World War II was a very challenging conflict for pilots in the Pacific. Besides having to fulfill dangerous missions against enemy targets or against enemy planes, they faced other dangers. Their planes were stationed onboard aircraft cariers, a fact that multiplies the possibility of accidents; if they were downed and managed to land on water, they could be attacked by sharks, numerous in some areas of the Pacific, before being rescued. Fuel and technological limitations of the time also added to risky circumstances.
