"JGalban via AviationKB.com" u32749@uwe wrote in message
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It was also a tactic used by the Germans. They had specially equipped
FW-
190s with steel propellers and limited armament. The plan was that they
would use their props to cut the tails off of Allied bombers. The German
pilot would then presumably parachute to safety.

For more info, see the History Channel's Dogfights series episode titled
"Kamikaze."

Marco