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Old 02-10-2007, 01:49 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Kyt View Post
A lesson that the Buffalo pilots also learnt very quickly over Malaya - they knew that in a "traditional" dogfight the Japanese had the edge on maneuverability, but were less armoured and so more vulnerable to hit and run tactics.
Kittyhawks also used this tactic successfully particularly against the Japanese as they struggled otherwise. Nothing dived like a Kittyhawk!
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Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM.
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