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Old 7th February 2009, 02:07
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Re: Most Representative Luftwaffe Pilot?

I suppose upon reflection Bar is not particularly 'representative' because he was a very successful pilot wherever he happened to be flying. Given that then someone like Klaus Faber might fit the bill - only had a few claims, flew from 39-45 and survived. On the other hand, the fact that he survived is not really representative either. The vast majority of LW pilots, for one reason or another, had very short careers. But in this the LW is not necessarily unique - its probably safe to say most of the losses for all combatants were of relatively inexperiened pilots, the survivors were generally the exception and became the aces. Another item that is probably worth mentioning is that in reviewing the LW losses, its always struck me as extraordinary how many of the 'experten' were lost due to accidents versus combat. What does the DunkBM consider representative?
 


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