P-47 Ace

[JimBear]

an interesting interview, note his comments on the P-51s wings

Robert S. Johnson

[This message has been edited by JimBear (edited 08-05-2000).]

[bloom25]

Great read.   That part about the p51 seems to ring a bell in my mind about p51s having strange wing failures during power dives.



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bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS

[MiG Eater]

I read Zemke's book and seem to recall that in a dive (while under attack) he flew into a cloud/storm with lots of turbulence.  It sounded like a terminal dive, the result of  encountering compression, that would have put him into the ground if the airplane hadn't broken up.  

Will have to look this one up again.

MiG