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05-08-2004, 10:47 PM
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Country:  | I was actually refering to C.C with that.
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05-09-2004, 02:30 PM
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#92 | | Master of Ewes
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05-10-2004, 06:47 PM
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Country:  | Lanc, that was not nice, you just post alot  !
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05-10-2004, 07:06 PM
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Country: | He does post a lot, but recently at least 90% of his posts have been on topic.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
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05-12-2004, 05:16 PM
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05-12-2004, 05:40 PM
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Oh yes, Transports, what are we saying about them? I like the C-47 the most probably because of its combat record.
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05-12-2004, 11:43 PM
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| C-47. It was used just about everywhere and with great effect. It was also very successful in the civilian market.
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05-12-2004, 11:53 PM
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__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
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05-13-2004, 09:49 AM
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Country:  | the 52 has more character 
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05-13-2004, 01:14 PM
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| How do you define character in an airplane?
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05-13-2004, 02:10 PM
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| Gooney Bird rules! One C47 was equipped with a monster set of Edo floats and amphibious gear. It was way too high to load and unload easily, so no more were built. | |
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05-13-2004, 03:17 PM
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Country: | The Ju-52 did have more to its looks but it wasn't better. Plus when the Russians got hold of the C-47 (Russian designation Li-2) they turned a few into gunships, and the Americans copied the idea and called them Spookies, I don't believe any were used in World War 2 but they paved way for the A-130 Spectre gunship.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
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05-14-2004, 12:05 AM
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| The AC-47 didn't come along until Vietnam. It carried 3 7.62mm "miniguns" which would each put out 6,000rpm. These bad boys were turned loose on the Ho Chi Min Trail and were murderously effective.
The Japanese also copied the C-47. There version was called the L2D "Tabby" and about 500 were eventually built.
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05-14-2004, 03:14 AM
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Country: | Yes, well the AC-47 was a copied idea off the Russians. And as I said led to the AC-130 which gave those down in Fallujah a rude wake up.
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05-14-2004, 02:33 PM
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#105 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | i prefer the C-47 to the 52....................
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