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19th May 2009, 21:23

PeterVerney PeterVerney is offline

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Re: gun synchronization to fire through propeller arc

AAAH. What I forgot was that we only fired two guns. We carried 50 rounds per gun to make a total of 100. It was the only way pilots could calculate percentages ! No computers in those days, only computOrs, which we navs used.

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