Comments on: Chronicles of Naval Aviation: The Battle of Palmdale http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2007/08/28/chronicles-of-naval-aviation-the-battle-of-palmdale/ Start 'em up Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:24:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Max Damage http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2007/08/28/chronicles-of-naval-aviation-the-battle-of-palmdale/comment-page-1/#comment-3035 Max Damage Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:17:10 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2007/08/28/chronicles-of-naval-aviation-the-battle-of-palmdale/#comment-3035 During Dubya Dubya Two, British pilots used to fly up next to a V1, get a wing beneath it, then execute a roll to flip the unguided drone and cause it to spiral down and crash. I'm assuming there's a reason this was not tried once rocket attacks proved ineffective? - Max During Dubya Dubya Two, British pilots used to fly up next to a V1, get a wing beneath it, then execute a roll to flip the unguided drone and cause it to spiral down and crash.

I’m assuming there’s a reason this was not tried once rocket attacks proved ineffective?

– Max

]]> By: Steeljaw Scribe http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2007/08/28/chronicles-of-naval-aviation-the-battle-of-palmdale/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Steeljaw Scribe Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:37:29 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2007/08/28/chronicles-of-naval-aviation-the-battle-of-palmdale/#comment-3010 Be sure to check out the comments section for a first-hand account from one of the F-89 pilots... -SJS Be sure to check out the comments section for a first-hand account from one of the F-89 pilots…
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