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Captain Richard Thornton - 2 August 26, 1948

become entitled to an annuity based on your years of service and compensation no matter how long ago you ceased to be a pilot.

(c)If you had 10 years of service, your eligible dependents would be entitled to death benefits whenever you died, whether within a short time or, to be extreme, 50 or more years after your service terminated.

(d) If, upon the termination of your service, you have had less than 10 years of service, the eligibility of your dependents for death benefits would extend approximately as long after your service is terminated as the period of your service; that is to say, if you had 8 years of service (and this includes service as a member of the armed forces during time of war), the eligibility of your dependents for death benefits would extend for approximately 8 years, usually, as a matter of fact, a little longer.

Your second question is "What is the status if he is disabled or killed as a member of the armed forces during time of war?"

If a pilot is disabled or killed as a member of the armed forces during time of war, his status is precisely the same as if he were serving actively as an air line pilot.  He, or his dependents, are guaranteed, as a minimum, the benefits to which he or they would be entitled if he was disabled or killed while actively employed as an air line pilot.

Yours very truly,

M.W.L.
Murray W. Latimer