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Old September 9th 06, 11:21 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 06:56:00 -0500, "Dan Luke"
wrote:

Also, we see that Hollywood still believes that bullets make sparks when
they hit.


Incendiaries do indeed flash when they hit a hard surface, though
presumably not a fabric panel. Did they use incendiaries in WWI?

I can't wait!

(However inaccurate the movie might be, it can't be worse than Brady's
book with the same title but very different subject.)