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Re: Malta Aircraft Defence
Graham,
Just for curiosity, but are you telling me that those Spits which flew above 30,000 feet DID NOT have oxygen systems installed? I can understand that some items (armor, etc.) may have been deleted to loose weight and gain speed and height, but the oxygen system nooo! This is a NO GO item for fighters intended to intercept at high altitude (above 12,000 feet).
I still believe (it gonna be difficult to prove it) that the pilots of 99th F.S. faced the "Jinx" and racism, being not allowed to fight properly with an airplane without oxygen system and gun cameras installed.
I really doubt that the other US Army Air Corps or even the RAF Squadrons that were operating P-40s operated in the same conditions and with the same "handicaps" as those from the 99th F.S.
A.
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