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Old 01-18-2011, 20:01   #16
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Interesting story. Percentage wise in the ETO the Army Air Corps actually took more casualities than the guys on the ground did.

Hats off to Stigler and Brown.
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Old 01-18-2011, 20:17   #17
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Interesting story. Percentage wise in the ETO the Army Air Corps actually took more casualities than the guys on the ground did.

Hats off to Stigler and Brown.
The Army Air Corps had more KIA in WW2 than the Marine Corps...not percentage wise but total numbers.
Before the bombers had fighter escorts to/from targets they were basically
'strategically sacrificed' to reduce Germany's warmaking capability prior to invasion.
Air superiority came later.
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