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Old 02-07-08, 10:02 AM   #16
Dowly
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Originally Posted by Biggles
Hm, Dowly, you know that some pilots where equipped with singal pistols, and obs. balloons were a prioritated target. However, balloon busting missions was EXTREMELY dangerous.
Yep, and what I also know is that the flare takes up to the wind easily. And considering the distance to the balloon and that era flare guns + add the wind there might be and the motion of the aircraft going 130+km/h.
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