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The Wing Over is a common maneuver for attitude and position recovery after a diving attack. Especially after a diving attack on a ground target. See the animation below. 
Start this maneuver by entering into a climb. Close to the top of the maneuver, the aircraft should be just above its stall speed (BUT NOT STALLING). Rather than use the elevator to perform the 180 degree turn, apply full rudder in the direction of the turn to yaw the plane over until the nose of the aircraft is pointing down in the opposite direction of original climb. Make sure the aircraft doesn't roll over on to its back when in the yaw motion. Once your nose is pointed down, center the rudder, and enter back into a dive. This is a tricky maneuver, but it comes in handy after a diving attack, and sets up for a quick second run.
"A very common maneuver with Boom and Zoom flyers, especially with fast planes like the P-51, Fw-190, and P-47. Performed by an experienced flyer, this maneuver can surprise a pursuer by quickly reversing on them. If you have the distance lead in a chase, you can use this to convert from a defensive posture to an offensive one. The trick is not to get shot up when you are reversing."
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