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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
Wish I took notes when an Ex. Bundesluftwaffe Starfighter CO (Oberst or Oberstleutnant a.D) told me the story as it was related to him by his erstwhile CO (Josten).
![]() It may have been second hand, but it was a good yarn! Shame on me for forgetting even the name of this nice fellow.
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The test was at Flensburg & Major Heinz lange was the pilot you can still buy the book |
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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
see: > www.allwxfighters.ca <
mail: info@allwxfighters.ca for info on F/O W.D. Ness, 440 FS RCAF mark his prenameshorts are W.D. Luck, Co de Swart, Holland. |
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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
see for Ness: > www.allwxfighters.ca <
mail for info on Ness: info@allwxfighters.ca Mark: his prenameshorts are " W.D." (Ness, 440 FS RCAF) Co de Swart, Holland |
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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
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see also this thread, http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=6677 |
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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
Flensburg was the base the plane took off from & the test was conducted at 10.000 feet
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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
Yes it took off from there and the ceiling limit for the mock combat was 10,000ft(3km).
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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
Since the Tempest was best below 10,000 feet, wasn't it a bit of a gift to the Tempest?
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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
No George. The Dora 13 was the better a/c this time.
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Re: Mock combat Tempest V vs. Dora 13
In the book yellow 10 Major Heinz lange say that the planes were evenly matched & it would be down to the skills of the pilots who won
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