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Originally Posted by speculum jockey
Regarding the "losses due to landing accidents" in the 109, I have two thoughts.
1. How many of these were with the E3/E4/F and how many were with the G variants with the larger engines and heavier armament. Some pilots said that they had to apply full throttle in later G variants when landing due to the weight of the thing and that made landings quite hairy.
2. How many of these landing accidents were rookie pilots? I know they didn't have dual seat 109 (or Spits or Hurricanes) but the two latter were much easier to land compared to most any other plane and the time.
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au contraire mon ami: meet the Bf109 G12 trainer
and the FW190 trainer
they arrived later in the war to speed up the training process and improve proficiency, but hats off for the courage!!
04-25-2011, 08:44 PM
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