On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:05:58 -0700, chuck@olypen.com wrote:
>Here is an interesting bit of trivia for you.
>In World War I, there were more aircraft than most people think.
>Total Aircraft (total airframes) 1914-1918
>Great Britian 58,144
>Germany 47,637
>France 67,982
>Italy 20,000
>Russia 4,700
>Austro-Hungarian 5,431
>United Sates 15,000
>Total 218,894
>The US Combat aircraft were provided by the allies (US only produced
>trainers)
>France 4,881
>Britian 258
>Italian 19
>Total 5,158
>Source: FIGHTER by Bryan Cooper & John Batchelor
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>In Air combat, American pilots were credited with the following
>victories.
>WW I 721 enemy aircraft
>WW II 18,798 enemy aircraft
>Korea 893 enemy aircraft
>Viet Nam 137 enemy aircraft
>Gulf War 38 enemy aircraft
>Total 20,587 enemy aircraft
>Source: Major Ritchie (one of only two aces in Viet Nam)
> during an interview on Military Channel
Yes, some interesting information. Thanks!
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