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Old 05-24-2011, 12:39 AM
Skoshi Tiger Skoshi Tiger is offline
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Originally Posted by Grand_Armee View Post
Heinz Knoke took off to fight in a 109G with a bent frame once...I remember from his book.
An RAAF pilot John Haslope attached to 165 Squadron RAF. Bent his Mustang III when he shot down a Me 163 Komet on 10 April 1945. (Only non-US pilot to shoot one down)

He thought his plane was handling funny after he pulled out of the dive chasing the Komet and once on the ground they found out he had added an extra 5 degrees to the dihedral.

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