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Old 30th September 2008, 15:19
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Re: Grislawski or Ihlefeld

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Originally Posted by neil c View Post
Maybe, but it wasn't like they were far away and could have made such an error. P-47s don't look anything like a P-51 and they were right on Lt. Canner's tail.

Neil
Hi Neil,

Franek is right. Aircraft were constantly mis-identified, even ones that seem quite different in appearance. Pilots of all nationalities were guilty of this. Also remember it wasn't uncommon for friendly aircraft to be engaged due to mis-identification.

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