no parachutes for the allies in ww1 though germany adopted them. wouldnt want to lose a plane with the possibility they could be salvaged, or be given the option to jump if you lost your nerve. i suppose you could (possibly) reveal plans as well were you captured. plus, nothing says manly like dying in a fiery heap. at one point because of the fokker upgrade british airmen averaged 18 hours of flight time before death if i read that correctly. 14000 british pilots died in the war. i think 50000 died across europe and beyond.
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- dave 12-14-2013 7:58 pm