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Old May 20th 06, 03:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default What WW2 plane broke the sound barrier?


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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If you REALLY want to see a bad shoulder, try cranking up the gear on an F4F !!
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Dudley Henriques


Yes, they mentioned that also. I guess the book says 30 cranks, but the pilot ("Flash" Gordon) said it was 27 and a
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