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09-26-2008, 01:53 PM
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09-26-2008, 03:11 PM
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| I never cease to be amazed at the effort and skill that goes into restoring aircraft remains that are little more than scrap.
Good luck to them | 
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09-26-2008, 05:25 PM
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09-28-2008, 12:03 PM
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Country:  | On the other hand - why? Why remind people what crap aircraft they were, underpowered, and undergunned - death traps. | |
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09-28-2008, 02:44 PM
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| If only to remind people of the bravery of those that go to war. | |
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09-28-2008, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by merlin  On the other hand - why? Why remind people what crap aircraft they were, underpowered, and undergunned - death traps. | I suppose one could start a whole new thread about the incompetents in the Air Ministry, Navy Fleet Air Arm and Army [particularly tank construction] for many of their decisions. | |
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09-28-2008, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by merlin On the other hand - why? Why remind people what crap aircraft they were, underpowered, and undergunned - death traps. | Still it is a tribute to the brave crews that did have to fly her in combat so that the world could be a better place.  to the crew that had to fly her.
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10-02-2008, 01:56 PM
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Country:  | That's just down the road from where my parents live and I grew up. Used to be a Short factory there as well
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10-02-2008, 03:11 PM
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Country: | I dunno, I'm with Merlin on this one. It's a dog, let it die. Like restroring a Hugo. Let it go, there are other, far better aircraft to restore. | |
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10-02-2008, 03:13 PM
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Country: | 3 guys and 2 parachutes! Screw that! | |
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10-03-2008, 01:25 AM
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Country:  | Its not about how useless they were as aircraft. Its about preserving history
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10-03-2008, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Watanbe Its not about how useless they were as aircraft. Its about preserving history |
Agreed. In a way I'd rather see something like this restored than yet another Spitfire or Hurricane
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10-03-2008, 01:18 PM
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Country: | The Battle always gets panned as a piece of junk, which is a bit lazy imho. Compare it, say, with the Ju-87 which is a plane with a much better reputation. The Battle was more advanced and had a higher performance. Where it fell down was the way in which it was required to be used, this is not a fault of Fairey's or the Battle, similarly with the Defiant. another well designed and built aircraft that did as it was asked, it was the question that was wrong.
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10-03-2008, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Micdrow Still it is a tribute to the brave crews that did have to fly her in combat so that the world could be a better place. | I'll second that Micdrow! Every time I see and old warbird I immediately think of the brave men that flew them.
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10-03-2008, 02:52 PM
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Country: | Like to see that
must be a few at the bottom of Lake Erie they were used as target tugs up here
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