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Subject: Re: 15 WWII Bomber Crew Facts Every Warbird Guy Should Know
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On 18 Jul 2018 16:01:42 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>#2: Really Hard To Make It Home
>
>Bomber crews needed to complete 25 missions before they were allowed to go home
>but that number was almost statistically impossible in Europe. Your chances of
>completing all 25 missions, at least unscathed, were slim to none. The Germans
>really dialed in shooting bombers out of the sky with their sophisticated FLAK
>systems and method.
Wouldn't that imply that virtually no bomber crewmembers survived the
war? I know losses were terrible, but...
>
>Pilots need to take flash photographs after dropping the bombs otherwise, it
>might not be included in the required number of missions for a single tour.
"flash" photographs? of the target? Camera flash ain't gonna reach
the ground from 20,000' and be of any use for photography, and most
American raids were daylight. Photograph of the crew over the target?
Wouldn't somebody at their home base make some note of their aircraft
returning?
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