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Old October 8th 07, 10:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
Harry Andreas
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Default Essential and Dispensible WW2 aircraft.

In article . com, WaltBJ
wrote:

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P38 - I had an instructor who flew F5s in the Pacific. 8010 hours and
a couple times - 12 hours. Awkward if the GIs showed up in flight - he
had a couple tales about that involving the jettison of maps, etc.



Walt
would you expand on this a bit? I'm not sure I follow.
thx

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