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How would YOU fly?
| Aviation Discuss How would YOU fly? in the World War II - Aviation forums; Air is less dense at higher altitudes... Less air for lift... And those planes were loaded down with more cargo ... |
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Air is less dense at higher altitudes... Less air for lift... And those planes were loaded down with more cargo than they were designed to handle....
Alot of Very Brave men died there...
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Plus visibility wasn't always that great. And the winds could be rather extreme and unpredictable.
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what planes were involved??
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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C-47 and C-46 were the main ones, I think.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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The hump was run with C-47, 46, 53, ad C-87 and B-24s. They had to carry averything that an army and airforce needed for war. A C-87 had to make two trips to have the fuel for the thirsty B-29s that flew out of Western China. The mountains are the roof of the world. AS said before, the weather was horrid, the planes were heavy and if that is hard the Japanese know the routs because the planes can only fly up to 30,000 and a lot of the mountains are higher.
Lanc it is ol that you have not read about the CBI and the Hump missions, they are remembered by a few. But I hope to keep it alove for you all.
Seaplanes Are so nice
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Actually, Mt. Everest (In Tibet) is the tallest and it pokes at a max. height of around 29,000ft...
Still, that's a lot of strain for engines, airframe, and crew...
Point~~~30,000ft IS safe!
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not if there's mountain climbers on the top with a 1,000ft flag pole..............
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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Then you'd just go around it.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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ah, that's where the bad weather comes in, you don't see it and so you land with a rather large british flag stuck to the front of your plane, and you wondered why everone saluted you when you landed...............
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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How long did that take to come up with? And it was still crap.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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i made it up as i went along, and wouldn't you salute a plane with a huge british flag on the front??
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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No. This isn't America, we don't salute the flag unless in the military, even then you don't salute it every time you see it.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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perhaps a SDO with 101sqd..................
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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I'd fly from a catapult being launched in the middle of the Salt Lake. Or with wings...
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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