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01-29-2005, 11:13 AM
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Country:  | Botha, so bad it never became operational. Bad flight performance, under-armed and underpowered
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01-29-2005, 11:28 AM
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Country:  | Lets look at said culprits... 
TBD Devastator 
Me-163 Komet 
Blackburn Botha 
B-25 Roc 
Fairey Battle
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01-29-2005, 11:59 AM
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| 323 gigant maybe , slow , very big-easily shot down ) and too many guns and they didnt help it in anyway 
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01-29-2005, 01:41 PM
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#64 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | it could be in the running i suppose although it was designed for secong line duties and not for combat with the enemy, i think..............
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01-29-2005, 02:43 PM
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Country: | Yeah, it wasnt perfect but it did the job ok. I think the planes mentioned were far worse...
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01-29-2005, 02:53 PM
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| I think the 323 was an impressive aeronautical achievement for the simple fact that it flew.
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01-29-2005, 03:27 PM
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Country: | Me too. In trials one dropped a 17 ton bomb, but the aircraft crashed due to structural failure caused by an allied strafing earlier in the week
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01-29-2005, 11:15 PM
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| i agree those pics are the worst planes of the war that botha looks like a accomplishment in reverse and the others are beond words | |
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01-30-2005, 01:28 AM
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01-30-2005, 10:39 AM
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Country: | well the 323 could carry up to 44,000lbs at a struggle i think, but i'm a bit sceptical of the 17ton bomb, was it really a bomb?? any onfo on the bomb??
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01-30-2005, 10:51 AM
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Country: | Well 17 metric tons (which is what the site said) works out at about 39,000lbs I think...I have no info on the bomb im afraid. I read about it on www.warbirdsresourcegroup.com though...
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01-30-2005, 10:58 AM
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Country: | well that really is all it says, i'd rather have some more info on it............
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01-30-2005, 11:02 AM
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01-30-2005, 11:04 AM
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| Has to be the Battle, those things got murdered. | |
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01-30-2005, 11:07 AM
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Country: | Nah, has to be the Breda 88, not only did they get slaughterd but they were crap in their role and could barely fly.
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