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09-18-2007, 03:42 PM
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Nope, not even a passing hallo for the Stirling. Kiwis from 75 Sqn that flew it, hated it with a passion and were much happier when they changed to the Lancaster.
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09-18-2007, 03:47 PM
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10-08-2007, 10:19 PM
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| Ahh, it's the venerable, obsolete Fairy Swordfish for me, put the bloody Eyetie Navy out of action and mortally wounded the Bizmark she did.
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10-08-2007, 10:30 PM
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An obsolete in 1942 torpedo bomber in the same league as the B17, B24, B29, Lanc, B25 and B26? Even the Avenger was magnitudes better than the Swordfish when it came to level bombing.
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10-08-2007, 10:41 PM
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 | In fairness though, the Stringbag outlasted at least 2 other aircraft that were designed to replace it. These debates always lead to no real conclusion, comparing the big heavy bombers to the smaller ones, or even the medium bombers is tough. They all fulfilled different roles in different situations.
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10-08-2007, 10:50 PM
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10-09-2007, 09:49 AM
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I have read "To War in a Stringbag" by Lt. Commander Lamb several times and continue to be amazed that an aircraft that couldn't reach 150mph in a dive, with a tailwind,  could be so effective.
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10-31-2007, 10:07 PM
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| Even though the Swordfish wasn't the Best bomber of ww2, it was among the greatest bombers of ww2. We have to give it some credit. But otherwise the best bomber was the B-29
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10-31-2007, 10:24 PM
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11-01-2007, 04:04 PM
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b 29 is one of the most recent bomber of ww2 and have incredible tecnoligies advancements,but i don't conform that is the best bomber of ww2 due to his limited number of missions that partecipated. He don't have sufficient time to prove that is the best bomber of ww2. | |
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11-01-2007, 04:36 PM
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As stated earlier in this debut, the B-29 entered service in 1944 and its impact was immediately felt. It was a technical leap ahead of ANYTHING flying during that period and the fact that by war's end there were over 1000 available was also a feat in itself. Limited missions? Look here... Army Air Forces in World War II
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11-01-2007, 04:40 PM
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| I suppose two nuke bombings 1600 miles from base isnt enough for anyone to pass judgement on its capabilities.
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11-01-2007, 05:07 PM
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11-01-2007, 07:16 PM
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11-01-2007, 07:40 PM
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| I see the B-29 was by far the most advanced bomber aircraft in WW2. To me it is not exciting to compare the B-29 with Japanese airplanes like Ki-61s in terms of aviation technology, but the fighting is. It is very interesting that the B-29 became one of the worst machine to fly in just few years later during the Korean Conflict. The Lancaster is my choice if I were asked. I see the Swordfish was the only aircraft capable of flying from the small MAC ships to provide air covers for the convoys in the Atlantic during 1943-44 period.
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