Ironhat 0 Posted February 13, 2010 We had a mini discussion about this in another thread. I did a google search on the subject and founs and interesting site that list the German pilots that parachuted from their planes late in the war. Interesting to note that the Brits figured giving their pilots chutes would cause them to use the the chutes rather than try to save a valuable machince ??? Man what thinking, a machine worth more than a pilot ? http://www.ejection-...tes/1914_18.htm Anlther nice site is acepilots.com WWI info can be found by clicking famous aviators and also airplanes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 13, 2010 (edited) Ironhat: Man what thinking, a machine worth more than a pilot ? Yes, that was the thinking in those days - a low ranking man was not worth much. The Germans were not any better there than the British. They only gave out parachutes, because they suffered severe losses of qualified pilots after three years of war against most of the world. So now, they also recognised the value of the pilot. Edited February 13, 2010 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted February 13, 2010 Damn good job they didn't carry over that ridiculous attitude into WW2...or we would have lost the Battle of Britain within a month! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
