Never do short field crosswind landings in a Wirraway.

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Centaurus, I too, think that in July '42 Peter Turnbull would have been flying Kittyhawks.
BTW, do you recall if the Harvard/AT6 shared the Wirraway's low-speed handling characteristics?

Good post, aroa. I'd often wondered what the distinction between P-39 and P-400 was.

Fris B, pls note hyphens used above. I've got a bagful of spare apostrophe's if you can use them.


p.s. Actually, I vaguely recall a discussion some time ago on whether there was a hyphen or just a space between the letter and the number on American types. Can't remember the outcome, though.
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