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08-21-2005, 02:28 PM
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#31 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | None of those manned V-1's were actually deployed though, were they? | 
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08-22-2005, 12:19 PM
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Country:  | I don't think so, the Amerika bomber version was manned but he wouldn't have had much of a chance to jump out and even if he did he would have landed very close to a nuclear explosion
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08-22-2005, 01:33 PM
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#33 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | no they were never used, it was a joke..........
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08-22-2005, 05:23 PM
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#34 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | I know it was a joke, but I was wondering anyway. I was pretty sure none had actually been used. | |
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08-27-2005, 08:02 PM
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Country:  | Im glad that they didnt!
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08-27-2005, 09:02 PM
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| IMHO, the Fairey Battle was one of the worst aircraft, at the time of it's deployment.....perhaps it was the WORST decision, to continue to use it when they did, as they squandered the lives of valuable aircrew when they were most needed.....
Others may say the Boulton Paul Defiant, but I feel they did make a valuable contribution, particuarly to the initiation of British Nightfighting...
If they'd had an escort, they could've created some real damage during the daylight Blitz by coming alongsides the Luftwaffe bombers and letting-strip with the quad Brownings....I've always wondered how they would've performed with a Griffon and sensible wing guns too....
You can see what they were thinking now with that ''Lycaster''......
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08-28-2005, 07:29 AM
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#37 | | Senior Member
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true but the comet wasnt that reliable and wasnt safe.
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08-28-2005, 07:41 AM
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#38 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Id get in it in May '45. Then id get the goodies but wouldnt be able to fly because of the lack of fuel 
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09-07-2005, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass the only good thing about that show was when they had big fat texans on the show  |
Hey what about Texans.  We're not all fat.
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09-08-2005, 10:21 AM
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#40 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | one of the times i saw that show, they had fat texans on it, and that was the best part, at no point did i say there was a problem with texans or that you're all fat............
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09-08-2005, 09:35 PM
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09-11-2005, 04:54 PM
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| Take a look at the Curtiss S03C Seamew. Admiral Halsey had them removed from fleet duty and replaced by the earlier, and proven Curtiss SOC Seagull biplane, the plane the Seamew was meant to replace. The SOC was the only USN non utility class biplane to see continuous service in all theaters during wwii. | |
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09-13-2005, 02:03 PM
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#43 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | it's the same with the swordfish and albicore........
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11-21-2005, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by plan_D One in three Texans are fat. |
No we aren't. 
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11-21-2005, 05:13 PM
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