Bf109 information, lighting a fuse and running for cover!

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And it should also be noted that the Lw was not interested in shooting down the escorts.. They avoided them at all cost.. The goal was to get to the bombers.. Many a poor 109 was shot down while trying to line up the B17 as a P51 snuck up the 109s rear.. Long story short, the dog fight was the exception to the rule.. Where each fighter knew he was in a fight with the other.. Most pilots were shot down before they even knew they were in a fight.. Which was the case for most if not all of Hartmans victums due to Hartmans never turn tatics