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Old March 20th 04, 10:00 AM
John Keeney
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"zxcv" wrote in message
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Would a fighter plane (say a P-51 or P-40 for example) that was on mission
to drop some tactgical bombs and encountered some any fighters generally
drop its bombs before engaging the enemy? or just try to run away? or

fight
with them still hanging on (sounds pretty dangerous to me with the extra
weight and the BOMBs hanging under their wings)?


First choice is not to engage the enemy fighters and continue with the
mission.
Second choice is to drop the bombs and engage the enemy fighters.
Third choice, selected only under dire circumstances, is to drop the bombs
and run for home.
There really isn't a fourth choice.

WWII fighters just didn't have the power to try and fight with bombs
attached.