| I think the idea of the "traditional" dogfight is rather misplaced when taking about WW2. The visions we have aircraft swirling around in circles trying to get on each other's tails may be true of WW1, but most of the time in WW2, most forces tried to carry out the hit and run. And the speeds that the aircraft were travelling meant that anything else wasn't always possible.
Of course, there are many instances of swirling fights, for example between fighters around day-time bomber streams.
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