Over the next three decades the P&E also experienced serious setbacks due to several major floods, storms, a bridge fire, and various operational accidents.

As often happens with new aircraft designs, there were several operational accidents, some fatal.

Combat losses were 458, and the other 310 were operational accidents.

Japanese aircraft losses were 7,830, including 2,655 to operational accidents.

More than 70 were lost in various operational accidents - a loss rate which gave the type the name among pilots of "Man eater".

Of the 12 F-105G's assigned to the 561st during this time, four were shot down and one was lost to operational accident.

Under investigation Died in an 'operational accident'.

Six were lost in operational (non-combat related) accidents while serving in Southeast Asia.

Eleven more were lost to operational accidents on combat missions.

Nine more were lost in operational accidents while serving with Task Force 77.