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Added 2019-10-26 21:08:34 +0000 UTCHey all,
A little heads-up on what's going on. Next week, I will be back in Berlin-Gatow to film, amongst others, the Canadair CL-13B (Sabre Mk.6) and the MiG-15.
The current release schedule looks as follows:
31 Oct - Inside the Cockpit: Fiat G.91R
7 Nov - Special on the Battle of Midway*
14 Nov - Inside The Cockpit: F-4 Phantom FGR.II
21 Nov - Combined Arms in Palestine 1917-18
28 Nov - Q&A 3
I will make one last announcement for the Q&A soon, but if you already have some questions (minus the ones already submitted), please let me know.
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Bis
* might be pushed back a week depending on whether I can get it done
Visual: Jacqueline Cochran in her record-setting F-86, with Charles E. Yeager.
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I heard the same stories from a WW2 pilot my father knew. He said that the Italian pilots were pretty skillful and not to be underestimated. He said the American pilots soon learned not to dogfight the Italians and just conducted quick slashing attacks. After they started splashing attacks the Italians pretty much stayed out of the way.
Michael Moran
2019-12-03 21:32:09 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, it's only an anecdote from my dad, who was in the RAF during WWII. As for where he heard it, he trained aircrews from numerous Allied nations whilst stationed in the Bahamas, so the source could have been anywhere....
Minion
2019-10-27 20:03:22 +0000 UTCWill be hard to track this down, much of this simply depends on the individual pilots. Do you know the source?
Military Aviation History
2019-10-27 16:22:31 +0000 UTCI've heard an anecdote that when the USAAF first started flying sorties in the Mediterranean, the more experienced Italians initially managed to out dogfight the Americans, despite flying Fiat CR biplanes vs the P-40s. Is there any truth to this?
Minion
2019-10-27 04:35:28 +0000 UTC
