lanham@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Ryan Lanham) (08/10/90)
From: Ryan Lanham <lanham@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu> The movie "The Battle of Britain" was on recently and much of the movie centered around the lack of British pilots for her fighers. I don't think I've ever seen any good data of how long and on what platforms most WWII fighter pilots trained. In this movie, a seasoned flight leader rolls his eyes when two young pilots show up with 9 and 12 hours of time on a Spit. What this truly unusual? Under such dire circumstances I would think twelve hours would indicate a well trained pilot. Ryan Lanham Northwestern Univeristy