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Fact of the Day: During WW1 #RAFLuton made replicas of the Tigermoth using dog hair, aerial battles led to the Germans naming it as "Daspelzigeflugzeugsachemitwaffen" or as we know it "Dogfighting" #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/jDcxl3KEz3
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I believe they never used German Shepherd hair. Just Alsation.
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Think this was based at RAF Luton in the early dayspic.twitter.com/uDzAvPuGCp
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The first one crashed on its test flight due to the pilot having a dog hair allergy. He attempted to land with his eyes streaming and the prop hit the ground first when he sneezed.
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How did the driver see with all that hair in his eyes?
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Brylcreem my good man. It’s what every self respecting pilot used to keep ones Barnet and moth in good order.
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This is something I truly needed to know. Were they piloted by dachshunds?
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And people say Twitter is not educational, just political. They need to follow you
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Woof Woof!
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"That's the trouble with Italian Aeroplanes, to much hair on the wings" Best Sir Henry at Rawlinson End quote.pic.twitter.com/GPJ58S9ghl
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