Ralph N. Haber, “Flight Simulation” (1986)

How can pilots be trained for such complex tasks without killing them in the process? The preferred solution, introduced in WWII, is the flight simulator, in which the pilot can practice many flying tasks while sitting safely on the ground. He or she can even practice responses to unlikely events, particularly those that might lead to disaster.

…Losses in combat are concentrated almost exclusively among pilots with five or fewer combat missions; if the fifth mission is survived, the probability of surviving the remaining ones is 95%, regardless of how many additional missions are flown. These figures suggest that if all pilots could be given the equivalent of their five combat missions before they face the enemy, losses could be minimised drastically, perhaps altering the outcome of the engagement or war.

This pic was taken in Jan 2018:

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