[Flyingkag]

thanks guys! interesting answers, ...as usually!

I know that in that history the Mustang just flew about 4 minutes after having been hit by Me109s. Seems the engine was still running, but with few power, as it hit the trees.

And what is your opinion about the possibility that such a white smoke should have been coming inside of the cockpit? is there some possible internal communication between engine and cockpit letting imagine that white smoke coud have invaded the cockpit, so that the pilot had to open/jettison the canopy? Or is a cockpit an isolated/closed area in a Mustang plane?

I guesss that if some smoke would come in my cockpit, my personal reflex would be to "open the windows" for searching fresh air...but I'm not a Mustang pilot...and not pilot at all! Maybe a stupid reflex!