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Old 2nd February 2020, 14:36
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Re: Combat missions SB2C astorpedo bomber

The TBF was not designed for dive bombing and so was restricted to glide bombing at 45-50 degrees. Even so, there were many instances of wings detaching in the course of bombing runs, both during WWII and after.
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