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aaronbrethorst
on Aug 18, 2010
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Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long...
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The Enola Gay's pilot was 30.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets
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philwelch
on Aug 18, 2010
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Well, the other half of WWII ;) Naturally you'd pick a very experienced pilot to drop The Atomic Fucking Bomb, but the average age of bomber pilots over Europe was famously in the early 20's.
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OTOH the average lifespan of a WWII bomber crew was about 6 missions.
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The Enola Gay's pilot was 30. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets
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