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Leo:
* * This is only an opinion, based on what I have read and conversations I had years ago with British and American pilots and one German pilot. *I would characterize the British system as the best sytem and the French the worst. The Gosport system became the standard for the U.S.Army after WW1. *The training of fighter pilots seemed to be better with the RFC/RAF system. It is only an opinion. The biggest influence on me was my many conversations with Paul Winslow (flew S.E.5a with 56 Sqdn RAF). He told me that he was slated to go out to a Camel squadron and was sent Ayr Scotland for fighter training. He absolutely detested the Camel, he crashed one on his first takeoff. He went to the C.O. and asked for S.E.5s and that is what he was trained. They were taught acrobatics, air to air gunnery, combat formation flying and were encouraged to go play!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Bluer skies,
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dan-San 8)
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