CBI
Tags: Acronym
CBI is a FAA Acronym for: Computer Based Instruction ...
P-40 identification at a base in the CBI theater warned pilots to look for "the cigar shape fuselage" with the fin on top" as opposed to the stab atop the fuselage and deeper rudder of the P-40....and the Oscar! ...
These tactics, known as boom-and-zoom, were successfully employed in the CBI against similarly maneuverable Japanese Army aircraft such as the Ki-27 and Nakajima Ki-43 by the Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group).
 See also: Power, Plane, Dive, Cockpit, Series
  
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