Wow!! I thought that something I read said that a very large percent of men knew that there was a good chance that they were flying to their deaths. Good to know! Thank you.
Wow!! I thought that something I read said that a very large percent of men knew that there was a good chance that they were flying to their deaths. Good to know! Thank you.
they were. In 1945, with an 8-12% loss rate on missions, anyone flying their sixth mission was flying someone else's time, statistically. As I said, that didn't mean all died. But 8th AF losses between the first mission on August 17, 1942 and the final combat mission on April 29 1945 were more than the US Marines suffered between Guadalcanal and Okinawa invasions.
Wow!! I thought that something I read said that a very large percent of men knew that there was a good chance that they were flying to their deaths. Good to know! Thank you.
they were. In 1945, with an 8-12% loss rate on missions, anyone flying their sixth mission was flying someone else's time, statistically. As I said, that didn't mean all died. But 8th AF losses between the first mission on August 17, 1942 and the final combat mission on April 29 1945 were more than the US Marines suffered between Guadalcanal and Okinawa invasions.