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To: GreyHoundSailor

Yes the combination of wind over the open Pacific plus the speed of the carrier made the take off pretty easy. In those old films, you can see some of those B-25s look like they practically lift up off the deck.

Still when they were training at Eglin they were able to takeoff in that same length.


52 posted on 07/19/2019 6:22:00 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

Even at Eglin I’m betting they didn’t launch with a 20 kt crosswind.


61 posted on 07/19/2019 7:32:24 PM PDT by GreyHoundSailor
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