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Offline Nilsen

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Re: US Navy VS German Luft ??
« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2008, 07:32:31 AM »
I remember reading an account somewhere of a 109 pilot who attempted diving out on an FAA F4F, only to be surprised to find the Wildcat staying with him

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Re: US Navy VS German Luft ??
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2008, 12:19:22 PM »
Actually, I believe the 109 was a double ace.
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Re: US Navy VS German Luft ??
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2008, 12:26:56 PM »
Actually, I believe the 109 was a double ace.

everyone knows the 109 cant dive with it  :D But then i prolly have serveral 100 times more airtime in the 109 that that noob had

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Re: US Navy VS German Luft ??
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2008, 12:34:34 PM »
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Re: US Navy VS German Luft ??
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2008, 01:24:16 PM »
Actually, I believe the 109 was a double ace.

That's a noob is das Luftwaffe.

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Re: US Navy VS German Luft ??
« Reply #20 on: July 08, 2008, 06:36:56 PM »
everyone knows the 109 cant dive with it  :D But then i prolly have serveral 100 times more airtime in the 109 that that noob had

You have several hundered more hours flying a real 109, or flying your computer :rolleyes: Do you think that the "noob" German pilot was intimatly familiar with the Wildcat or was that maybe the first time that he ever saw one or even heard about one.  Don't let this game confuse you, computer Extpertan. ;)

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Re: US Navy VS German Luft ??
« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2008, 05:26:48 AM »
A carrier aircraft normally has to sacrifice something to be able to be seaborne. And the F4F  looks sort of ... tubby....compared to a 109.
So, I guess the 109 pilot took it a little too lightly...
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