website bigpigeon.us, webpage WW II Dead > Deaths > The Air Dead - © 2021 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated 13 Sep 2021.

Pottawattamie Area WW II Dead Roster - Aircraft Deaths (as of Nov 2020)
  • Around 110 roster members from all branches of service died in aircraft during WW II. About six were passengers, the remainder being flight crew members.
  • Here are my counts for the aircraft on which they died. Aircraft are one-engine unless noted otherwise.
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  • Consolidated B-24 Liberator, four-engine heavy bomber– 25
  • Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, four-engine heavy bomber – 15
  • Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota, two-engine cargo & transport – 10
  • North American B-25 Mitchell, two-engine medium bomber – 6
  • Martin B-26 Marauder, two-engine medium bomber – 6
  • Boeing B-29 Superfortress, four-engine very heavy bomber – 5
  • Douglas A-20 Boston/Havoc, two-engine attack or light bomber – 4
  • Consolidated PBY Catalina, two-engine long-range navy patrol bomber – 3
  • Curtiss C-46 Commando, four-engine cargo & transport – 2
  • Grumman F4F Wildcat, navy fighter – 2
  • Grumman/Martin TBF/TBM Avenger, navy torpedo bomber - 2
  • Lockheed P-38 Lightning, two-engine fighter – 2
  • Vultee BT-13/-15 Valiant, basic trainer – 2
  • Bell P-39 Airacobra, fighter – 1
  • Cessna AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 Bobcat, two-engine trainer - 1
  • Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, four-engine cargo & transport - 1
  • Curtis P-40 Warhawk, fighter – 1
  • Grumman F6F Hellcat, navy fighter - 1
  • Lockheed F-5 Photo Lightning, two-engine photo reconnaissance - 1
  • Lockheed PV2 Harpoon, two-engine mid-range patrol bomber - 1
  • Martin PBM Mariner, two-engine long-range navy patrol bomber - 1
  • North American P-51 Mustang, fighter - 1
  • Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, fighter – 1
  • Supermarine PR Mk XI Spitfire, English fighter, photo-reconnaissance –1
  • ​Vought F4U Corsair, navy fighter – 1
  • Vought OS2U/OS2N Kingfisher, short-range navy scout plane – 1

Sources for the The Air Dead webpage:
  • The header image, B-17 & B-24 Today, courtesy of pinterest.com, shows two of the few surviving WW II bombers. During WW II, over 40 Pottawattamie area men died on these bombers.