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Country:  | but it wasnt the best, and thats the point weve been trying to get across to you for a long time 
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06-01-2004, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass Quote: |
just as clearly the Meteor should be out of the 'best jet' argument.
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it was a jet, and it was the best, so there's no reason to discount it.............. |
Bets of all WW2 jets? you're kiddin' right? If I remember well the Meteor was good only for shooting down flying bombs, this doesn't make it the best. There's no question about the best for WW2 was the 262.
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06-01-2004, 04:49 PM
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Country: | thankyou lanc, no-one agreese with you. give it up.
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06-01-2004, 05:15 PM
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#229 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | I am quite curious as why you think the meteor is superior.......now don't have a cow, I am just asking in a civilizied way. Give some concrete reasons besides that it looks Kühl. References used ? pilot or ground crew interviews ? how many V-1's shot down ?
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06-02-2004, 03:23 PM
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If I remember well the Meteor was good only for shooting down flying bombs, this doesn't make it the best
| that's because it wasn't used for much else, if it had been used more as a fighter, it would have proved itself
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06-02-2004, 03:47 PM
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#232 | | the old Sage
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Country: | lanc do yopu have the numbers of V-1's lost to the Meteor ? I am still interested in this..........
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#233 | | the old Sage
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for the Ar 234, would you guyz be interested in this ? http://www.merriam-press.com/mono_200/m318.htm
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06-02-2004, 11:36 PM
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| Shooting down V-1s isn't even that impressive. The P-47, P-51, P-61, Spit, Tempest, and Mossie all shot down V-1s.
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06-02-2004, 11:42 PM
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#235 | | the old Sage
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06-02-2004, 11:48 PM
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| I don't know how many the Meteor got but I've heard the Tempest actually scored the most kills against V-1s. Between the first V-1 launch of June 13, 1944 and Sept. 1st, the Tempest had destroyed 638.
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#237 | | the old Sage
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Country: | that's quite a talley. I think and not having my P-61 data in front of me.........the P-61's knocked out some 20 or less. LG do you know how many were shot down by English AAA ?
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06-03-2004, 12:17 AM
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| No I don't. I think the P-61 total might have been higher than that. But there weren't that many P-61s based in Western Europe, just two squadrons I believe.
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#239 | | the old Sage
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Country: | I don't know the exact number shot down by British AA but I know they found it very easy. After the first few they realised that the speed and altitude stayed the same which made easy prey for the 3.7 inch AAA.
I've seen some really good footage of the gunners making short work of the 'doodlebugs'.
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