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01-24-2005, 01:29 PM
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#316 | | Master of Ewes
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01-24-2005, 03:52 PM
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#317 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | And NS can sit on mine...DAMN hes hot! 
Ooops, did I just type that....
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01-24-2005, 04:13 PM
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#318 | | He who does not skim
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01-24-2005, 11:43 PM
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#319 | | Senior Member
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Country: | No, you just seem a little too touchy-feely, CC. I'll leave that to NS.
Oh my lord, look...
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01-25-2005, 07:27 AM
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#320 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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01-25-2005, 07:40 AM
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#321 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Is it me or is there a picture of 401 Sqn. Spitfires in France?
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01-25-2005, 09:14 AM
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01-25-2005, 01:50 PM
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#323 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | well they're cirtainly early marks i think..........
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01-26-2005, 01:29 AM
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#324 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Well, you'd be wrong because it's France 1944. Since Spitfires never went to France in 1940, there was only two squadrons of Hurricanes for fighters. And 4 Squadrons of Lysanders...WHICH got some 109 kills...
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01-26-2005, 07:58 AM
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#325 | | "Shooter"
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Originally Posted by plan_D Well, you'd be wrong because it's France 1944. Since Spitfires never went to France in 1940, there was only two squadrons of Hurricanes for fighters. And 4 Squadrons of Lysanders...WHICH got some 109 kills... | The Lysander got 109 kills? That is amazing! DO you know what kind of aircraft they scored against?
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01-26-2005, 02:21 PM
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#326 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I think what Plan_D meant was that the Lysander shot down some Bf109s, still sounds a bit unrealistic though
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01-26-2005, 11:51 PM
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When the Second World War began, four Lysander squadrons were sent to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). There they waited through the Phoney War until the hammer of the Blitzkrieg fell upon France and the Low Countries in May 1940. Lysanders were quickly in action performing spotting and bombing tasks, and suffered serious losses against the well-organised Luftwaffe forces. The crews fought bravely, but the Lysander squadrons were decimated. Despite the odds, some crews pulled off astounding successes. In one sortie, Flight Officer Doidge shot down a Henschel Hs 126 while his rear-gunner settled a Stuka on May 22. Pilot Officer Dexter and his gunner, AC Webb, each scored against Messerschmitt Bf 109’s on May 21 in a half hour running battle over Arras. More typical were the supply dropping missions to the defenders of Calais. In one particular mission, 16 Lysanders and Hectors sortied. Only two returned. On another, the Lysanders were attacked by over-eager Spitfire pilots.
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That's all I've got on it at the moment.
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01-27-2005, 12:13 AM
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#328 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Bad enough those poort guys had to face German fighters, but to get shot at by your own guys as well. The deck sure was stacked against them.
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01-27-2005, 12:39 AM
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#329 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I know. All while flying a Lysander. Poor, poor bastards!
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01-27-2005, 12:37 PM
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#330 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | I happen to like the Lysander...cool plane 
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