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[Miloch]

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[Mitchell Holman[_9_]]

Stormin' Norman > wrote in
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> On 17 Oct 2018 07:45:21 -0700, Miloch >
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> To be young and able to swivel one's neck again...... :-)
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I remember accounts how P 38 pilots were grateful to
transitioned to P 47's. Suddenly they could actually
dogfight again in a plane that could dish out a lot of
punishment and take even more. It was simpler to fly
and maintain, and could excel at ground attack missions
that the P38s were barred from.

[Miloch]

In article >, Mitchell Holman
says...
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>Stormin' Norman > wrote in
:
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>> On 17 Oct 2018 07:45:21 -0700, Miloch >
>> wrote:
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>> To be young and able to swivel one's neck again...... :-)
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> I remember accounts how P 38 pilots were grateful to
>transitioned to P 47's. Suddenly they could actually
>dogfight again in a plane that could dish out a lot of
>punishment and take even more. It was simpler to fly
>and maintain, and could excel at ground attack missions
>that the P38s were barred from.
>
>

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/04/20/the-jug-10-cool-facts-about-the-p-47-thunderbolt/



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