Subject: Aircrew casualities
From: Guy Alcala
Date: 9/22/03 2:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id: 3F6F6FE0.3067CB20@junkpo

Then it must have been 8th AF practice not to wear them, as numerous accounts
exist
of crews trying to buckle theirs on in a hurry. The RAF bomber crews didn't
normally wear theirs either, aside from the pilots and the tail gunner.

Guy

The mind boggles (sheesh)

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