The above accident rates always crossed my mind regarding George Bush (jr).
(Not interested in a political discussion, just an observation)
Younger Bush was accused of "hiding" from combat during the Viet Nam War while flying a F-102. It did cross my mind that maybe he really was an idiot, hiding out in the cockpit of a Century Series fighter always seemed a wee bit more at risk to one's pink arse than performing one of many other possible non-combat jobs around Saigon.
My US civilian flight instructor barely survived his ejection from one. Sadly, 2 people on the ground did not.