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flamin lib

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8. I salute your father.

Reply to BobTheSubgenius (Original post)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 09:59 PM

Nov 2020

So he flew a Spitfire. Probably the most beautiful aircraft to come out of WWII. They actually had to be hand made because of the unique aerodynamics of the wingtips. During the rocket attacks with the German V-1 Spitfires were stripped of armaments and dispatched to the channel to intercept the incoming rockets and tip them off course by slipping a wing under the wing of the rocket and flipping it over. The only aircraft fast enough to outrun a rocket.

Pilots said they didn't so much fly the plane but wear it. My admiration for anyone who could fly such a spirited air plane.

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I like that very much. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #3

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I salute your father. flamin lib Nov 2020 #8

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You are more than welcome! BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #18

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