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From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib)
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Subject: Re: Air-to-air refueling
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Date: 16 Nov 90 05:40:00 GMT
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From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib)
About mid-air refueling:

>>If so, why wasn't this technique used in WW2?  Or was it?


Perhaps because of two reasons?

1) Kerosene is less dangerous than gasoline

2) Propellors are potentially dangerous


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