Pontius, I have often wondered if the higher Halifax survival rates were due to the fact that the W/op and Nav, were in the forward compartment in the nose?
November4, yes it does seem high, but it is only an estimate by ORS. One would think the fact that 68% of Lancasters crashed/ shot down with no survivors backs up their research, on my calculations that would equate to nearly 16,000 crewman. Almost half of all Lancasters delivered during the war (3,345 out of 7,373) were lost on operations with the loss of over 21,000 crew members. ORS were so concerned re the Lancaster hatches, that they campaigned for 2 years to change them. By the time they succeeded, the war was virtually over.
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