WWII Aviation Facts and Figures

[ndivita]

This predates my time by several years but I was all over this stuff in my model-building days as a young lad. The data here collected drives home what a heroic, grave effort was WWII. Enjoy and ponder.

https://pippaettore.com/Horrific_WWII_Statistics.html

 

[majicmaker]

Awesome, Thanks. I'm a junky.

 

[garyahouse]

Read nearly all of it. Thanks for posting.

My father flew a few missions over occupied Italy in 1944. He was a tail gunner in a B17. One day the gunner for the belly turret asked him if they could trade places. He said he was feeling sick to his stomach and thought the tail gunner position would be a little easier. They did so, and that day the tail end of the plane got shot up pretty bad. The fella who took dad's place on that mission died that day. I've often wondered about that...

Gary

darksider #44

 

[lonerider]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I've always had the utmost admiration for the B17 and B24 crews that flew unescorted missions over Germany in 1943.