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X PREFACE tactics varied greatly, a
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Acknowledgments Much of the credit
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Abbreviations AAA anti-aircraft art
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2 FIGHTER WEAPONS although fixed to
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64 BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS the comb
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420 BIBLIOGRAPHY Johnson, Robert S.
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422 INDEX Canard controls, 32, 398
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424 High yo-yo. See Yo-yo, high H-M
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428 INDEX Turns (continued] 191, 20