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Originally Posted by fsbofk
About those IL-2 missions - similarly, USMC F4Us flying from Peleliu (one of the Palau Islands east of the Philippines) in Sept 1944 provided close air support to Marine ground units on the island. Their targets were so close to the runway that the Corsairs didn't bother to raise their gear. Film footage clearly shows the gear down as the planes drop their napalm on hillside targets.
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Yes...that's sort of what ran through my mind too...still, it doesn't look like there's that much info RE: Lang's 18 claims in the day; Guess I'll have to wait for the appropriate volume of 'BC/RS';
NickM