Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) SHN215 was hazardous and a tremendous

was hazardous and a tremendous test of skills of the crews involved

Dell described the prototype as handling 'like a big Lightning'

he survived being shot down no less than sixteen times and survived the war until eventually passing away in 2016 aged 98

simultaneously the air base at Wheeler Field came under heavy attack

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