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Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski
Tony
This is just ridiculous. Please prove otherwise based eg. on Pe-2 pilot's notes.
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Franek.
Please humour me.
You are quite right this matter is ridiculous.
1. Both Christopher Shores in 'Ground Attack Aircraft of WWII', and Richard Hallion in 'Strike from the Sky' state the Pe-2 was used as a 70degree dive-bomber. Bergstroem and Mikhailov in 'Black Cross, Red Star Vol 2' state that 1,000lb of bombs were fitted under the wings of the Pe-2 for dive bombing when the three bomb bays were not employed.
2. You state the Pe-2 was rarely used as a dive-bomber in the 70 to 90 degree dive.
3. When asked for your evidence, you tell it's ridiculous and I should prove the Pe-2 was used in the 70 to 90 degree by reference to eg the Pe-2 pilot's notes. But I don't have the Pe-2 pilot's notes, I don't know where to get them, and if I got them couldn't read them.
4. I rest my case.
Tony