Corkscrew
Taking Regle at his word to ask questions now. I have been enthralled with this thread and read through it avidly. Amongst many questions, the 'Corkscrew' manoeuvre used to throw off German nightfighters, which I understood to be a diving turn followed by an opposite climbing turn. Was this employed when a nightfighter was either spotted or suspected, or did pilots use it routinely 'in case'? If heavy bombers were as heavy on the controls as I imagine, surely this would be an exhausting way to fly for many hours? Kap