What Happened to "Butch" O'Hare? - Page 4 - Aircraft of World War II

Krabat42 · 04-10-2008, 12:35 PM

Then ignore his post. So do I. He will learn. Flaming wont help there. It's not my job to teach him, that's why we have moderators.
Krabat

fly boy · 04-10-2008, 12:37 PM

one thing for sure this is one of the biggest conversation in one of my theads

comiso90 · 04-10-2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Krabat42

Then ignore his post. So do I. He will learn. Flaming wont help there. It's not my job to teach him, that's why we have moderators.
Krabat

I wager it will help... egregious eye pollution is worth addressing by anybody who finds it painful.

Read through the posts... it's not just simple misspellings.

I do give him credit for being interested in this topic.

You claim to be done with the "off topic" issue but you continue to post on the matter

I think this thread should be closed and a new "Butch" O'Hare thread started...

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 04-10-2008, 02:29 PM

One of two things is going to happen:

1. This gets on topic (Let us mods take care of flyboy)

2. This thread gets closed.

Njaco · 04-10-2008, 02:54 PM

Thanks for the link, Eric. I've never been well versed about PTO aces.

kool kitty89 · 04-10-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fly boy

oh ok i get it i might have been thinking the p-47

If you didn't notice the example I gave was of a P-47:

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Kearby's aggressiveness would lead him to violate a cardinal rule of aerial fighting in the Pacific: Never engage in a low speed turning fight with the agile Japanese fighters. Kearby hauled around in a punishing turn, trying to work his way onto the tail of another Hayabusa. That was a mistake. Virtually nothing could turn with the Ki-43 at speeds below 200 mph. Quickly three of the Japanese fighters had slipped in behind the slow moving P-47. Seeing Kearby's immediate peril, two members of his flight bounded into the Oscars. Maj. Blair and Captain Dunham each shot an Oscar off of Kearby's tail. The third Oscar managed to get a burst into the cockpit of Kearby's Thunderbolt. The P-47 went straight into the jungle below. There was no parachute seen. Kearby's killer had little time to celebrate his victory. Dunham exploded his Hayabusa seconds later. Dunham would finish the war with 16 confirmed kills.

Though framed, the canopy was still simple plexiglass. (rounds hitting above and to the side could kill the pilot) This type of volnerabillity is common to nearly all a/c but the chances of getting hit there are not very high. Even the A-10 Warthog ("Thunderbolt II") is volnerable to this.

evangilder · 04-11-2008, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Njaco

Thanks for the link, Eric. I've never been well versed about PTO aces.

I'm not real well versed on the Pacific Theater either. So after I looked it up, I figured it would be to everyone's benefit to post the link to more info.

fly boy · 04-11-2008, 07:43 PM

well anyway the mission may have lost one of the greatest pilots but it did work

Maglar · 07-04-2009, 12:07 AM

Found this thread hoping to learn something about Butch O' Hare, all I saw was a grammar attack on a person that was interested in learning about something!

lesofprimus · 07-04-2009, 08:41 AM

Mag, we had to deal with this meatball for a year before u got here... Trust me, this thread went where it had to go unfortunatly...

Maglar · 07-04-2009, 05:56 PM

Oh alright, it was a fun read! I dont think the public school system is to blame either..

MFH · 07-05-2009, 11:49 PM

Does no one know this exists?

04-10-2008, 02:29 PM	#49
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,011	One of two things is going to happen: 1. This gets on topic (Let us mods take care of flyboy) 2. This thread gets closed. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

04-10-2008, 02:54 PM	#50
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 10,184	Thanks for the link, Eric. I've never been well versed about PTO aces. __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

07-04-2009, 12:07 AM	#54
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,149	Found this thread hoping to learn something about Butch O' Hare, all I saw was a grammar attack on a person that was interested in learning about something! __________________

07-04-2009, 08:41 AM	#55
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,388	Mag, we had to deal with this meatball for a year before u got here... Trust me, this thread went where it had to go unfortunatly... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

07-04-2009, 05:56 PM	#56
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,149	Oh alright, it was a fun read! I dont think the public school system is to blame either.. __________________

04-10-2008, 12:35 PM	#46
Krabat42 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Munich Posts: 302	Then ignore his post. So do I. He will learn. Flaming wont help there. It's not my job to teach him, that's why we have moderators. Krabat

04-10-2008, 12:37 PM	#47
fly boy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 851	one thing for sure this is one of the biggest conversation in one of my theads

04-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#53
fly boy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 851	well anyway the mission may have lost one of the greatest pilots but it did work

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