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A. Yes, the provision applies. Whether anything is paid under it depends on whether or not the pilot himself had drawn any annuities before his death. Suppose, in the case dealt with in question 60, the pilot died leaving no widow, dependent parent, or child under 21, and that he had not received any annuities himself. In such a case there would be a payment made to the proper beneficiary (a son or daughter over 21; or a parent who had not been dependent; or a brother or sister or a payment for funeral expenses, which would probably not be more than a small part of the total which could be paid to one of the classes of the relatives mentioned) of 3.875 per cent of $102,000 or $3952.50. In the exact case given in question 60, if the widow died after getting the lump sum of $955.68, and before she was 60, and assuming again that the pilot has not received any annuities, there would be due to any of the classes of beneficiaries mentioned, the difference between $3952.50 and the lump sum of $955.68 or $2996.82. If the his band had drawn annuities, that would be an off-set against the 2.875 per cent of his credited compensation.

63. Q. Going back to Question 60, would it make any difference to the payment of the amount there whether the husband had received any annuities before he died?

A. No. The survivor benefits in the 60 months beginning with the month in which the husband dies are to be not less than 2.7 per cent of his credited compensation after June, 1949. If the survivor annuities do not equal the 2.7 per cent, a lump sum is added (unless there is no one to pay the lump sum to--see question 60) to bring it up to the 2.7 per cent figure.

64. Q. Suppose the pilot who has been the subject of the last few question died when his widow was 59, and after he had been getting $200 per month for 10 years. What, if anything, would be paid to the widow?

A. In the 60 months after the husband's death the widow would get, if she lived, 4 years of the widow's annuities at $74.93 per month. Therefore, she would get nothing immediately on her husband's death, because no payment is made until a final determination can be made as to the amount of annuities to be paid during the 60 months following the husband's death. If the widow in this case died before she had received $2754 in monthly payments, the difference between the $2754 and the amount she was paid would be paid to the proper beneficiary, if one survied.

65. Q. I am a pilot whose insurance amount at death is $99.90. I leave a widow aged 42, with one child of 12, and another of 9. How much and for how long will the benefits be paid?

A. The amount payable to your family immediately after your death would be $174.83 per month; that is, a widow's pension of $74.93 and two children's annuities of $49.95 each. When the older child is 21 (that is, 9 years later), his annuity will cease, and there will then be $124.88 ($74.92 plus $49.95)per month payable for three more years until the younger child is 21. At that time both annuities will cease, the widow then being 54. At 60 the widow, if she is not remarried, will be entitled to receive $74.93 per month for the remainder of her life, or until she remarries.