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Originally Posted by Griff
I keep imagining a world where those planes went home with their crews. Imagine the weird infrastructure that would have developed around a population that assumes regular flight.
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That's a nightmare. The assholes you see on the road, flying over your house.
Besides, with 4 officers and 6 crew, who takes it home?
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According to the AAF Statistical Digest, in less than four years (December 1941- August 1945), the US Army Air Forces lost 14,903 pilots, aircrew and assorted personnel plus 13,873 airplanes — inside the continental United States. They were the result of 52,651 aircraft accidents (6,039 involving fatalities) in 45 months.
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Purchased as surplus from the military inventory for a mere $750 in 1946, the airplane has flown more than 1 million miles. It has served as a cargo hauler, an aerial mapping platform and in pest control and forest dusting applications.
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