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To: blogbat

" My vote would be the P-38. But I don't believe there are any "in the air" anymore..."

The P38 had a problem with high altitude in cold climates which is why it wasn't used much in Germany. Carburator froze. Fact. Look it up. That said, it was a great plane against the Japanese in WWII, but a little slow for today I would think.


132 posted on 01/08/2005 10:09:19 PM PST by calex59
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To: calex59
Slow? Shoot, it could still take out islamofascists running their camels at full steam!
135 posted on 01/08/2005 11:27:00 PM PST by blogbat (Blogbat: ein Fahrgeschäft durch die Weltnachrichten)
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To: calex59

The Brits ordered some P-38's from us. They foolishly elected to get them without superchargers. The performance was lacking. That, too, was a failed experience for the P-38 in Europe.


168 posted on 01/10/2005 8:40:37 AM PST by CFIIIMEIATP737 ((I'm a Freeper and I approved of this ad.))
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