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5% average mission casualty rate.
Author:
Iggle
(11988 Posts - Joined: Sep 14, 2007)
Posted at 9:27 pm on Feb 21, 2024
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Meant you only had a 35% chance of getting through your 20 missions.
Replies to: "5% average mission casualty rate."
Masters of the Air — observation/SPOILER ALERT!
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conorlarkin
- 8:04pm 2/21/24
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Avoiding the spoiler, but so far this doesn't meaure up with Band of Brothers.
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Hibakusha
- 9:09am 2/22/24
Fair critique, but what could match up with Band of Brothers? Air is still worthwhile.
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conorlarkin
- 9:32am 2/22/24
Your wife is a fine crtic! Only 3 episodes in and will watch it all.
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Hibakusha
- 10:32am 2/22/24
Got a call this afternoon from 'Joe' (my Dad's Radio Operator) and his daughter ...the family
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TyroneIrish
- 10:31pm 2/21/24
Awesome. God bless him and all of them.
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Frank L
- 9:46am 2/22/24
A heartwarming side light...I've visited the town next to my Dad's airbase a couple of times, and
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TyroneIrish
- 11:35am 2/22/24
Thanks for that, incredible bravery. Will it ever be published?
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Hibakusha
- 9:16am 2/22/24
Thanks...Copies were sent to the U.S. and U.K. WWII Memorial Archives, but just enough others were
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TyroneIrish
- 11:20am 2/22/24
I'm doing something similar with my father. It is something to pass down to my children.
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Hibakusha
- 1:58pm 2/22/24
Congrats...they'll definitely thank you for all that effort...when the time comes, share a snippet
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TyroneIrish
- 2:19pm 2/22/24
Very cool
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MarkHarman
- 8:25am 2/22/24
Wow! Thanks for sharing that account. Your dad and his crews were genuine American heroes.
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conorlarkin
- 3:27am 2/22/24
To you and the other repliers, on behalf of my Dad, Joe and all the 8th AF crews, Thanks very much
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TyroneIrish
- 11:09am 2/22/24
5% average mission casualty rate.
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Iggle
- 9:27pm 2/21/24
They flew day missions.
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AlbanyIRISH
- 8:42am 2/22/24
I can't imagine climbing into a B-17 day after day. Amazing men.
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Hibakusha
- 10:49am 2/22/24
Especially until they got P 51 support. Sitting ducks.
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Frank L
- 9:47am 2/22/24