Why P-47 Pilots Started Diving 'Straight Down' — And Achieved 19-to-1 Kill Ratios

Why P-47 Pilots Started Diving 'Straight Down' — And Achieved 19-to-1 Kill Ratios
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November 26th, 1943. Skies above Bremen, Germany. The pencil shook slightly as Major Francis Gabreski recorded the moment in his log book after landing. Words that would have seemed impossible just 8 months earlier when experienced RAF pilots had openly questioned whether the massive Republic P47 Thunderbolt could survive against nimble German figh... Read More
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