Fate Is the Hunter · Ernest K. Gann · Dedication, pp. v–ix

To these old comrades with wings… forever folded

Gann dedicated his 1961 memoir to 397 airline pilots killed flying. This is each name on that list matched, where possible, to the accident that killed him, with links to the reports, crash records and newspaper accounts behind every match. Where Gann tells the story himself, his account is noted with the chapter.

Version 49 · updated Oct 26, 2026, 10:04 PM CT

Simon & Schuster paperback edition. Cover design by Jason J. Heuer; cover photograph courtesy of Polly Gann Wrench.

375pilots matched to a death, of 392 different names

243separate fatal accidents behind them

3,044people killed in those accidents

1944worst year: 25 pilots on the list died

When they died

Pilots on Gann's list with a known date of death, by year. The war years, when airline crews flew military transport contracts across oceans, and the postwar years of crowded skies and new four-engine types stand out.

Pilots killed per year

313540455055

Total people killed in those accidents, per year

100

200

300

400

313540455055

By decade

1930s92

1940s159

1950s124

1930s: 77 accidents, 376 killed; 1940s: 101 accidents, 1,350 killed; 1950s: 65 accidents, 1,318 killed.

Who they flew for

All 392 names on the list, by airline

United57

American56

TWA44

Northwest42

Pan American39

Other / regional34

Eastern29

Western13

Braniff12

Capital10

Pennsylvania-Central9

Panagra9

All others38

The 375 matched so far

American55

United55

TWA42

Northwest42

Pan American38

Other / regional29

Eastern26

Western13

Braniff12

Capital10

Panagra8

Delta7

All others38

Airline is the code Gann printed beside each name, which is the pilot's employer when Gann knew him. Several men died flying for another outfit (on loan, on a military contract, or in a private plane).

What they were flying

Aircraft type, per accident

Douglas DC-3 / C-4759

Not identified25

Douglas DC-4 / C-5422

Boeing 24711

Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-410

Douglas DC-610

Lockheed Constellation9

Douglas DC-28

Ford Trimotor7

Sikorsky flying boats7

Convair 240 / 3406

Lockheed Orion / Vega5

Lockheed L-10 Electra5

Boeing 403

All others56

Number of engines

1-engine38

2-engine110

3-engine10

4-engine57

Unknown28

Kind of flight

Scheduled passenger132

Cargo/mail34

Military contract (ATC/NATS)30

Training/test/ferry28

Private/personal13

Military service6

The DC-3 dominates because it dominated the airlines; its count says more about how many there were than about the airplane. The rise of four-engine types after 1945 tracks the move to long-range and overseas flying.

What brought them down

Primary cause, per accident

Controlled flight into terrain71

Weather/turbulence/icing33

Engine failure15

Structural/mechanical failure12

In-flight fire12

Mid-air collision9

Fuel exhaustion3

Loss of control26

Pilot error (other)11

Sabotage/bomb2

Disappeared/unknown12

Undetermined36

Phase of flight

cruise/en route85

approach/landing78

takeoff/climb36

unknown/disappeared26

test/training maneuver18

Causes follow the official finding where one exists (Bureau of Air Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Board, or a foreign authority), otherwise the best documented account. Controlled flight into terrain means a sound airplane flown into a hill, mountain or the sea, usually in cloud or at night. It is the signature accident of Gann's era, before radar, terrain warning systems and precise approach aids.

Then and now

Share of fatal accidents by cause

Gann's list, 1931–59

World, 1950s

World, 2000s

Pilot errorMechanicalWeatherSabotageOther human error

Gann's list is mapped to the same buckets (terrain, control loss, fuel and collision count as pilot error; engine, structural and fire as mechanical). It excludes accidents with no determined cause. World figures are PlaneCrashInfo's tallies for commercial aircraft carrying more than 10 people.

Passengers per death, worldwide

1968–770.35M

1978–870.75M

1988–971.3M

1998–20072.7M

2008–177.9M

2018–2214M

Risk of death per passenger boarding, from MIT's Arnold Barnett: it has roughly halved every decade. The earliest comparable US figure is far worse: in 1932 the airlines killed 14.96 people per 100 million passenger-miles. In 1992–96 major US carriers killed 0.27 per billion passenger-miles, about 1/550th of the 1932 rate.

Deadliest accidents on the list

1956 · TWA Flight 2 + United 718128

1955 · United Air Lines Flight 40966

1959 · Lockheed L-188A Electra N6101A65

1950 · Northwest Flight 250158

1949 · Eastern Air Lines Flight 53755

1950 · Lockheed L-749A Constellation N6004C "Star o55

1947 · Douglas DC-4 C-11453

1947 · Eastern Air Lines Flight 60553

1947 · United Air Lines Flight 60852

1947 · Douglas DC-4/C-54 NC8884250

Collisions count everyone killed in both aircraft. The 1956 Grand Canyon collision killed four of Gann's men, two in each cockpit.

All 246 accidents as a table

Date	Flight / aircraft	Type	Killed	Cause	Gann's pilots aboard
1931-08-09	Ford 5-AT Trimotor NC9662 (American Airways, Cleveland-Cincinnati-Atlanta)	Ford Trimotor	6	Structural/mechanical failure	Odell, M. T.
1931-11-05	Lockheed (Vega or Orion per differing accounts); Ludington Lines	Lockheed Orion / Vega	5	Undetermined	Lucas, V.; Cox, F.
1931-11-23	Boeing 40B NC286; Oakland-Salt Lake City night mail	Boeing 40	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Potter, N. W.
1931-11-26	Night air mail plane, Portland-Pasco (Varney / United system)	—	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Bigelow, E.
1932-01-21	Stinson SM-2A Junior NC443H, Northwest Airways (Rockford-Chicago)	Stinson Junior	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Rousch, C. W.; Rousch, C. W.
1932-01-29	Stinson SM-6000 trimotor NC10813 (scheduled Bakersfield-Los Angeles flight)	Ford Trimotor	8	Weather/turbulence/icing	Sandblom, J. V.
1932-02-02	Boeing 40 NC291 (per BAAA); United/Boeing Air Transport night mail Oakland-Reno	Boeing 40	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Sharpnack, J. W.
1932-02-07	Boeing 40B NC273; Boeing Air Transport (United) night mail Salt Lake City-Cheyen	Boeing 40	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Andert, P. A.
1932-03-19	Fokker F-10A NC652E (American Airways, Phoenix-Burbank)	Fokker F-10	7	Controlled flight into terrain	Kelsey, H. J.
1932-03-21	Transcontinental and Western Air night air mail plane	Not identified (night air mail plane)	2	Undetermined	George, H.
1932-03-31	United Air Lines air mail plane, New York-Cleveland	—	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Malick, F. E.
1932-04-21	Stearman open-cockpit mail plane, Transamerican Airlines air mail, South Bend-Fo	Stearman (mail plane)	1	Loss of control	Hill, G. W.
1932-09-08	Fokker F-10 NC9716 (American Airways, eastbound El Paso-Dallas)	Fokker F-10	3	Controlled flight into terrain	Briggs, F. W.; Robbins, W. J.
1932-12-14	Transcontinental & Western Air Ford Trimotor	Ford Trimotor	2	Weather/turbulence/icing	Bowen, J. E.; Montee, R.
1932-12-17	United Air Lines mail plane, Oakland departure	—	1	Controlled flight into terrain	Vance, C. K.
1933-01-15	Curtiss Condor, Eastern Air Transport test flight	Curtiss Condor	2	Loss of control	Komdat, A.
1933-01-20	Stearman 4-CM1 NC490W (American Airways mail, Chattanooga-Atlanta)	Stearman mail biplane (4-CM1)	1	Controlled flight into terrain	Fields, G. T.
1933-01-20	American Airways air mail plane	Not identified (air mail plane)	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Fuller, R.
1933-06-04	Pitcairn PA-7 Mailwing NC825N (Eastern Air Transport night mail, Richmond-Washin	Pitcairn Mailwing	1	Engine failure	Jamieson, W. L.
1933-07-28	Lockheed 9A Orion NC12277; TWA mail Kansas City-Wichita	Lockheed Orion / Vega	1	Engine failure	Noe, E.
1933-08-29	Transcontinental & Western Air regular Flight 2, passenger and mail	Ford Trimotor	5	Weather/turbulence/icing	Morgan, H. R.
1933-09-16	Boeing 95A NC415E (United, Toledo-Cleveland cargo/mail)	Boeing 95	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Neff, H. L.
1933-10-10	Boeing 247 NC13304 (United Trip 23, Cleveland-Chicago)	Boeing 247	7	Sabotage/bomb	Tarrant, H. R.
1933-11	Boeing 247 (probably NC13324)	Boeing 247	3	Loss of control	Radoll, R. W.
1933-11-09	United Air Lines (Pacific Air Transport division) Boeing 247D NC13345, Portland-	Boeing 247	4	Controlled flight into terrain	Davis, A. W.
1933-11-23	United Air Lines, probably Boeing 247 NC13324	Boeing 247	3	Loss of control	Grover, R. B.
1934-02-12	Fairchild 100A Pilgrim NC982M; American Airways Cincinnati-Louisville mail/passe	Fairchild Pilgrim	1	Pilot error (other)	Waldron, J.
1934-02-23	Boeing 247 NC13357 (Boeing Air Transport/United)	Boeing 247	8	Weather/turbulence/icing	Anderson, L. A.
1934-03-06	Pilgrim 100A NC710Y; American Airways St. Louis-Chicago	Fairchild Pilgrim	4	Weather/turbulence/icing	Hallgren, W. A.
1934-05-23	U.S. Navy plane	—	2	Undetermined	Wieselmayer, O.
1934-06	Blind-flight training aircraft (American Airways)	—	—	Undetermined	Weatherdon, E.
1934-06-09	Curtiss T-32 Condor II NC12354 (American Airlines, Newark-Syracuse-Chicago)	Curtiss Condor	7	Controlled flight into terrain	Barron, J. M.; Holbrook, C. M.
1934-06-22	Central Airways passenger plane, ferry flight to Saugus	—	1	Engine failure	Bucher, C. L.
1934-08-31	Rapid Air Transport trimotor, Kansas City-Omaha	—	5	Weather/turbulence/icing	Bontrager, C. M.
1934-12-08	Lockheed Vega 5 NC106W, Braniff night mail flight Kansas City-Chicago	Lockheed Orion / Vega	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Bowen, L. L.
1934-12-22	Lockheed 9D Orion NC12286; American night mail Louisville-Nashville (Cleveland-D	Lockheed Orion / Vega	1	Controlled flight into terrain	Riggs, R. S.
1935-05-01	Lockheed Vega (modified 5C); Varney Pueblo-El Paso route	Lockheed Orion / Vega	1	Pilot error (other)	Montijo, J. G.
1935-05-06	Douglas DC-2 NC13785 "Sky Chief" (TWA Flight 6)	Douglas DC-2	5	Weather/turbulence/icing	Bolton, H. F.
1935-05-27	Boeing 221A Monomail NC725W; Trip 5 Billings-Cheyenne mail	Boeing Monomail	1	Controlled flight into terrain	Lucas, H.
1935-05-28	Chicago and Southern Air Lines tri-motor, Chicago-St. Louis	—	2	Undetermined	Lynn, J. B.
1935-07-16	Test flight (not an airline trip)	—	1	Undetermined	Broughton, D. E.
1935-08-14	Stinson Model A NC14599, Delta Air Lines Flight 4 (Dallas-Shreveport)	Stinson Model A	4	Structural/mechanical failure	Dixon, A., Jr.
1935-09-01	Boeing 247-D NC13314 (Western Air Express, San Diego-Salt Lake City mail flight)	Boeing 247	3	Controlled flight into terrain	Sherwood, G. C.
1935-10-30	Boeing 247D NC13323 (United Air Lines test flight)	Boeing 247	4	Weather/turbulence/icing	Cohn, H. G.
1935-12-11	Beech 17-R Staggerwing NC499N (first Staggerwing built; Ethyl Gasoline Co.)	Beech Staggerwing	2	Weather/turbulence/icing	Noyes, D. L.
1935-12-24	Panagra Ford Trimotor 'San Felipe', test flight	Ford Trimotor	4	Loss of control	McMickle, H.
1936-01-14	Douglas DC-2-120 NC14274 "Southerner", American Airlines Flight 1 (Memphis-Littl	Douglas DC-2	17	Undetermined	Marshall, G.
1936-01-29	Vultee V-1A NC13767; American Airlines mail/passenger flight to Dallas	Vultee V-1A	1	Engine failure	Kincannon, T. N.
1936-03-26	Pan American-owned Ford Tri-Motor (Compania Mexicana de Aviacion), charter Mexic	Ford Trimotor	14	Controlled flight into terrain	Borchers, A.
1936-04-01	American Airlines tri-motored eight-passenger airliner, Newark-Buffalo	Ford Trimotor	2	Undetermined	Underwood, S. L.
1936-04-07	Douglas DC-2 NC13721, TWA	Douglas DC-2	12	Controlled flight into terrain	Lewis, H. C.
1936-05-19	Harry P. Williams' private airplane (Wedell-Williams Air Service), Baton Rouge-P	Not identified (private airplane)	2	Loss of control	Worthen, J. A.
1936-08-05	Lockheed 10B Electra NC16022 'City of Memphis'; C&S Flight 4	Lockheed L-10 Electra	8	Loss of control	Zeier, C. F.; Mossman, R. C.
1936-10-10	Douglas DC-2, Pan American Airways (repositioning flight)	Douglas DC-2	3	Controlled flight into terrain	Paschal, A.
1936-12-15	Western Air Express Boeing 247, Los Angeles-Salt Lake City-Chicago	Boeing 247	7	Controlled flight into terrain	Bogen, W. L.
1936-12-18	Lockheed 10A Electra NC14935, Northwest Airlines mail flight	Lockheed L-10 Electra	2	Controlled flight into terrain	Haid, A. A.; Livermore, J. T.
1936-12-23	Lockheed 10A Electra NC14905, Braniff post-maintenance test flight	Lockheed L-10 Electra	6	Loss of control	Walbridge, D. C.
1936-12-27	Boeing 247D NC13355, United Air Lines Flight 34	Boeing 247	12	Controlled flight into terrain	Blom, E. W.
1937-01-12	Western Air Express Flight 7, Boeing 247D NC13315 (Salt Lake City-Burbank)	Boeing 247	5	Controlled flight into terrain	Owens, C. P.
1937-02-09	Douglas DC-3 NC16073; United Flight 23	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	11	Loss of control	DeCesaro, J. G.; Thompson, A. R.
1937-03-25	Douglas DC-2 NC13730; TWA Flight 15A	Douglas DC-2	13	Weather/turbulence/icing	Bohnet, F.
1937-08-02	Sikorsky S-43 NC15065 'Santa Maria'; Panagra Guayaquil-Cristobal	Sikorsky flying boats	14	Controlled flight into terrain	Bickford, L. A.
1937-08-10	Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-2 NC13739 (Chicago-Miami scheduled mail/passenger f	Douglas DC-2	4	Controlled flight into terrain	Dietz, S. G.
1937-08-23	Panagra airliner 'Santa Elena', Mendoza-Cordoba	—	3	Undetermined	DeCesare, F.; Pursley, C. H.
1937-10-17	Douglas DC-3A-197 NC16074, United Air Lines Flight 1	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	19	Controlled flight into terrain	Adams, J. B.
1938-01-10	Lockheed 14H Super Electra NC17388; Northwest Flight 2	Lockheed L-10 Electra	10	Structural/mechanical failure	West, F., Jr.; Mamer, N. B.
1938-01-11	Sikorsky S-42B NC16734 "Samoan Clipper"	Sikorsky flying boats	7	In-flight fire	Brunck, P. S.
1938-03-01	Douglas DC-2 NC13789, TWA Flight 8	Douglas DC-2	9	Controlled flight into terrain	Wallace, C. W.; Salisbury, H. M.
1938-05-24	Douglas DST-A-207A NC18108, United Air Lines Flight 9	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	10	In-flight fire	Merrifield, A. S.; Brandon, J. L.
1938-06-19	Panagra Douglas DC-2 NC14272 'Santa Lucia'	Douglas DC-2	4	Disappeared/unknown	Sheets, D. K.; Supple, R. E.
1938-06-19	Navy reserve scout plane, training flight	—	1	Undetermined	Holsenbeck, W. M.
1938-07-28	Martin M-130 NC14714 'Hawaii Clipper'	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	15	Disappeared/unknown	Walker, M. A.; Sauceda, J. M.
1938-07-29	Martin M-130 NC14714 "Hawaii Clipper", Pan Am Flight 229	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	15	Disappeared/unknown	Terletzky, L.
1938-11-29	United Air Lines Trip 6, Douglas DC-3A NC16066 (Seattle-Oakland)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	5	Fuel exhaustion	Jones, L. E.
1939-01-13	Lockheed 14H Super Electra NC17389, Northwest Airlines Flight 1	Lockheed L-10 Electra	4	In-flight fire	Chamberlain, C.; Norby, R. B.
1939-02-12	Marine Airways seaplane, Ketchikan-Juneau	—	—	Disappeared/unknown	Cope, Alonza
1939-08-13	Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-43 flying boat NC16933	Sikorsky flying boats	14	Engine failure	Person, A. G.; King, G. B.
1940-08-31	Douglas DC-3A NC21789; Pennsylvania-Central Flight 19 Washington-Detroit	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	25	Weather/turbulence/icing	Scroggins, L.
1940-11-04	Douglas DC-3 NC16086, United Air Lines Flight 16	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	10	Controlled flight into terrain	Sandgren, T.; Fey, Howard
1940-12-04	Douglas DC-3A NC25678, United Air Lines Trip 21 (New York-Chicago)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	10	Loss of control	Scott, P. C.
1941-01-23	Douglas DC-3 NC17315, TWA Flight 6	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	2	Controlled flight into terrain	Scott, P. T.
1941-02-26	Douglas DC-3 NC28394, Eastern Air Lines Flight 21	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	8	Controlled flight into terrain	Perry, J. A., Jr.; Thomas, L. E.
1941-04-14	Small private cabin monoplane (owner Charles B. Owen, Denver contractor)	Not identified (small cabin monoplane)	2	Controlled flight into terrain	Jameiller, S. E.
1941-10-30	Douglas DC-3 NC25663 "Flagship Erie", American Airlines Flight 1	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	20	Undetermined	Cooper, D. I.
1941-10-30	Douglas DC-3A NC21712; Northwest Flight 5	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	14	Weather/turbulence/icing	Onsgard, Alden
1941-12-11	Pan American Sikorsky S-38B NC21V twin-engine amphibian, training/check flight	Sikorsky flying boats	3	Undetermined	Barrett, J. C., Jr.; Holland, G. A.
1942-01-16	Douglas DC-3 NC1946, TWA Flight 3	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	22	Controlled flight into terrain	Williams, W. C.; Gillette, M. A.
1942-02-20	Twin-engine Lockheed bomber on a routine test flight	Lockheed twin-engine bomber (Hudson type)	2	Loss of control	Dace, F. E.
1942-05-01	United Air Lines Trip 4, Douglas DST-A (DC-3) NC18146 (San Francisco-Salt Lake C	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	17	Controlled flight into terrain	Brown, D. W.; Miner, W. H.
1942-05-12	Northwest Airlines Lockheed 14 (riding as a passenger)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Pilot error (other)	Martin, K. R.; Shank, E. S.
1942-07-30	Boeing C-73 (militarized 247D) 42-68369, flown by Northwest Airlines under Army	Boeing 247	10	Loss of control	Fischer, J. F.; Olson, K. S.
1942-09-22	Eastern Air Lines plane on an Army cargo flight to South America (mid-air collis	—	—	Mid-air collision	Fortner, W. F.
1942-10-23	Douglas DC-3 NC16017 "Flagship Connecticut", American Airlines Flight 28	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	12	Mid-air collision	Pedley, C. F.
1942-10-31	Consolidated B-24 Liberator (test flight)	Consolidated B-24	—	Undetermined	Bates, C. F.; Raley, R. J.
1942-11-06	Army plane	—	—	Undetermined	Clayton, R. C.; Rhew, J. N.
1942-11-18	United Air Lines Douglas transport on an Army 'rush freight' flight	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Controlled flight into terrain	Cole, D. C.; Wagar, G. K.
1942-12	Air Transport Command transport on a routine operational flight	Not identified (ATC transport)	10	Disappeared/unknown	Wasil, N. A.
1942-12-05	Douglas C-47, Air Transport Command ferry flight across the North Atlantic, flow	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	1	Undetermined	Miller, B. D.
1942-12-15	Douglas DC-3A NC16060, Western Air Lines Flight 1	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	17	Structural/mechanical failure	Loeffler, E. J.
1943-01-11	United Air Lines cargo transport under government contract	Not identified (United cargo transport)	2	Weather/turbulence/icing	Burks, J. A.; Lamb, C. S.
1943-01-15	USAAF Douglas C-54 41-32939, TWA-crewed Air Transport Command contract flight (M	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	35	Undetermined	Daley, B. H.
1943-01-21	Martin M-130 NC14715 "Philippine Clipper", Pan Am Flight V-1104	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	19	Controlled flight into terrain	Judd, O. K.; Elzey, R. M.
1943-01-22	Douglas DC-3A NC33645, Panagra Trip 9	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	14	Controlled flight into terrain	Turbyne, R. W.; Gardner, G. W.
1943-02-05	Air Transport Command contract flight flown by a Northwest Airlines crew	Not identified (ATC transport)	—	Disappeared/unknown	Hart, J. F.
1943-02-07	Army transport plane with a civilian contract crew	Not identified (Army transport)	17	Undetermined	Pickup, C. V.
1943-02-23	Army twin-engine cargo transport, Denver-Pueblo, civilian contract crew (Air Ser	Not identified (Army twin-engine cargo transport)	3	Undetermined	Ireland, B. L.; Clark, F. M.
1943-05-07	Air Transport Command cargo flight to Natal, Brazil, flown by Eastern Air Lines	Not identified (ATC cargo transport)	2	In-flight fire	Inman, W. B.; Mitchell, J. W.
1943-06-16	Army Air Transport Command cargo plane, three-man crew	Not identified (ATC cargo plane)	3	Disappeared/unknown	Vanderbusch, R. E.
1943-06-20	Douglas C-49K 43-2009, operated by Pan American for the USAAF, training flight f	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Engine failure	McAfee, W.
1943-07-28	Douglas DC-3 NC16014 "Flagship Ohio", American Airlines Flight 63	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	20	Weather/turbulence/icing	Carpenter, B. A.; Stiller, H. A.
1943-08-19	Army twin-engine cargo plane (Grenier Field)	—	5	Undetermined	Whidden, R. G.
1943-08-23	Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express 42-107274, Air Transport Command, flown by a	Consolidated B-24	5	Engine failure	Charleton, H. T.; Dietze, R. H.
1943-10-15	Douglas DC-3, American Airlines Flight 63	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	11	Weather/turbulence/icing	Brand, W. J.; Dryer, D. F.; Gay, R. A.
1943-11-18	Air Transport Command trans-Himalaya supply flight, civilian contract crew	Consolidated B-24	1	Weather/turbulence/icing	Hunt, E.
1944-01-02	Cargo plane (wartime military transport)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Undetermined	Smoot, C. H.
1944-01-26	Pan American Airways plane on an Air Transport Command contract route to Africa	—	—	Undetermined	Kroeger, J. H.
1944-02-10	Douglas DC-3, American Airlines Trip/Flight 2 (Sun Country Special)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	24	Undetermined	Francis, D. B.; Majors, R. R.
1944-02-17	Navy transport flown by Pan American Airways crew	—	—	Disappeared/unknown	Sumrall, M. B.
1944-03-25	Douglas C-54A 41-37274, Army transport with civilian airline crew (Lajes, Azores	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	6	Shot down / hostile action	Shelton, G. E.
1944-03-26	Inland Air Lines Flight 3, Beechcraft C17B, Pierre-Rapid City	Beechcraft C17B Staggerwing	1	Controlled flight into terrain	Burton, R. L.
1944-04-06	Pan American Airways single-engine Pilgrim 100B NC742N, Nome-Fairbanks	Pilgrim 100B	6	Undetermined	Bullis, R. L.
1944-05-05	Twin-engine civilian contract carrier under military contract (Pennsylvania-Cent	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	4	Mid-air collision	Josselyn, J.; Bucklin, F.
1944-06-20	TWA Flight 277, Douglas C-54 on an Air Transport Command contract flight	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	7	Controlled flight into terrain	Gill, D. N.; Inman, R. R.
1944-07-26	Army Air Transport Command Douglas C-54 flown by a TWA crew, Britain to the U.S.	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	26	Disappeared/unknown	Funkhouser, R. W.
1944-07-31	Pan American-crewed Navy transport carrying Rear Adm. Charles P. Cecil	—	19	Disappeared/unknown	Morgan, H. W.; Obri, N. F.
1944-08-28	USAAF/ATC Douglas C-54A 42-72171 (Boston-Gander-Keflavik-Prestwick)	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	25	Controlled flight into terrain	Golden, G.
1944-09-18	Douglas C-47A 43-15738, flown by Northwest Airlines for the Air Transport Comman	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	19	Controlled flight into terrain	Bliven, L. H.; Proebstle, R.
1944-11-04	Douglas DC-3-454 NC28310, TWA Flight 8	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	24	Weather/turbulence/icing	Bethel, A. T.; Smith, G. E.
1944-11-12	Douglas C-54A 42-107427, Air Transport Command, flown by American Airlines (LaGu	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	9	Controlled flight into terrain	Watkins, E. C.
1944-12-01	Douglas DC-3-209 NC17322, TWA (Flight 18)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	8	Controlled flight into terrain	Bamberger, T. L.; Snowden, J. P.
1944-12-29	Army Air Transport Command C-47 operated by Northwest Airlines	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	13	Controlled flight into terrain	Christian, F. L., Jr.; Dyjak, R. J.
1945-01-10	Douglas DC-3 NC25684, American Flight 6001	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	24	Controlled flight into terrain	Eitner, R. G.; McCauley, J. R.
1945-01-10	All American Aviation airmail pick-up plane, Harrisburg-Pittsburgh	Not identified (airmail pick-up plane)	1	Undetermined	Holstrom, A. E.
1945-02-23	Douglas DC-3-277 NC18142, American Airlines Flight 9	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	17	Controlled flight into terrain	Brigman, R. M.; Stroud, James
1945-04-14	Pennsylvania-Central Airlines Flight 142, Douglas DC-3 (Pittsburgh-Birmingham)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	20	Controlled flight into terrain	Repack, W. T.; Jones, H. H.; Jones, H. H.
1945-09-07	Eastern Air Lines Flight 42, Douglas DC-3-201G NC33631 (Miami-New York)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	22	In-flight fire	King, J. O.
1945-12-08	Douglas C-47B 45-0922, Army charter flown by Northwest Airlines	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	19	Controlled flight into terrain	Miller, G. D.
1946-01-06	Pennsylvania-Central Airlines Flight 105, Douglas DC-3	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Pilot error (other)	Paulis, Raymond; Carson, S. A.
1946-01-18	Eastern Air Lines Flight 14, Douglas DC-3, New York-Boston	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	17	In-flight fire	Knight, R. S.; Kuser, R. E.
1946-01-31	Douglas DC-3, United Air Lines Flight 14	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	21	Controlled flight into terrain	Briggs, W. P.
1946-03-03	American Airlines Flight 6-103, Douglas DC-3 (riding as a passenger)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	27	Controlled flight into terrain	Fife, M. L.; Stoner, S. E.
1946-04-24	Western Air Lines Douglas DC-3, test flight	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Engine failure	Fidroeff, W. M.; Schwartzback, M. D.
1946-05-26	Privately owned surplus Army PT-17 Stearman, stunting	Boeing-Stearman PT-17	1	Pilot error (other)	Stultz, H. L.
1946-07-11	TWA Lockheed L-049 Constellation NC86513, training flight	Lockheed Constellation	5	In-flight fire	Amthor, W. E.; Nilsen, N. A.
1946-07-26	New two-place private airplane (Skyranger), demonstration flight from Rosalia	Not identified (new two-place light plane)	2	Undetermined	Witt, P.
1946-08-25	American Airlines special Flight 26, Douglas DC-3C NC88826, training flight	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	2	Loss of control	Elder, McLemore; Stehle, W. C.
1946-10-03	Douglas C-54E/DC-4 "Flagship New England", American Overseas Airlines	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	39	Controlled flight into terrain	Lehr, R. B.; Westerfield, W. R.
1946-11-11	United Air Lines Flight 404, Douglas DC-3A NC19947 (Chicago-Cleveland)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	2	Controlled flight into terrain	Brown, F. L.
1946-11-13	Douglas DC-3/C-47 NC18645, Western Flight 23	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	11	Controlled flight into terrain	Miller, G. J.
1946-12-24	Western Air Lines Flight 44, Douglas DC-3 NC45395	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	12	Controlled flight into terrain	Weber, R. J.
1946-12-28	Douglas C-50A NC15577, American Flight 2207	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	2	Fuel exhaustion	Ham, F. M., Jr.
1947-01-12	Eastern Air Lines Flight 665, Douglas DC-3	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	18	Controlled flight into terrain	Haskew, H. M.
1947-01-22	Avianca airliner, Bogotá-Barrancabermeja	Not identified (Avianca airliner)	17	Undetermined	Pitman, C. B.
1947-02-15	Douglas DC-4 C-114, Avianca	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	53	Controlled flight into terrain	Poe, K. N.
1947-03-17	Single-engine AT-6 on a Western Airlines mail and express shuttle, Spearfish-Rap	North American AT-6 Texan	2	Engine failure	Ice, J. R.
1947-04-29	All American Aviation airmail pick-up plane, Williamsport-Pittsburgh	Not identified (airmail pick-up plane)	2	Undetermined	Porter, G. H.
1947-05-11	TWA Lockheed Constellation, training flight	Lockheed Constellation	4	Loss of control	Weeks, R. E.; McKiernan, P. S.
1947-05-29	United Air Lines Flight 521, Douglas C-54 NC30046	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	43	Pilot error (other)	Sands, R. E.
1947-05-30	Eastern Air Lines Flight 605, Douglas C-54B/DC-4	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	53	Loss of control	Willingham, K.; Coney, W. E.
1947-06-13	Douglas DC-4/C-54 NC88842, Pennsylvania-Central Flight 410	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	50	Controlled flight into terrain	Stark, Horace
1947-06-19	Lockheed L-049 Constellation NC88845 "Clipper Eclipse", Pan Am Flight 121	Lockheed Constellation	15	Engine failure	Hart, J. H.; McCoy, R. S.
1947-08-08	American Airlines Flight 765, Douglas DC-3 cargo (NX88787)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Engine failure	Davidson, W. A.; Zundell, W. R.
1947-09-30	Private plane (not an airline flight)	—	—	Undetermined	Swander, L. D.
1947-10-24	United Air Lines Flight 608, Douglas DC-6	Douglas DC-6	52	In-flight fire	Greisbach, G. G.; McMillen, E.
1947-10-26	Douglas DC-4 NC88920 "Clipper Talisman II", Pan Am Flight 923	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	18	Controlled flight into terrain	Foster, L. A.; Monsen, Alf
1947-11-18	TWA Lockheed Constellation "Star of Madrid," training/check flight	Lockheed Constellation	5	Pilot error (other)	Kennedy, V. G.; Christensen, E. L.; Winkler, F. X.
1947-12	All American Airways Beechcraft airmail pick-up plane	Beechcraft pick-up plane (model not stated)	2	Structural/mechanical failure	Bryan, T. E.
1948-01-13	Eastern Air Lines Flight 572, Douglas DC-3 NC28384	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	5	Controlled flight into terrain	Sanborn, R. B.; Saltonis, P. J.
1948-03-10	Delta Air Lines Flight 705, Douglas DC-4 NC37478	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	12	Loss of control	Disoway, J. S.; Holloway, G. L.
1948-03-12	Douglas C-54 (DC-4), Northwest Flight 4422 (charter)	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	30	Controlled flight into terrain	Petry, R.; Van Cleef, J. G.; Stickel, J. J.
1948-03-27	Private light plane (not an airline flight)	—	3	Structural/mechanical failure	Venderley, P. W.
1948-04-15	Lockheed L-049 Constellation "Clipper Empress of the Skies", Pan Am Flight 1-10	Lockheed Constellation	30	Controlled flight into terrain	Jakle, F. C.; Henson, C. M.; Wallace, Everett
1948-06-17	Douglas DC-6 NC37506 "Mainliner Utah", United Flight 624	Douglas DC-6	43	Loss of control	Warner, George; Schember, R. C.; Warner, G.
1948-08-29	Martin 2-0-2, Northwest Flight 421	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	37	Structural/mechanical failure	Brenner, D. F.; Johnson, R. L.
1948-10-27	Douglas C-54 NC88785, Northwest cargo flight NW6427 (Minneapolis-Edmonton-Anchor	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	2	Pilot error (other)	Christian, B. W.
1949-07-30	Eastern Air Lines Flight 557, Douglas DC-3-201D N19963	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	15	Mid-air collision	Simmons, Julien; Matthews, L. R.
1949-11-01	Eastern Air Lines Flight 537, Douglas DC-4	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	55	Mid-air collision	Ray, George; Hazelwood, C. R.; Ray, G.
1949-12-12	Capital Airlines Flight 500, Douglas DC-3 NC25691	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	6	Loss of control	Porter, L. L.; Davis, W. J.
1950-03-07	Northwest Flight 307, Martin 2-0-2 N93050	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	15	Controlled flight into terrain	Jones, D. B.; McGinn, W. T.
1950-06-23	Northwest Flight 2501, Douglas DC-4 N95425	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	58	Disappeared/unknown	Wolfe, V. F.; Lind, R. C.
1950-08-31	Lockheed L-749A Constellation N6004C "Star of Maryland", TWA Flight 903	Lockheed Constellation	55	In-flight fire	Hammitt, H. J.; Webb, W. B.; Pope, F.; Fletcher, D. B.
1950-09-04	Robinson Airlines Flight 32, Douglas DC-3 N19936	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	16	Engine failure	Carter, H. L.; Llewellyn, F. A.
1950-10-13	Martin 2-0-2 NC93037; Northwest local instrument check flight from Minneapolis-S	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	6	Structural/mechanical failure	Galt, J. R.; Render, R. F.
1950-11-07	Martin 2-0-2 N93040, Northwest Flight 115	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	21	Controlled flight into terrain	Lampman, L. G.; Hupp, J. A.
1951-01-16	Northwest Airlines Flight 115, Martin 2-0-2 N93054	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	10	Undetermined	Gander, E. J.; Rickman, L. M.
1951-03	Pioneer Air Lines chartered military flight, Lackland AFB to Lowry Field	—	1	Structural/mechanical failure	Dowd, J. H.
1951-03-02	Mid-Continent Airlines Flight 16, Douglas DC-3A N19928	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	16	Loss of control	Graham, J. H.; Toler, P. K.
1951-04-28	United Air Lines Flight 129, Douglas DC-3 N16088 (Cleveland-Fort Wayne-South Ben	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	11	Weather/turbulence/icing	Swallow, E. K.
1951-06-22	Pan Am Flight 151, Lockheed L-049 Constellation N88846	Lockheed Constellation	40	Controlled flight into terrain	Havlena, G.; Crawford, F. J.; Alcock, G. A.; Detwiler, R. F.; Bowne, F. S.
1951-06-30	United Air Lines Flight 610, Douglas DC-6 N37543 (San Francisco-Denver)	Douglas DC-6	50	Controlled flight into terrain	Tower, H. G.; Appleby, J. R.
1951-07-02	Los Angeles Airways mail helicopter	Sikorsky flying boats	2	Undetermined	DeBlauw, J., Jr.
1951-08-24	United Air Lines Flight 615, Douglas DC-6B N37550	Douglas DC-6	50	Controlled flight into terrain	Jewett, G. A.; Hedden, M. W.
1951-08-27	Sikorsky S-51 helicopter, Los Angeles Airways	Sikorsky flying boats	1	Structural/mechanical failure	Crew, C. D.
1951-12-04	Douglas DC-3 N17109 (United Trainer 16, training flight from Stapleton)	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Loss of control	Kocher, J. D.; Wilson, W. C.
1952-01-19	Douglas C-54E N45342 (leased from TWA), Northwest Orient Flight 324	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	36	Engine failure	Kuhn, K. H.; Pfaffinger, J. J.
1952-01-22	American Airlines Flight 6780, Convair CV-240 N94229 'Flagship New Haven'	Convair 240 / 340	30	Undetermined	Reid, T. J.
1952-02-11	National Airlines Flight 101, Douglas DC-6 N90891	Douglas DC-6	33	Structural/mechanical failure	Foster, W. G.; St. Clair, C. E.
1952-04-05	U.S. Airlines Curtiss C-46 cargo flight	Curtiss C-46	5	Engine failure	Crockett, W. B., Jr.; Wolderhoff, J. L.
1952-04-29	Pan American Flight 202, Boeing 377 Stratocruiser N1039V "Clipper Good Hope"	Boeing 377 Stratocruiser	50	Structural/mechanical failure	Penn, L. A.; Grossarth, Albert; Powell, J. T.
1953-01-07	Douglas C-54 N86574, Flying Tiger Line Flight 841 (military contract ferry fligh	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	7	Controlled flight into terrain	Greber, C. E.
1953-02-14	National Airlines Flight 470, Douglas DC-6 N90893	Douglas DC-6	46	Weather/turbulence/icing	Springer, E.; Springer, E.
1953-04-20	Western Air Lines Flight 636, Douglas DC-6B N91303	Douglas DC-6	8	Controlled flight into terrain	Jacobson, R. C.; Clark, R. E.
1953-05-17	Delta Air Lines Flight 318, Douglas DC-3 N28345	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	19	Weather/turbulence/icing	Stewart, J. P., Jr.; Volk, D. P.
1953-09-16	American Airlines Flight 723, Convair CV-240 N94255 'Flagship Bristol'	Convair 240 / 340	28	Controlled flight into terrain	Schanken, W. J.; Stentz, J. W.
1954-02-26	Western Air Lines Flight 34, Convair CV-240 N8407H	Convair 240 / 340	9	Undetermined	Cawley, M. R.; Crother, R. F.
1954-04-16	North American F-51 Mustang, Air Force Reserve training flight	Military fighter	1	In-flight fire	Gahan, M. F.
1954-07-28	Light crop-dusting plane (private work while on furlough from Braniff)	Not identified (light crop-dusting plane)	1	Loss of control	Hammond, R. G.
1954-08-05	Not an air accident (highway death)	—	—	Not an aviation accident	Harker, R. K.
1954-08-08	Alaska Airlines Douglas DC-3, cargo flight	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	2	Controlled flight into terrain	Wacha, F. F.; Nash, G. J.; Nash, G. J.
1954-08-22	Braniff Flight 152, Douglas DC-3/C-47 N61451	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	12	Weather/turbulence/icing	Pickering, W. A.; Wilde, W. B.
1954-11-07	Not an aviation accident: automobile crash	—	—	Not an aviation accident	Bass, W. E.
1955-01-12	TWA Flight 694, Martin 2-0-2A N93211 (mid-air collision with a private DC-3)	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	15	Mid-air collision	Quinn, J. W.; Childress, R. K.
1955-02-19	TWA Flight 260, Martin 4-0-4 N40416	Martin 2-0-2 / 4-0-4	16	Controlled flight into terrain	Spong, I. R.; Creason, J. J., Jr.
1955-03-26	Pan American Flight 845/26, Boeing 377 Stratocruiser N1032V (Seattle-Portland-Ho	Boeing 377 Stratocruiser	4	Engine failure	Hendrick, A. G., Jr.
1955-04-04	United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 N37512, instrument-proficiency check flight	Douglas DC-6	3	Pilot error (other)	Webb, V. N.; Dozier, H.
1955-07-17	Braniff Flight 560, Convair CV-340 N3422	Convair 240 / 340	22	Controlled flight into terrain	Tobin, A. R.
1955-07-17	Midget private plane (not an airline flight)	—	1	Pilot error (other)	Rossow, S. T.
1955-08-04	American Airlines Flight 476, Convair 240	Convair 240 / 340	30	In-flight fire	Gates, W. G.; Barron, H. C.
1955-09-24	Douglas C-54A/DC-4 N90433, Flying Tiger Line trip 7413	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	3	Fuel exhaustion	Gin, W. F.
1955-10-06	United Air Lines Flight 409, Douglas DC-4	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	66	Controlled flight into terrain	Cooke, C. C.; Salisbury, R. D.
1955-10-10	Privately flown four-place amphibian	Amphibian, four-place (type not stated)	3	Undetermined	King, D. J.; Ryan, C. W.
1955-11-01	United Air Lines Flight 629, Douglas DC-6B N37559 'Mainliner Denver'	Douglas DC-6	44	Sabotage/bomb	White, D. A.; Hall, L. H.
1955-12-17	Riddle Airlines Curtiss C-46, scheduled mail and cargo run	Curtiss C-46	2	Undetermined	Lohr, G. A.; Glendon, R. J.
1955-12-21	Eastern Air Lines Flight 642, Douglas DC-6B	Douglas DC-6	17	Controlled flight into terrain	McBrien, T. F.; Rinyu, J. J.
1956-06-30	TWA Flight 2, Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation N6902C 'Star of the Seine'	Lockheed Constellation	128	Mid-air collision	Ritner, J. H.; Gandy, J. S.; Shirley, R. F.; Harms, R. W.
1956-08-09	Light private plane (not an airline flight)	—	—	Undetermined	Bettle, D. O.
1956-11-30	Pan American seven-passenger helicopter, solo-qualification check flight	Sikorsky flying boats	1	Loss of control	Lunn, W. M.
1957-02	Private plane crash	—	—	Undetermined	Carmichael, J. G.
1957-03-02	Alaska Airlines Flight 100, Douglas DC-4 N90449	Douglas DC-4 / C-54	5	Controlled flight into terrain	Currie, L. F.; Edwards, L. O.
1957-04-25	Small rented seaplane, flight instruction (not an airline flight)	—	2	Loss of control	Zeh, R. W., Jr.
1957-06-22	Capital Airlines Douglas C-47A N88835, training flight	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	3	Loss of control	Burke, C. R.; Podgurski, H. A.; Thomas, R. E.
1957-09-14	Ellis Air Lines Cessna 180 floatplane (fishing charter)	Cessna 180 floatplane	3	Weather/turbulence/icing	Bass, L. M.
1957-09-15	Northeast Airlines Flight 285, Douglas C-53 (DC-3) N34417	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	12	Controlled flight into terrain	Sweetland, R. W.; Pitts, V. L.
1957-11-08	Pan Am Flight 7, Boeing 377 Stratocruiser	Boeing 377 Stratocruiser	44	Disappeared/unknown	Fortenberry, W. H.; Brown, G. H.; Wygant, W. P.; Alexander, R. S.
1957-12	Not an air accident (house fire)	—	—	Not an aviation accident	Sederberg, R. S.
1958-03-25	Braniff Flight 971, Douglas DC-7C	Douglas DC-7	9	Pilot error (other)	King, R. H.; Showman, D. H.; Hogan, G. W.; Leake, D. F.
1958-04-06	Capital Airlines Flight 67, Vickers Viscount N7437	Vickers Viscount	47	Weather/turbulence/icing	Hull, W. J.
1958-04-21	United Air Lines Flight 736, Douglas DC-7 N6328C (midair collision with USAF F-1	Douglas DC-7	49	Mid-air collision	Ward, D. M.; Sommers, A. E.; Ward, D. M.
1958-05-20	Capital Airlines Flight 300, Vickers Viscount N7410, mid-air collision with a Ma	Vickers Viscount	12	Mid-air collision	Meyer, P. F.; Brady, K. J.
1958-06-04	Capital Airlines training flight V-3, Douglas DC-3 N49553	Douglas DC-3 / C-47	1	Loss of control	Henderson, E. A.
1958-06-07	North American F-86F Sabre, Colorado Air National Guard 'Minute Men' aerobatic t	Military fighter	1	In-flight fire	Ferrier, J. T.
1958-08-15	Northeast Airlines Flight 258, Convair CV-240 N90670	Convair 240 / 340	25	Controlled flight into terrain	Burnham, J. T.
1958-11-16	Light aircraft lost in Colorado, November 1958	Curtiss C-46	2	Weather/turbulence/icing	Courtell, F. L.; Cloud, C. C.
1959-01-11	Lufthansa Flight 502, Lockheed Super Constellation (Hamburg-Buenos Aires)	Lockheed Constellation	36	Controlled flight into terrain	McMains, W. W.
1959-02-03	Lockheed L-188A Electra N6101A, American Airlines Flight 320 (Chicago-New York)	Lockheed L-188 Electra	65	Controlled flight into terrain	DeWitt, Albert
1959-08-15	Boeing 707-123 N7514A "Flagship Connecticut", American Airlines Flight 514 (trai	Boeing 707	5	Loss of control	Swain, W.; Jeberjahn, F.; Job, H.

Sources: per-accident records linked on each name (CAB reports via the DOT library, Wikipedia, Aviation Safety Network, contemporary newspapers). Fatality counts are for the whole accident, both aircraft in a collision, and include people killed on the ground; 11 accidents have no reliable count and are left out of the totals. Comparison figures: PlaneCrashInfo cause statistics; Barnett, Journal of Air Transport Management (2024); 1932 rate from Serling via The Aviation Vault; 1992–96 rate from Savage, Northwestern University.

How to read this

Confirmed means a source names this pilot, by surname plus initial or first name and airline, in the accident. Probable is a strong circumstantial match, such as Gann's own description lining up with a crash whose crew isn't named online; the reason is given in each entry. Not found means no match turned up after a targeted search. It does not mean no record exists; many of these men appear only in local newspapers and CAB files that aren't online.

Spellings follow Gann's list. Sources sometimes differ (Griesbach for Greisbach, Disosway for Disoway, Terrant for Tarrant), and a few initials don't match exactly; those are flagged in the entry. Six names appear twice on Gann's list.

Airline codes

AA American

UAL United

TWA Transcontinental & Western / Trans World

EAL Eastern

PAA Pan American

NWA Northwest

DAL Delta

BNF Braniff

CAP Capital

PCA Pennsylvania-Central

WAL Western

NEA Northeast

NAL National

C&S Chicago & Southern

D-C&S Delta-C&S (1953 merger)

MCA Mid-Continent

PNG Panagra

AOA American Overseas

ASA Alaska Airlines

LAA Los Angeles Airways

VAT Varney Air Transport

WAS Wyoming Air Service

WAE Western Air Express

FTL Flying Tiger Line