“That was when American aircrews were being rotated back to the U.S. after 25 or 30 missions.”
“To belittle Britain’s WWII effort, especially the RAF, tells me you are one very ignorant individual ... a poster boy (or girl) for Americas fine educational system.”
You shouldn’t leave the impression that you are belittling the American aircrews either.
“The United States Army Air Forces incurred 12% of the Army’s 936,000 battle casualties in World War II. Over 90,000 airmen died in service (52,173 killed in action and 37,856 non-battle deaths, including 13,093 in aircraft accidents). Only the Army Ground Forces suffered more battle deaths. 63,209 members of the USAAF were wounded in action and over 21,000 became prisoners-of-war. Its casualties were 5.1% of its strength, compared to 10% for the rest of the Army.[73]
Combat losses of aircraft totalled 22,948 world wide, with 18,418 loss in theaters fighting Germany and 4,530 lost in combat in the Pacific.[74] The USAAF credited its own forces with destroying a total of 40,259 aircraft of opposing nations by all means, 29,916 against Germany and its allies and 10,343 in the Pacific.[75]
The cost of the war to the USAAF was approximately $50 billion, or about 30% of the cost to the War Department,[76] with cash expenditures from direct appropriations between July 1942 and August 1945 amounting to $35,185,548,000.[77]
Total sorties flown by the AAF during World War II were 2,352,800, with 1,693,565 flown in Europe-related areas and 669,235 flown in the Pacific and Far East.”
Coming down on the side of the RAF ... especially in light of the outrageous accusations by a few ignorant jerks in this forum that our British allies were somehow weak & cowardly in WWII ... hardly puts me in the bashing American aircrews category. But, hey ... this is FR ... opinions are like assh**** everyone has one.