Plane guards

[bradfordkay]

The allies had a better developed Search and Rescue routine than did the Japanese. So the legend goes...

EDIT: I guess that they'd rather give it to the Chinese than remove it from the AMericans. When you consider the relative percentage of pilots involved, that seems reasonable.

[m10bob]

I'm not sure it is exclusive to just the Allies....

[saj42]

The Americans had good SAR service - USCG manned submarines operated off the coast of Japan in a 'lifeguard' role to pickup ditched aircrew - sometimes in sight of shore.

[Nikademus]

The Japanese high command's near complete disregard for the saftey of their pilots (and soldiers/sailors in general) was arguably their greatest fobile during the war.....more so in an attrition war.

[Mike Scholl]

ORIGINAL: stldiver

Hmmm, Must be a Japanese sub that captured your pilot! Or spies!

A couple hundred miles up the Columbia River, no less. Must have climbed the "fish ladder" at the Grand Coulee Dam..., the Lockkeepers certainly wouldn't be accepting Yen.

[bradfordkay]

With all their men having marched off to fight in the great war, the ladies of Truckee decided to keep the handsome pilot who fell into their clutches...