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| Old Threads Discuss Aces in the Old Stuff forums; you're right, the tactics didn't change much until the midwar years.................. |
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you're right, the tactics didn't change much until the midwar years...............
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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i think most WW1 pilots would have been put in biplanes for WW2, just cos they would be more used to them 
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i'm not sure, they could use their experiese in monoplanes too...............
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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WW2 Biplanes would have handled quite a bit different from WW1 ones since most had a lot more powerful engines.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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i'm not sure, they could use their experiese in monoplanes too...............
monoplanes are a lot less manoeverable than biplanes though, would have been quite an adaptation
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just remember, many pilots had to change from biplanes to monoplanes with the introduction of the hurricane, they did alright...........
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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Yes, and in any case their were monoplanes in World War 1 anyway.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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they were more on the german side though..................
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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There are several things to consider when discussing scores. The fact that the Germans and Japanese flew until they were wounded or dead has been mentioned. You also have to remember, and Gunther Rall pointed this out in an interview once, that to score a victory you had to see a plane! There were countless Allied pilots who when through the war without seeing a single enemy plane. Meanwhile, the German lucky enough to live into '44-'45 would see a couple thousand Allied planes every time he took off!
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i nkow which i would rather see................
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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and what would that be, oh knowledgable one 
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no planes obviously................
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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Good choice. A very survivable choice.
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You choose that now, but I imagine a lot of people seeking glory would have gone for the other one, many planes.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
To those in that club.
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i think i would rather see none, after all, what's the point in being a hero if everyone you know is dead...............
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."
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