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Old 09-20-2007, 03:12 PM
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Just ordered mine, Thanks for the heads up. There rerunning the episode with american ace Steve Carpenter rescueing his 2 fellow pilots the NVAF had trapped in the "Pinwheel". They were in a sideways circle, And the Mig 21 had a huge turning advantage on there Phantoms. They would just turn tighter, Get behind, And blow'm away. Anyway this guy had just engaged and was on the way back when he saw it unfolding. He goes thru the wheel to break it up, At over 700knots. His jet wash forced 1 mig out, Breaking the wheel, freeing his buds. One mig took of, This guy gives chase at full afterburner, Catches the guy (No jet in Nam could outrun an F4 in level flight). He finds out later, It was the General of all N. Veitnam airforces! It's the best episode I've seen.
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