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11-21-2005, 07:19 AM
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| I voted no as well. I admit that the Amiot 143, Bloch 210, etc. are ugly, but some (Amiot 354, LeO 451) are very nice. | 
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11-21-2005, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet The only people that would find them not ugly are either people on crack or Lanc! | Crack is a ghetto drug and French bombers do have a certain beauty to them.
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11-21-2005, 10:15 AM
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| But seriously folks, and I am ignorant in this department, what was operational record of these birds. I am sure that the Luftwaffe, RAF, or USAAF, depending on the battle, erased them from the skies but to a certain point that was the fault of the tactics and politics not the planes or pilots, or was it?
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11-21-2005, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by CurzonDax I am sure that the Luftwaffe, RAF, or USAAF, depending on the battle, erased them from the skies but to a certain point that was the fault of the tactics and politics not the planes or pilots, or was it? | They were pretty much erased from the skies, only because they were seriously outdated. Most of them could barely make 200MPH. In the early 30s though when they were designed I think they would've held up well. I dont know much about their more modern designs though....
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11-21-2005, 05:00 PM
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Country:  | The only decent French plane was the Dewoitine D.250 in looks and performance. The LeO 451 doesn't look too bad either
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11-21-2005, 05:16 PM
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11-21-2005, 07:08 PM
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11-21-2005, 07:18 PM
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| French early bombers were very ugly. But I have to give it to their later models that look a lot like German and American/British bombers. If they weren't over run what would they have evolved into? How were their performances? That's what makes them a good bomber not what they look like.
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11-22-2005, 07:36 AM
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11-22-2005, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mosquitoman Yes, but the normally if it looks right it flies right | Very true, some of those early French bombers looked like they would fly like a brick!
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11-23-2005, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet The only people that would find them not ugly are either people on crack or Lanc! | Crack is a ghetto drug and French bombers do have a certain beauty to them.
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Now where is my pipe and Lanc pay up. | Well then people that dont think that they are ugly are either on ghetto drugs or Lanc! 
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11-26-2005, 03:50 AM
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and what's wrong with the Loire Nieuport L.N. 40??  
or any other bombers for that matter!
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11-26-2005, 04:51 AM
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11-26-2005, 06:13 AM
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11-26-2005, 07:29 AM
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