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06-03-2005, 07:45 AM
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| Really, the Re-2000 could turn inside a Fiat Cr 42? That's amazing.
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06-03-2005, 07:48 AM
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Country:  | Yep. Out of the G.50, MC.200 and Re-2000 the Re-2000 was by far the best, but the other two were favoured for some reason.
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06-03-2005, 08:11 AM
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Country:  | If evan felt the need to mention the P-36 as a possible dud, I'm taking that because it was better than the Spitfire Mk.I in everything but speed.
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06-03-2005, 08:25 AM
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Country:  | Hmmm..I mentioned the P-36 because it was the predecessor to the P-40. I don't know much about the P-36 though. I am assuming that the P-40 should have been better than the P-36 as it was after, but I could be wrong.
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06-03-2005, 08:26 AM
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#20 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass so baisically we're looking for the best, bad aircraft?? | Exactly - and happy B day Lanc! 
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06-03-2005, 08:27 AM
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#21 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by evangilder Hmmm..I mentioned the P-36 because it was the predecessor to the P-40. I don't know much about the P-36 though. I am assuming that the P-40 should have been better than the P-36 as it was after, but I could be wrong. | Steve Hinton just wrote a pilot report on a recently restored P-36. He said it was more maneuvable than the P-40, but obviously slower. If I remember right, he compared it to the Hurricane 
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06-03-2005, 08:34 AM
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Country: | The P-36 was better than the P-40, it was just slower. It was better, in my opinion, than the early Spitfires. Although speed is quite important, I reckon a higher powered engine wasn't out of the grasp of Western technology.
Here's a good, basic, description of the Mohawk .IV. http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p36_10.html
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06-03-2005, 08:37 AM
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#23 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Okay, then I sit corrected! I certainly respect the opinion of Steve Hinton. That guys has probably flown everything with wings and an engine! Ihave a video at home of him in a Corsair in a mock dogfight with our museum's Zero over the Pacific. Some great aerial cinematography.
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06-03-2005, 08:44 AM
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#24 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Don't forget that Douglas Devastator - talk about a sitting duck!
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06-03-2005, 08:46 AM
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#25 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Wasn't Torpedo 8, which was wiped out at Midway flying those?
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06-03-2005, 08:48 AM
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06-03-2005, 09:22 AM
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#27 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by evangilder Wasn't Torpedo 8, which was wiped out at Midway flying those? | All but Ensign George Gay. Although wounded, he survived. Lated flew for United Airlines. Passed away a few years ago. 
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06-03-2005, 11:16 AM
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Country: | I'd have to go with the Ba.88, easily the worst piece of junk to fly in the war (or attempt to fly  ). It did look pretty good though.
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06-03-2005, 03:35 PM
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#29 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | The P-40 or P-36 would be my "duds" of choice.
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06-03-2005, 03:43 PM
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#30 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | How about a B-18, even its name "Bolo" sums it up!
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