Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!uokmax!occrsh!att!cbnews!military From: lanham@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Ryan Lanham) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: WWII Pilot Training Message-ID: <1990Aug10.010837.68@cbnews.att.com> Date: 10 Aug 90 01:08:37 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 14 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Ryan Lanham 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