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From: Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Article: 2nd try - Why the P-38 flunked in Europe
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:38:15 -0500, john szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote:
>Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
>news:ej3ata90utdrceftj6k7d9mi283hj23ds1@4ax.com:
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>> On Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:14:59 -0700, Savageduck
>> <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
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>> That giant vacuum tube transceiver behind the pilot must have consumed
>> most of the generator power and probably made that cockpit very warm
>> and uncomfortable.
>>
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>
>Not in the cold of Europe, the P-38 was known to have a horrible heater
>with pilots suffering from the cold..
No, but Duck's father (the pilot in the picture) was in the south pacific. The article made it clear just how
brutal it was to fly the 38 in northern Europe.
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