[Milsurplus] "Lancaster"

[Hubert Miller]

> "The decisive role played by the Silent Service during WW II is often overlooked, or the significance of their contribution is not fully understood. The Submarine Service represented only 1.6% of all Navy personnel during the war but they accounted for over 55% of all Japanese ships sunk, including one-third of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Submariners paid a high price for this accomplishment, however, with the highest percentage causality rate of any branch of the service, almost 23%."

> It is interesting to note that losses (personel killed) in bomber force training STATESIDE was almost fifty percent of the losses in the ETO/MTO.

Both pretty shocking information. I had no idea U.S. submarine losses were that high.
As for the aviation accidents, I was aware by reading of the great number of training accidents, and I mean great number, but the loss stats....
-Hue