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I believe the navy's code name was Anvil. You can read more about it in the description.

Could It be an American heavy bomber? I'm going to guess B-17 or B-24. But it could be a P-39. Have ho clue except for lots of rivets. But I know i've seen those latch things before.

I'd like to join in, but could I use die cast models? I have no good pics, but I have about 46 die casts. Also, I'd like to recommend option one. Or you could open a thread for this game for die casts, and one for pics of real planes. In the meantime, I'll try to figure out the part's plane.

Yes, the oldest Kennedy Brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, was the one killed.

Sorry, forgot to add that.

The thread includes ramming. It's not just discussion of kamikaze attacks, but also aerial and ground ramming by aircraft not intended for the role, except in that unique case, it was prepared for the attack. However, the B-24 was never built for ramming attacks, so it is acceptable in this...

General Discussion about kamikaze attacks and intentional ramming of all nations of WWII. Ramming/Suicide Ramming was pioneered by damaged aircraft in early WWII (and likely before) in which the pilot was unable to return to base due to heavy damage to the aircraft, or otherwise and crashed his...

I think the F1M Pete Japanese recon seaplane is cool. It was used extensively throughout WWII.

My best guess of where the Luftwaffe was defeated was Operation Bodenplatte. The USAAF and allies lost 144 aircraft on the ground, 70 in aireal combat, and 62 heavily damaged, while the Luftwaffe lost around 300 planes. But while the Allies could replace their losses and pilots, the Germans...

Actually, the Ar 234B-2 could optionally be equipped with two rear firing 20 mm MG 151 cannons in the tail, but they were rarely installed, if ever. However, the Ar 234B-2 had no other defensive armament.

Yes, they declared war after Japan surrendered to gain territory in Manchuria because the Japanese had just surrendered and they were caught off guard. The US urged the Soviets to call off the attack, but Stalin refused for 10 days of invading Manchuria, when he was forced to stop. But in this...

The Ki-100 and N1K were two of the three best Japanese air superiority fighters of the late war, along with the Ki-84. They were excellent dogfighters, combining the maneuverability of the Zero with self sealing fuel tanks and other improvements. The Ki-100 was also an effective bomber...

Assuming P-40s and 47s were still used, it's highly possible, although it may delay the advance a few weeks to a few months, and bomber losses would be higher. Also, if there was no P-51, other fighters like the P-47 would probably be produced in increased numbers, most likely the Lightning...

Could the Me 262 be considered stopgap?

The Brewster Buffalo is commonly known as a major disappointment and failure, but the kill ratio suggests the opposite! Despite being vastly underrated in American service, in Finnish service it had a very high kill ratio of 32.1 aganst the Soviets. Major coincidence? Maybe, but highly unlikely...