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Old 05-13-2012, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Kurfürst View Post
There was no 'two different' sytems on the Spitfire II during BoB.
AP 1565B, Vol I, Section 8 was issued in August 1940 and mentions the "two different" systems. "6. The quadrant plate has a ... gate for the throttle lever in the take-off position". And in paragraph 7 mentions that the "red-painted thumb lever can be pushed forward in emergency".
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