Replying to a message of Phil Payne to William F. Zachmann:

 PP> From: Phil Payne 

 >> ..., to which he evidently has some sort of sentimental
 >> attachment (most recently evidenced by his stated admiration for the
 >> bravery of the Nazi submariners ...

 PP> I have exactly the same admiration for the allied bomber crews of the
 PP> Second World War, if that's any consolation.  They. too, went to war
 PP> regularly on the strict understanding that the odds of them not
 PP> coming back were significant.

Seven to ten percent per mission overall, IIRC.  The casualty rate for the
first bombing mission to Schweinfurt was nearly 30 percent.

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