Flag White, Harold Albert Unknown
1816 Flag White, Hugh Granville 23 Sep 1983
1817 Flag White, James Butler 02 Jan 1972
1818 Flag White, Joseph Leonard Maries 24 Feb 1925
1819 Flag White, Victor Rodney Stokes 1967
1820 Flag White, Wilbert Wallace 10 Oct 1918
1821 Flag Whitehead, Lewis Ewart 20 May 1918
1822 Flag Whitham, Charles Myers 1991
1823 Flag Whitney, Robert Kenneth 15 Aug 1983
1824 Flag Wiehle, Ernst Unknown
1825 Flag Wiessner, Ernst 07 Jun 1917
Total Records: 1865
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