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Author: Ken S. Tucker
Date: May 10, 2011 01:19
On Sun, 8 May 2011 07:06:04 -0700 (PDT), "Ken S. Tucker" <dynamics@vianet.on.ca> wrote: Wife & I were watching a war movie called "Midway". She asked me if pilots really did fly with their canopies open, as depicted in the movie. I didn't know. I think it's unlikely to do so at cruising speed, due to turbulance. Did they? TIA Ken My father flew a Wildcat and later a Hellcat in the
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