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I believe in the vernacular "kill" refers to destruction of the enemy aircraft not ending the life of the crew (they are correlated, of course).

• StavrosK 5y ago
  I agree, but still...
  • usrusr 5y ago
    Would it be better or worse if they stuck to an euphemistic verb like "down", as if it was a given that the occupant walked away? I don't know the answer.
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  • xyzelement 5y ago
    This is a discussion of a military matter, which is all about life and death struggle in many levels. War is about killing. It's an ugly fact but fact nevertheless. It seems like the world kill offends you, but it is an accurate description of the severity of what's going on.