 | What does your 1941-1942 carrier plane force look like?| Aviation Discuss What does your 1941-1942 carrier plane force look like? in the World War II - Aviation forums; I will agree the seafire was the best looking carrier fighter, untill the Corsair became operational.... |
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02-05-2006, 11:02 AM
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| I will agree the seafire was the best looking carrier fighter, untill the Corsair became operational.
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02-08-2006, 01:42 AM
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#47 | | Master of Ewes
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02-08-2006, 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass i'd take a spit over the corsair for looks anyday........ | Me too, although the Corsair isn't bad.
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02-08-2006, 01:38 PM
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02-09-2006, 04:17 AM
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| The corsair looks powerful, impressive and tough but in pure terms of aesthetics it isnīt comparable to the sleek lines of a Seafire.
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02-09-2006, 09:31 AM
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Country:  | 1941-1942, the corsair appears in early 1943 off of land bases, late 43-44 it starts its carrier life. | |
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02-10-2006, 11:57 AM
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#52 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | the corsair's just a bloody tube? the one and only good looking thing are the gull wings, the spitfire has superior looks in every department..........
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02-10-2006, 12:44 PM
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| The corsair looks like its meant for business.
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02-10-2006, 01:12 PM
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#54 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yeah, you know it's out to get you... whereas you see the spit and cannot help but look and wonder at it's immence beauty, then when you're transfixed... WHAM............
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02-10-2006, 01:20 PM
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02-10-2006, 01:55 PM
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Country: | it's a toilet roll tube with wings that were designed by someone incapable of using a ruler, proberly Martyn 
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02-10-2006, 02:19 PM
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Country: | In capable of using a ruler? It seems that the Spitfire was designed my someone who was so much of a timmy they werent even allowed a ruler is case they hurt themself, thus having to design elliptical wings 
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02-10-2006, 08:55 PM
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Country:  | Id take a Corsair over a Spit anyday also. More rugged and tougher.
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02-11-2006, 04:12 AM
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02-11-2006, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Gnomey I would fly whatever the command gave my unit if that was Corsairs then I would fly Corsairs if it was Spits I would fly Spits... | GOOD MAN!!! 
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