15 WWII Bomber Crew Facts Every Warbird Guy Should Know

On 18 Jul 2018 16:01:42 -0700, Miloch
wrote:


#2: Really Hard To Make It Home

Bomber crews needed to complete 25 missions before they were allowed to go home
but that number was almost statistically impossible in Europe. Your chances of
completing all 25 missions, at least unscathed, were slim to none. The Germans
really dialed in shooting bombers out of the sky with their sophisticated FLAK
systems and method.

Wouldn't that imply that virtually no bomber crewmembers survived the
war? I know losses were terrible, but...

#5: Pics Or It Doesn’t Count?

Pilots need to take flash photographs after dropping the bombs otherwise, it
might not be included in the required number of missions for a single tour.

"flash" photographs? of the target? Camera flash ain't gonna reach
the ground from 20,000' and be of any use for photography, and most
American raids were daylight. Photograph of the crew over the target?
Wouldn't somebody at their home base make some note of their aircraft
returning?