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14th July 2020, 18:19
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Re: How did fighter pilots cope with excretions (urine & excrement) on VLR missions?
My good friend, the late Max W. of 364th FG wrote to me how uncomfortable it was to make a 6 hrs-trip to Berlin with a cold and diarrhea at 30.000ft in a P-38. The relief tube was of no use in this case... His Sqn Doc said something like that "cork your a... and fly".
Those bad physiological 'mood' explained partly why the P-38 performed rather poorly at high altitude. ClinA-78 
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19th July 2020, 00:26
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Re: How did fighter pilots cope with excretions (urine & excrement) on VLR missions?
In some cases a bucket had to be brought along. With a cover and tightly secured when not in use. That was the case with some bomber missions.
Last edited by edwest2; 19th July 2020 at 01:05.
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