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Originally Posted by bigboywooly
I was watching some documenteries the other month on the battle of Britain
They had some interviews with pilots
One of them was saying his billet was on the edge of the airfield
He said the 4 of them went to bed one night at the start of the b of B
The next night there were 3 of them
2 the next night and the next day he was the only one left
A couple of days later he was shot down but he bailed out over land - the other 3 had died in the air or in the sea
After that he said he never bothered to even ask for his new room mates names and never made friends as it wasnt worth it
Now thats dehumanization for you
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I have read that quite often. Most did not get chummy with new members to the squads. One day there and the next day gone. This was in all branches of the military. We cannot say though that quite a few did make it through in the same squads and were good friends.