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Originally Posted by flynlion
Nice find Winny! 
So at least on the Mustang, there are some examples of pilots successfully employing partial flaps in combat. I did not know that. But I still think this is more the exception than the rule. The "combat flap" setting was hardly a recommended procedure, even if it could be useful once in a while on certain aircraft in certain situations. I bet a lot of pilots who tried it came home with bent aircraft, if they came home at all. |
Just go
here There's a whole section on using flaps in P-51's. It's hundreds of combat reports. I've been reading them all day on and off..