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12-12-2004, 10:03 AM
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#106 | | Master of Ewes
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12-12-2004, 10:06 AM
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But it wasnt used an awful lot, being too late.
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12-12-2004, 10:07 AM
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#108 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | it was still a world war two aircraft, you can't deny that..................
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12-12-2004, 10:08 AM
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Stop posting stuff thats been established several times.
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12-12-2004, 10:12 AM
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#110 | | Master of Ewes
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12-12-2004, 10:15 AM
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#111 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country: | Not really im just trying to make it clear what I know, cos you obviously think I dont understand what the hell youre on about. To be honest I find it kinda patronising.
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12-12-2004, 10:20 AM
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#112 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | but you seem to think that because it "wasn't used that much" it is exempt from a discussion about WWII aircraft??
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12-12-2004, 10:24 AM
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Country: | No, but because it didnt see service till late in the war it wouldnt have been doing loads of roles all at once because it wasnt necessary.
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12-12-2004, 10:26 AM
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#114 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | but it was used it many roles over Korea and Vietnam...........
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12-12-2004, 10:27 AM
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12-12-2004, 10:28 AM
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#116 | | Master of Ewes
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12-12-2004, 10:30 AM
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Country: | Yes, but it wasnt used in very many roles during ww2.
Lets do a hypothetical situation.
If after the war, Spitfires were used for Long Range bombing missions, then would you class it as being a WW2 bomber? No, because it wouldnt have done any bombing during WW2.
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12-12-2004, 11:06 AM
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#118 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | that's a god point but look at it this way, if the spitfire was used for fighting after the war, is it stil a WWII fighter??
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12-12-2004, 11:14 AM
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Country: | Yes. But the Tigercat wasnt used as a multi role during the war because it wasnt necessary.
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12-13-2004, 04:36 PM
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| The Tigercat like the Corsair went to the Marines first and did ok but never had a chance to impact the war.
My vote is the F-4U as the best carrier fighter probably the best single engine fighter of the war in anything but long range escort. By the way there is a F-2G still flying in Arizona (the 3,000hp Corsair). | |
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