01-16-2012, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by xnomad
Don't forget that the targets for the LW were the bombers.
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Which is why I said..
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Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES
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..
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Theres a reason for instrumenting a plane for test..
That being a pilots's 'perception' of what is going on can be very different from what is 'actually' going on.
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