I was having a discussion with someone about risks in SCUBA diving and they said:
I read an article about a statistic to do with Spitfire pilots during the Battle of Britain that went along the lines of no matter how many sorties they'd flown before, the chances (risk) of them being shot down remained the same on each flight. Their experience levels (you could argue maturity of skill and experience of the individual) didn't change the overall statistic. Yet gut feeling would tell you that the more experienced pilots had a greater chance of survival.
I personally don't believe the former statement but does anyone know of anything to either support or go against this gem?
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