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Old 21st Jan 2023, 22:31
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ericferret
 
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Well Cyclic, treadigraph shared interesting stat for A-12 / SR-71 losses at 38.3% combined, but then look at the Luftwaffe's fleet of F-104's. According to Wikipedia: "The Germans lost 292 of 916 aircraft and 116 pilots from 1961 to 1989, its high accident rate earning it the nickname "the Widowmaker" from the German public". That is a 31.9% loss rate during that period for this far larger fleet.

A total of 890 Meteors were lost in RAF service (145 of these crashes occurring in 1953 alone), resulting in the deaths of 450 pilots. Total in service 3275
So a loss rate of 36%. With a higher fatality rate.

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