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Old 11-13-2014, 08:33 PM
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Other than a glider, the power off drop rate of decent was not good on any military plane. And when loaded with fuel and ordnance you better be ready to make a lot of fast decisions if your hit and have a flame out. I am not even sure which was the worst, but can promise you they were all bad.
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