Rumsfeld and flying

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
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| So how is Rumsfeld avoiding combat if he's flying ASW duty, but he and
| his squadronmates were part of a strategic deterresnt against Communist
| forces?


| ASW pilots that sank subs in WWII rarely were shot at in the
| Atlantic theater -- the weather, distances and aircraft reliability were
| far more an issue. So is attacking a submerged sub seeing the elephant?
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Very minor nitpick Howard.


ASW crews in the Atlantic were routinely shot at in the latter part of the
war and some were shot down by their quarry.


From late '43, the anti submarine weapons became more common and more
effective. U-boat crews often felt they had a better chance of survival
if they stayed on the surface and engaged the aircraft at over 2,000m with
20mm and larger.



Cheers


Dave Kearton