 | What kind of aircraft would you want to fly in WWII?| Polls Discuss What kind of aircraft would you want to fly in WWII? in the World War II - Aviation forums; I would want to be a Interceptor pilot. Either a Bf-109 or Fw-190.
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View Poll Results: What type of WWII aircraft would you prefer to fly in as pilot or air crew member? | |
Transport Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member.
|    | 0 | 0% | |
Heavy, Medium Bomber Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
|    | 6 | 13.04% | |
Observation,Reconnaissance Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
|    | 3 | 6.52% | |
Test Aircraft: Pilot or other Air Crew Member
|    | 4 | 8.70% | |
Ground Attack Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
|    | 6 | 13.04% | |
Air Field Fighter Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
|    | 15 | 32.61% | |
Aircraft Carrier Fighter Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
| | 6 | 13.04% | |
Intercepter Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
| | 14 | 30.43% | |
Dive Bomber, Torpedo Bomber, Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member.
| | 4 | 8.70% | |
Fighter-Bomber, Night-Fighter Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
| | 7 | 15.22% | |
Commander of an Aircraft Squadron: Can be Bomber, Fighter, ect.
| | 5 | 10.87% | |
Air Crew Gunner for any of the aircraft
| | 2 | 4.35% | |
Ground Crew Member for any of the aircraft: Repairman, supply man, Gas-Tank driver, ect.
| | 5 | 10.87% | |
Aircraft Factory Worker
| | 0 | 0% | |
Anti-Aircraft Gunner.
| | 4 | 8.70% | |
Trainer Aircraft: Pilot, Air Crew Member, or Student
| | 0 | 0% | |
Non-flying Personnel at Military Airport: Flight Controller,Food supplier,Janitor, ect.
| | 2 | 4.35% | |
Seaplanes, Flying Boats Aircraft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
| | 2 | 4.35% | |
WWII Non-combat Air Craft: Pilot or Air Crew member
| | 0 | 0% | |
WASP Pilot or Air Crew Member (For the Girl that's left behind)
| | 0 | 0% | |
Kamikaze Air Craft: Pilot or Air Crew Member
| | 2 | 4.35% | |
A person who can't fly these Aircraft!!!!!
| | 1 | 2.17% | |
Other:
| | 3 | 6.52% |  | | 
05-07-2006, 10:16 AM
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#16 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | I would want to be a Interceptor pilot. Either a Bf-109 or Fw-190.
If I could not be that I would want to be a ground maintenance person. I enjoy turning wrenches on aircraft.
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05-27-2006, 03:31 PM
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#18 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ 1. A PBY Pilot in the Carribean....
2. A production test pilot at Lockheed or Douglas (Think about it - Los Angeles, WW2, 10 women to every guy WOW!) | I dunno about your first one, but I like no.2
could I change my vote
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05-28-2006, 06:54 AM
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#19 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Nope Hussars you will be flying dog **** in a C-46 from Hong Kong! 
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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05-28-2006, 09:41 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet Nope Hussars you will be flying dog **** in a C-46 from Hong Kong! |
Im an Anti-Aircraft Gunner thank you very much (How do I get the old emoticons by the way, i needed the one of the smiliy crossing its arms for this post)
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A dark black past is my
Most valued possession.
Hindsight is always 20-20,
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Speak of mutually assured destruction?
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05-29-2006, 05:22 AM
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#21 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Okay fine you will be loading bags of **** into C-46's in Hong Kong!
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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05-29-2006, 09:19 AM
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#22 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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Country:  | Fw-190 or Ta-152 or perhaps G.55 or Re 2005
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05-29-2006, 09:20 AM
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#23 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I think I would go with a Bf-109G-6 or a Fw-190D-9.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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05-29-2006, 05:48 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet Nope Hussars you will be flying dog **** in a C-46 from Hong Kong! | You dont even say it right its "If you screw up just this much; youll be flying a cargo plane from a rub of dog sh*t outta Hong Kong!"
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A dark black past is my
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Speak of mutually assured destruction?
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05-29-2006, 07:03 PM
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#25 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Maybe he was personalising it more, and bringing historical information into the equation. Teaching us all that the C-46 is not an interceptor, no matter how much you try to use it as one.
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05-30-2006, 08:05 PM
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#26 | | Senior Member
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And my misfits way of life.
A dark black past is my
Most valued possession.
Hindsight is always 20-20,
But looking back its still a bit fuzzy.
Speak of mutually assured destruction?
Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!! | |
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05-30-2006, 10:21 PM
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#27 | | Minister of Whoopass
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You dont even say it right its "If you screw up just this much; youll be flying a cargo plane from a rub of dog sh*t outta Hong Kong!"
| U cant even make a quote correct... Jesus H Christ.......
I'd love to see u try and fight ur way out of a paper bag.........
And I quote, CORRECTLY.........
"And if you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog sh*t out of Hong Kong!!!"
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05-31-2006, 02:04 AM
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#28 | | Senior Member
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| Preferances
1. Mosquito B. MK IX or XVI pilot, flying the "Berlin Express"
1a. Mosquito Night Fighter pilot
2. Fw-190 pilot in the 'Focke-Wulf' summer, 1941
3. Typhoon pilot over Normandy and Holland in 1944. | |
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06-02-2006, 11:23 PM
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#29 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Flying an F4F-4 with the Cactus Airforce supporting my great-uncle who was grunting around on Guadalcanal. | |
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06-06-2006, 05:56 PM
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#30 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Berlin (Kreuzberg)
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| Test pilot.
They are always pushing the technical envelope.
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