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From: james@alberta.UUCP (James Borynec)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Missing Man Formation
Message-ID: <805@alberta.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Feb-86 16:28:19 EST
Article-I.D.: alberta.805
Posted: Tue Feb 11 16:28:19 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 11-Feb-86 21:46:23 EST
References: <1072@utcs.uucp> <681@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Reply-To: james@pembina.UUCP (James Borynec)
Distribution: net
Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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Summary: 

Fighters always travel in two's.  This is because there is the
leader (who usually shoots down the enemy) and the wingman
 (who protects the leaders tail).
 
There would never be a flight of 5 fighters, as this would
leave one man unprotected in a general melee.
j. borynec