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In memory. Bomber Command

Have nothing but Respect and Honor for All those who served for freedom in both the World Wars. We owe our freedom to them. Never Forget those who served and serve now. Regards,Scott
 
Don't forget the 55,000,000 civilians who died as well (against 21,000,000 military personnel).

Men has fought far too many wars and learned nothing. And even now we are still continuing.
 
Most deadly assignment

The BC assignment was the deadliest in the war. It took 30 (I thought it was 20 but this cite states otherwise Bomber Command’s Losses – Bomber Command Museum of Canada.) missions to rotate out of the BC and with loss rates hovering around 4-5% it was highly unlikely that a crew member would complete his tour. This from the Imperial War Museum (Life And Death In Bomber Command During WW2 | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk).

"Operational flying was perilous. Chances of survival varied during a tour, depending on factors such as inexperience, fatigue, type of aircraft flown and target. The most dangerous were the first and last five trips. During the whole war, 51% of aircrew were killed on operations, 12% were killed or wounded in non-operational accidents and 13% became prisoners of war or evaders. Only 24% survived the war unscathed."


 
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