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| PTO would be my type to fly against the Japanese. I would fly on F4U-1D with USN VBF-83 or VF-17 Jolly Rogers.
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02-24-2004, 05:13 PM
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| VF-17 didn't fly -1Ds, at least not in combat 
Carriers are the way to go, good food and accomodations 
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02-25-2004, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Archer VF-17 didn't fly -1Ds, at least not in combat
Carriers are the way to go, good food and accomodations | No, but they fly on F4U-1, F4U-1A, FG-1A/D(dunno), and the last Corsair = F4U-4 Corsair.
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02-26-2004, 06:34 PM
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| Hmmmm methinks someone has an unhealthy obsession with Corsairs...
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02-27-2004, 12:30 AM
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| rafe may be obsessed, I'm still learning, I've only read The Jolly Rogers by Blackburn, the Definitive Account of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II (Swashbucklers and Black Sheep), and Corsair, the F4U in WWII and Korea. Still have the biggest book I have about Corsairs to read. Then I need to go find some more books to read. Rafe, you got any suggestions for a Corsair reading list?  Edit: I've also read Once They Were Eagles about the Black Sheep by Frank Walton - overall not that much really, especially since all but Once They Were Eagles I've read since Christmas
(I also need to find time to read the CF-105 Arrow's Pilot's Operating Instructions and RCAF Testing/Basing Plans sometime)
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02-27-2004, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by GermansRGeniuses u get to see bombers explode | | |
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese yeah, you dont wanna see your own bombers explode though  | but you have to admit itd be FREAKING AWESOME!!!!! | |
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02-28-2004, 08:45 AM
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| Gotta be European, cooler planes. Forget the endless Pacific Ocean;what if you couldn't find your home flattop? | |
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| Europe - I just wanna fight over the Alps, what a view! You have to see it to believe it.
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Country:  | I'd say Africa, better weather, during the day at least. And you still get the cool planes of Europe..well the Hurricane and Spitfire at least.
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#30 | | Master of Ewes
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cheddar cheese wrote:
yeah, you dont wanna see your own bombers explode though
but you have to admit itd be FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!
| not if u were flying in close formation...................
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