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11-24-2005, 11:39 AM
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Country:  | I dont consider that a biplane and they were basically drop tanks. Its a monoplane with drop tanks shaped like wings 
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11-26-2005, 04:41 AM
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#197 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | you can't argue about the fact it has two wings though 
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11-26-2005, 03:44 PM
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Country: | Until theyre jettisoned it does, and when entering dogfights I doubt the pilot would keep them attached. Thus, in my opinion, it is not a true biplane.
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11-27-2005, 11:59 AM
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#199 | | Master of Ewes
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12-02-2005, 10:43 AM
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| I believe this is the ultimate site about WWII biplanes ! http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/
It is really worth to navigate it, there is an incredible documentation work for all the pilots who flew biplanes.
It is also funny to compare the claims of all sides with the documents of the 'other side'
bon voyage
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12-02-2005, 10:49 AM
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#201 | | Master of Ewes
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12-02-2005, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass nice site i've bookmarked that one! | Me too, good site Parm!
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12-02-2005, 12:50 PM
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#203 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Yeap good site, thanks.
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10-13-2006, 12:51 AM
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The Avia 534 should be mentioned as a contender, although the CR 42 still would have the edge.
It was strange that the Italians continued to develop the biplane at so late a date. It would be like Ford Motor Co. building the Pinto in 2006...the ultimate Pinto, no doubt, but why?
From the late 30s era, you also would have to take a look at the Grumman F3F. True, it did not participate in WW2. However, the Al Williams Gulfhawk version had a top speed of 290 mph (no armor or armament, of course). | |
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I agree the best one is the CR-42 flown by the Italian Air Force. | |
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Originally Posted by mosquitoman  Gladiator- Faith, Hope and Charity kept the Italian bombers at Malta a hard time, modern bombers being shot down by obsolescent biplanes | This too is my reason, in a strange way I owe my existance as it is to those three little biplanes, my late grandfather was a young lad on the Island and used to watch the dogfights from the roof of his house, so had those little guys not been there my existance would be very different if it happend at all, theres food for thought. | |
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