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March 20th 04, 09:00 AM
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"zxcv" wrote in message ... Would a fighter plane (say a P-51 or P-40 for example) that was on mission to drop some tactgical bombs and encountered some any fighters generally drop its bombs before engaging the enemy? or just try to run away? or fight with them still hanging on (sounds pretty dangerous to me with the extra weight and the BOMBs hanging under their wings)? First choice is not to engage the enemy fighters and continue with the mission. Second choice is to drop the bombs and engage the enemy fighters. Third choice, selected only under dire circumstances, is to drop the bombs and run for home. There really isn't a fourth choice. WWII fighters just didn't have the power to try and fight with bombs attached. 
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