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Re: Rescued in the cockpit!
hello Strafer,
There were many such rescues.
But I will probably be shot down if I say that the RAF did it first and successfully with a Hurricane escaping from France in 1940. Later a Polish pilot with the RAF did it successfully with a Mustang.
Most rescues were by P-51 ( 8th AAF ones are the best known ) but another was by P-38 during a "Frantic" operation.
I cannot recall any by P47 or P-40 or P-39.
Alex
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