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Old 02-21-2008, 08:38 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by habernac View Post
that's one big reason my grandfather was happy to be in the air: you can't see the horrible stuff from up there. He piloted a bomber in WW2.
My Grandfather on my dads side was a tail gunner on a Lancaster in WWII. On one hand your right, they couldn't see the bomb damage.

On the other hand hearing your buddies scream over the intercom as their plane spirals down in pieces and you don't see a chute, pretty horrifying.
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