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[โ€“] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't you need like a fraction of training to become a pilot? Also imagine running into birds or bad weather, rain would probably feel like a soft top car at best

[โ€“] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It also was the era where the pilots of some types of combat aircraft suffered more losses in training accidents than in actual combat. While they were fighting a world war.