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From: elec140@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Jet kills by prop planes
Message-ID: <1991Feb5.041912.5179@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 5 Feb 91 04:19:12 GMT
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From: elec140@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
In article <1991Feb4.044425.9461@cbnews.att.com>, newave!john@uunet.UU.NET (John A. Weeks III) writes:
> I know of jet kills by prop planes using the Skyraider, Corair, and the
> Twin Mustang.  Anyone know of any others?

I remember reading a book by a WWII pilot who flew Hawker Tempest's. He said
that they occasionally managed to shoot down a ME-262. I think the standard
technique was to try and get them on their landing approach, although
anti-aircraft fire made this very risky.

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Chris Kaiser
Postgrad - Elec Eng Dept
Canterbury University
Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND

E.MAIL: kaiser@elec.canterbury.ac.nz
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