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The Iconic Doghouse Fighter
The Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a was the direct result of aircraft, such as the much-vaunted Camel, being as dangerous to a new pilot as the enemy: they were quirky, unstable and anything but easy to fly. The SE.5 was designed to be just the opposite and 20-hour pilots going into combat came to love it. As the production manager for The Vintage Aviator, Limited (TVAL) in Wellington, New Zealand, I’ve been flying virtually every type...
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