Has this subject been looked at before? i just wanted to know what the salarys were for serving WW2 aircrew and also the “erks”how much time were pre flight checks/engine tests and general flying status alloted prior to sorties given the wartime conditions etc, in other words were “corners cut”or am i being naive?
By: Creaking Door - 5th November 2008 at 22:05
I remember reading years ago a book by a Canadian in Bomber Command who was paid almost exactly double what his RAF room-mate was paid. They were both pilots of identical rank but presumably the Canadian pilot was RCAF.
The Canadian also said that the situation was ‘resolved’ by his room-mate borrowing almost exactly half the difference between their salaries every week!
I can’t remember the author / book.
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November 5, 2008 at 9:48 pm