Miloch wrote in
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In article , john
Szalay says...




Considering the observation that "To send crews out in such a plane
against a well-armed, determined foe would have been nothing short of
suicidal"...that skull was just as relevant to the well-being of the
crew as it was to those they bombed.

...just sayin'


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Consider the time period..

btw; the deathshead is still the symbol of the 5th

http://www.minot.af.mil/Units/5th-Bomb-Wing-Units