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Related question. Israel was surrounded on 3 sides by enemies waging war against her. The country was tiny and in the original partition...

The F4U-4 and -5 had, apparently, a pretty decent two-stage supercharger for good high altitude performance. I think that would be my...

I confess I hadn't even thought about the Corsair, in any of it's variants. it would be a better choice than the T-bolt or the Tempest...

The XF4U-6 that became AU was characterised by : the guns fixed to slightly fire downward, reinforcement of the armor protection...

That sucks the big one. Here's hoping all personnel are safe.

Took off with Steve Hinton at the controls at about 15:30 NZ time and test flight went well according to Steve. First time we have...

Thanks for the info. I'm curious-what was done to modify the aircraft for pure ground-attack? Thanks.

I like your thoughts.As you said, extreme range isn't necessary. Very high altitude probably not that important-the enemy didn't have a...

I believe that Egypt used C-47's as bombers

I know Egypt had Spitfires and Short Stirlings. Beyond that I'm not sure.

Image it's early 1948. You are named to lead what will become the Israeli Air Force and defend your people from a genocide. Your land is...