 | 1n 1939 what would your operational airforce look like| Aviation Discuss 1n 1939 what would your operational airforce look like in the World War II - Aviation forums; ohhhh, thought it meant that if you could go back to 1939 with anything what it would be My bad.
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09-28-2005, 09:52 PM
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#31 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | ohhhh, thought it meant that if you could go back to 1939 with anything what it would be  My bad.
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09-29-2005, 12:11 AM
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| in 1939 what would your operational airforce look like?
I was watching Discovery's Weekday Wings about the P38 and on the show they said that the P38 was the only fighter in production when WW2 started and when it ended. (I don't know how truthful this show was)  | |
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09-29-2005, 03:05 AM
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| in 1939 what would your operational airforce look like?
Sorry guys I meant AMERICAN fighter! sorry for the snafu.  | |
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09-29-2005, 09:38 AM
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| fighter: Me109E
bomber: B17 (heavy) He-111 or Wellington (tactical) Stuka (dive)
ground support: Hurricane
NB: Last 2 could be replaced by Ju88?
Fast recon: Me110 or Me109 sans armament
coastal patrol/maritime bomber: Fw Condor
transport: Ju290
primary trainer: dh 82 tiger moth
advanced trainer: Hurricane and/or Me109
carrier fighter: Zeke (was it available in '39?) | |
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09-29-2005, 12:47 PM
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#35 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | RAGMAN I think that might be true.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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09-30-2005, 12:27 AM
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| in 1939 what would your operational airforce look like
I'm just going to write two of each main type of plane. fighter spitfire,bf109 heavy fighter-P38,Fokker g1 ground attack/dive bomber-JU87,BF110 light bomber-A20,the Blenheim, medium bomber-JU88,the Wellington, heavy bomber-B17,Short Stirling, maritime-short sunderland,the catalina(dont know if it was around in 1939 recon-p38,JU86( high altitude type don't know if it was around in 1939) carrier-the zero,the swordfish. I thought of putting the zero as a escort due to its long range,but being fireprone I'm having second thoughts.(but it was manueverable) I figured these planes would make a decent airforce.  | |
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09-30-2005, 12:03 PM
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#37 | | Master of Ewes
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09-30-2005, 12:05 PM
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09-30-2005, 12:18 PM
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#39 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | RAGMAN also makes a good point about the zero being used as an escort, her range cirtainly allowed it i wonder how well she'd be able to fly long range escort for heavy bombers of the kind we saw -51s do in europe??
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10-02-2005, 07:57 AM
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#40 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I would not rate the P-38 over the Bf-110. The Bf-110 was not the best heavy fighter ever made but the P-38 just dissapoints me.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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10-02-2005, 08:13 AM
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#41 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet I would not rate the P-38 over the Bf-110. The Bf-110 was not the best heavy fighter ever made but the P-38 just dissapoints me. | My bad, I ****** up on this post here. In my mind I thought we were talking about the P-39 no the P-38. The P-38 was deffinatly better than the Bf-110. Sorry about that guys.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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10-02-2005, 12:15 PM
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fighter bf109e
transport ju 52
medium bomber ju 88
maritime recce h6k1 mavis
carrier fighter a5m claude
carrier attack b5n kate
ground attack ju87 b
recce spit mk 1
heavy bomber shorts stirling
light bomber le0 45
basic trainer dh 82 tiger moth
advancrd trainer at6 harvard (texan)
twin Trainer beech 18
heavy fighter bf110 | |
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10-02-2005, 02:58 PM
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#43 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Interesting list there. I do like you trainer the tiger moth. I would love to fly one. I believe they made them after the war for a while as private planes. I know that quite a few are still flying.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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10-02-2005, 04:29 PM
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Country: | yeah tiger moth is pretty had a couple of flips in one the alternative would be the bucker jungmeister l think its called and just apoint of info the pby5 canso(catalina) was not available til later and the pby 4 was major visible difference was lack of bubble positions on fuselage | |
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10-02-2005, 04:30 PM
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#45 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Yeah I like Bucher Jungmeister also.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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