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At 07:17 AM 10/5/01 -0400, Cliff Garrison wrote: > If I was >fighter pilot in WW2 I would have preferred a P-38 over any other >Allied fighter....... You wouldn't have felt so happy if you got jumped by any of the Axis single-engine fighters. Oh, P38's were fine for missions where you weren't going to have to get into a close-in scrap, and could try and out-run (rather than out-turn) an enemy. Or where the action was up so high that their superchargers gave an advantage. But get into a dogfight with a few late-war Zekes or FW190s and you might just have found out that they were also VERY difficult to bail out of without getting decapitated. It's a lovely plane, but there was a reason why it was deployed on very specific missions where its unique capabilities were required as a trade-off against what it COULDN'T do. Greg ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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