Subject: P-47/51 deflection shots into the belly of the German
tanks,reality
From: (Walt BJ)
Date: 8/6/03 10:07 PM Pacific

I'd guess the pilot's eyes were on flak rather
than a target a lot of the time.


No point watching flak. There is nothing you can do about it, Watch the
target, there is a lot you can do about that. Never forget why you are flying
the mission in the first place. And it is not to look at flak..Flak is always
there no matter what. Now forget it and get on with the job.

Well, most of the WW2 USAF pilots were in the new guy category .
. .250-300 hours, 18-22 years old and off you go, with a few old heads
to check you out for real.

Just be glad these "new guys" weren't shooting at you. Your casual dismissing
of their abilities doesn't hold with the way the war worked out. We won that
one remember?. Which is more than can be said for wars that came later.

Arthur Kramer
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http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer