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Old 08-14-2011, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Crumpp View Post
Just a note...

That is hardly realistic. Nobody flew at 36,000 feet operationally for any length of time during WWII. United States Oxygen systems during the war would be hard pressed to keep a pilot conscious for any long term exposure and fighting would be very problematic.
Also, just a note, though it has little to do with the BoB: The US atomic bombers (B-29s, August 1945 over Hiroshima & Nagasaki) came in at around 32,000ft.
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