Recent content by Dragontech64

Photos3 has pics of captured Ju-87's in British markings, including one the site claims the squadron CO used for beer runs, :drinking: now THERE is a truly noble and essential use for a dive bomber! Can you see that happening in this day and age?

LOL OK it IS a bit garrish, but that paint scheme did fly in combat (P-47D Tarheel Hal was flown by Lt. Davis of the 358th Fighter Group, 366th Fighters Squadron, 9th Air Force in Europe during WWII.), and I have to give credit to someone who'd fly this billboard into a fight.

The lead B-17 is a B-17 D. Last model before the larger tail and tailgun emplacement added. the strange nose shown in one of the close-up shots of early B-17 is the Y1B-17, one of 13 service test aircraft. The gun turret on top of the nose glazing was disconntinued in the B-17B with the few...

Gotta go with the Jug. Hauls a big load, comparable to the B-25, plus 8 .50's and could take a beating that would have downed just about any other aircraft save MAYBE the Hellcat. Plus, IMHO, beautiful, in its own way:

In a totally off-topic side note, or rather question, I've been trying to add a small pic to my signature from my PC and always get the message "unable to save picture" and if I try one from online get told it's too big. What am I doing wrong? :confused:

Greetings y'all Just coming into this forum recently so quite late adding my piece here. I voted Alies mainly because I am American and VERY proud of that, despite the trained chimp we seem to have put in the White House,,,,, That said, I'd fly almost any aircraft in WW2 gladly. I come from a...

Another point to mention, people have often mentioned in this post that the P-38's "larger" profile was a disadvantage. Profile, meaning the image as seen frfom the side, on a P-38 actually is SMALLER than a P-47 or P-51. It's largest, most visable shape was the plan-view, ie: from above or...

HUH??? Mustang not used in the Pacific? - Lightnings avoiding German fighters? Since when? The Lightning was not used as much in the ETO due to limitations in colder climates, and poor cockpit heating in early models, but they were used to great effect in the Med againsts the Germans and...

THis was a tough choice given the line-up of excellent aircraft in the list, in fact they are all held in high regard by me, so I had to vote for a purely aesthetic choice, I like the looks of the Spitfire Mk IX the best, but if I was choosing which I'd rather be flying in combat, I'd have...

Gives a whole new meaning to "shooting a few pictures"!

SOry, I didn't know about the earlier poll, just started in here recently, and haven't seen everything. As for my statement on his Korean war record, that was included to show his skill. But, if he's already been voted down in prior polls, who am I to argue?

I have never met anyone who flew them either, however, Jackie Cochrane did well flying a modified, civilian version of the P-35 in air races before the war. I have heard that they were nimble, though with good stability and good pilot comfort. In wargames the P-35 beat the P-36 and I have heard...

I have to go with the Wildcat as well, still being built and in service long after the Seversky and the Curtiss were memories.

In replay to Vassili Zaitzev: Lt's Ken Taylor and George Welch are credited with between 6 and 10 (depending on reports cited and including "Probables") Japanese aircraft shot down between them, mostly Aichi B3A1 dive bombers, though at least one A6M2 was claimed as well. As for Afflack saying...