Originally Posted by
A2QFI
I am afraid that the fatalities of rear crew members in the Vulcan was a great many more than 12
Indeed it was more than 12 - I was just quoting the figures given by the author (an ex Vulcan pilot) for the number of rear crew killed WHEN THE PILOTS WERE ABLE TO EJECT SUCCESSFULLY.
Off the top of my head he quotes:
15 Vulcan crashes of which
5 were successful "all crew" escapes
6 were "no survivors"
4 were "pilots survived, rear crew died".
I guess there may well have been a number of crew chiefs in that number, too.
Valiant and Victor losses weren't given - it is a Vulcan book, after all.