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Old 20th Mar 2006, 01:22
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Dan Winterland
 
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I once read an account of a WW2 P51 pilot who got a hole shot through his cooling system and his engine was starting to overheat. Remembering from his training that a rich mixture aids cooling, he started pumping the primer to push more fuel into the cylinders. It kept the engine cool enough for him to limp over the North Sea back to Blighty. However, his left hand was a bloody mess from his exertions.
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