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Re: Analysing survival rates among Luftwaffe air crew in 'Steinbock' and other operations
PS on the Exbury Junkers. Stanley has researched the crew (and passengers) (pp.37-44). He is cautious about saying whether or not they were an experienced crew but he concludes they had been together as a crew for a year and had very likely flown (with 3./KG 6) on operational sorties before they were transferred to KG 66. The observer was the oldest member of the crew (23 years) and I think it is fair to say that he was experienced. He flew on operations with 6./KG 26 from May 1941 to January 1942 and attended many training courses as well as gaining operational flying experience.
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