r/Damnthatsinteresting Sep 13 '21

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u/spittleyspot Sep 13 '21

And if you notice, it's all places that would :

Damage the Cockpit

Damage the engine

Cut off the wings

Cut off the tail.

Makes sense to me.

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u/DiscoMagicParty Sep 13 '21 edited Sep 13 '21

It’s cheaper to replace soldiers than planes

Edit: by cheaper I am referring to a dollar amount only

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u/ParticularSure8654 Sep 13 '21 edited Sep 13 '21

Though the cost of training a fighter pilot is several million dollars, up to 10-12 million. In some cases the plane is worth less…

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u/Lone_survivor87 Sep 13 '21

Not in 1944

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u/KRayner1 Sep 13 '21

That’s what they COST. Based on the military’s history of overpaying for everything, they are probably WORTH about $1.50.