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Originally Posted by bongodriver
even if it were possible the whole idea of using a manouver that deliberately puts you pointing vertical with little airspeed defies all logic in dogfighting, if it happened it was a 1 in a million lucky move.
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Yes, it does. Most likely it was done in desperation. There is an interview with a WW2 pilot in the Dogfight series where they use a similar animation. I'm sure it's not 100% accurate, but it illustrates the situation the pilot was describing.