Junkers Ju88 - Page 10 - Aircraft of World War II

the lancaster kicks ass · 05-05-2004, 12:31 PM

i'd imagine they had allot of surplus IL-2's after the war, even if allot had been shot down, there were so many there would always be allot left over................

plan_D · 05-05-2004, 01:09 PM

I haven't heard of any combat reports after 1945 so they must have been scrapped or sent to museums.

the lancaster kicks ass · 05-05-2004, 01:16 PM

i doubt they'd be much good in the cold war

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plan_D · 05-05-2004, 01:22 PM

They might have sent a few to the North Korean airforce for use in Korea. But I don't know.

the lancaster kicks ass · 05-05-2004, 01:25 PM

are there any still any flying?

plan_D · 05-05-2004, 01:33 PM

I have heard there are, but I don't know where.

the lancaster kicks ass · 05-05-2004, 01:43 PM

i nkow they're doing one up in england somehwhere, allong with two tiffys............

plan_D · 05-05-2004, 02:26 PM

They have two Il-2s at Sandtoft down the road from me in Lincolnshire but I don't know their status.

the lancaster kicks ass · 05-08-2004, 01:25 PM

i can't wait to see them flying, both tiffys and IL-2s are awsome aircraft.........

cheddar cheese · 05-13-2004, 09:58 AM

though the IL-2 is a little more awesome - no, change that hateful word

Lightning Guy · 05-13-2004, 11:48 AM

The Il-2 was the better tank-buster but the Tiffy wasn't bad. And the Tiffy was much better as a fighter, though definitely not the best.

plan_D · 05-13-2004, 01:44 PM

The Tiffy was still devestating to any Axis veichle.

cheddar cheese · 05-13-2004, 03:54 PM

looked good too

plan_D · 05-13-2004, 05:48 PM

It sure did.

Gemhorse · 05-13-2004, 06:00 PM

I don't know how you can even compare the two - The Il-2 was a heavy two-seat ground-attack fighter, the Typhoon a powerful single-seat fighter-bomber, which went a long to off-setting the Fw-190's Air-Supremacy. It was a very stable Attack-platform, and with RP's was like the 'Cruiser-broadside' Mosquitos and contributed greatly to pre-D-Day preparations and pushing the Germans back to Germany...it's high-altitude-fighter relative, the Tempest sorted-out the Air-supremacy factor, along with Mustangs and the later Spitfires...the Typhoon MORE than earned it's place in History...I'd have sooner sat in one of them than an Il-2... - They've even named their lastest jet-fighter-bomber ''Typhoon'' again...[ mumble, mumble..]

05-05-2004, 12:31 PM	#136
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	i'd imagine they had allot of surplus IL-2's after the war, even if allot had been shot down, there were so many there would always be allot left over................ __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

05-05-2004, 01:09 PM	#137
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	I haven't heard of any combat reports after 1945 so they must have been scrapped or sent to museums. __________________ "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.

05-05-2004, 01:16 PM	#138
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	i doubt they'd be much good in the cold war .............. __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

05-05-2004, 01:22 PM	#139
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	They might have sent a few to the North Korean airforce for use in Korea. But I don't know. __________________ "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.

05-05-2004, 01:25 PM	#140
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	are there any still any flying? __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

05-05-2004, 01:33 PM	#141
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	I have heard there are, but I don't know where. __________________ "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.

05-05-2004, 01:43 PM	#142
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	i nkow they're doing one up in england somehwhere, allong with two tiffys............ __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

05-05-2004, 02:26 PM	#143
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	They have two Il-2s at Sandtoft down the road from me in Lincolnshire but I don't know their status. __________________ "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.

05-08-2004, 01:25 PM	#144
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	i can't wait to see them flying, both tiffys and IL-2s are awsome aircraft......... __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

05-13-2004, 09:58 AM	#145
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	though the IL-2 is a little more awesome - no, change that hateful word

05-13-2004, 11:48 AM	#146
Lightning Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,512	The Il-2 was the better tank-buster but the Tiffy wasn't bad. And the Tiffy was much better as a fighter, though definitely not the best. __________________

05-13-2004, 01:44 PM	#147
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	The Tiffy was still devestating to any Axis veichle. __________________ "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.

05-13-2004, 03:54 PM	#148
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	looked good too

05-13-2004, 05:48 PM	#149
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	It sure did. __________________ "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.

05-13-2004, 06:00 PM	#150
Gemhorse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 584	I don't know how you can even compare the two - The Il-2 was a heavy two-seat ground-attack fighter, the Typhoon a powerful single-seat fighter-bomber, which went a long to off-setting the Fw-190's Air-Supremacy. It was a very stable Attack-platform, and with RP's was like the 'Cruiser-broadside' Mosquitos and contributed greatly to pre-D-Day preparations and pushing the Germans back to Germany...it's high-altitude-fighter relative, the Tempest sorted-out the Air-supremacy factor, along with Mustangs and the later Spitfires...the Typhoon MORE than earned it's place in History...I'd have sooner sat in one of them than an Il-2... - They've even named their lastest jet-fighter-bomber ''Typhoon'' again...[ mumble, mumble..]

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