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01-28-2005, 06:33 PM
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#46 | | Senior Member
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01-28-2005, 07:05 PM
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#47 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | The idea behind the Me-163 was interesting, but the volatile fuels and the landing gear configuration were just a dangerous combination. I think as a research aircraft, it would have been one thing, but as a warbird, it was not effective.
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01-28-2005, 08:12 PM
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#49 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | I don't think I have said a proper welcome, KK. Welcome, you seem to be settling in nicely. Good info in those links. 
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01-29-2005, 07:07 AM
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Country:  | Ok...we need to start compiling a list of contenders...
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01-29-2005, 07:58 AM
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#51 | | Master of Ewes
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anyone who suggests the wordfish is seriously dead BTW..............
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01-29-2005, 08:00 AM
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Ok I thnk we got:
Fairey Battle
Blackburn B-25 Roc
TBD Devastator
Breda 88
Blackburn Botha
Me-163 Komet
I vote for Breda 88, after doing research I see it was dreadful...
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01-29-2005, 08:06 AM
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#53 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | why can't you include the komet?? it was ahead of it's time but an absolute death trap...............
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01-29-2005, 08:08 AM
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01-29-2005, 08:18 AM
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#55 | | Master of Ewes
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01-29-2005, 08:24 AM
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01-29-2005, 08:26 AM
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#57 | | Master of Ewes
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01-29-2005, 08:30 AM
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Country: | Wow, im convinced. Being told it sucked is enough to convince anyone how bad a plane is...use more detail...at least it could fly. The RAF didnt really have anything else to use...
Not only was the Breda 88 poor in its role but it had extremely bad flight characteristics.
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01-29-2005, 08:35 AM
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#59 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | didn't anything else to use?? there was absolutly no point in using the ones they did use, they weren't doing anything to stop the germans..............
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01-29-2005, 11:08 AM
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| I'm still going with the TBD. Obsolete at the start of the war. Terrible performance. Slaughtered at Midway.
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