No I got it from a friend. The interesting part for me was the outmaneuvering the A series at "all" altitudes.Thats impressive. Eric Brown stated the D-9 was the best. He met Tank after war, & according to him Tank agreed that the Dora was best & he should have concetrated on improving it instead of making 152. Again, that is according to Brown. But after reading this article, My curiosity is once again peaked about the 152 & just how maneuverable it was. Apparently it only needed 400 ft to take off.


Last dogfight in Europe has been described as one between Tempest & a 152, the 152 easily outturned the Tempest & shot it down. The only knock I've heard on 152 was that it could not roll or dive as well as Dora.