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ORIGINAL: warspite1 During World War II an aircraft was shot down at a height of 12,100 metres (40,000 ft). This was the highest interception ever made by a pilot without a pressure suit, flying in an unpressurized cabin. What were the two aircraft involved? Apparently some have claimed interceptions at up to 45,000 ft, but this seems unlikely. Either way, the same two aircraft types were involved. Warspite1 Okay, clue time. The aircraft involved were: a) one of the most famous of WWII aircraft, and b) a lesser known type. The theatre where the interceptions took place was the Mediterranean. I take a guess at one of the variants of Me-109G as the well known aircraft. I know some of them where used as high altitude interceptors. But I think some of them had pressurized cockpits.
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