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03-05-2002, 05:25 PM

Read somewhere that an airman in the 8th AF had a greater chance of getting killed than a Marine in the Pacific. Something like a 70% chance of being a casualty. I've got an uncle who turned 17 on Guadacanal, went from there all the way to China. He said the worst was Okinawa because it lasted the longest. I kind of feel about air combat like sea combat, gravity is a problem, If you can't fly or swim for a long time you are a goner.

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03-05-2002, 05:25 PM	#3
R. Grady/Roadkill Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Confederate AF visit Read somewhere that an airman in the 8th AF had a greater chance of getting killed than a Marine in the Pacific. Something like a 70% chance of being a casualty. I've got an uncle who turned 17 on Guadacanal, went from there all the way to China. He said the worst was Okinawa because it lasted the longest. I kind of feel about air combat like sea combat, gravity is a problem, If you can't fly or swim for a long time you are a goner. Roadkill