 | Best "Western World" post WWII Bomber| Post-War Discuss Best "Western World" post WWII Bomber in the Other Eras forums; Originally Posted by plan_D
That's the trip from England, actually. It's the same mission, the Ascention isles are ... |
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12-22-2004, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by plan_D That's the trip from England, actually. It's the same mission, the Ascention isles are pretty close to the Falklands. | No they 'ain't!  They're about 3000 miles from the Falklands - a ten hour trip in the back of a Hercules! | 
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12-22-2004, 07:45 PM
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Country:  | I was saying that in reference compared to England. I know, my dad has told me about his trip down there during the Falklands war, which he faught in.
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12-22-2004, 08:26 PM
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Country: | Yeah that's true, it's nearer, but it's still a mammoth journey from Ascension down to Stanley. Even the Tristars can't make the journey without stopping at Ascension to refuel. | |
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12-22-2004, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by plan_D I was saying that in reference compared to England. I know, my dad has told me about his trip down there during the Falklands war, which he faught in. | What did/does your dad do in the service?
(How's that for alliteration? ) | |
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12-22-2004, 10:51 PM
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Country: | He was an aircraft technician. 11 Fighter Squadron, with Lightnings during most of the Cold War. Service in Northern Ireland. One of the first electricians trained on the Chinook and was requested to serve both in the Falklands and Gulf for his expertise on them.
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12-22-2004, 10:52 PM
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Country: | Well, that's certainly something!  | |
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12-22-2004, 11:02 PM
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12-22-2004, 11:24 PM
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Country: | Nope, but he loaded it up with the Chinooks in Southhampton. And kept the soul surviving Chinook running until the new ones went down.
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12-22-2004, 11:29 PM
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Country: | I think it was called Bravo November. | |
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12-22-2004, 11:36 PM
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Country: | I don't know, I would ask him but he's at work. I know he knew a lad who was on the Conveyor 'Little Andy' a rigger who was going down to the Falklands with the Chinooks while my dad was flown down in a Herc.
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Country:  | And I have flown in a bunch of CH-47's, some of which planD's Dad probably had worked on.. I did some Joint Ops with some of the Brits, and that was the main transport for us.... And I was in when his Dad was in the service as well...
We talked about this before, planD and I....
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Country:  | The B-36 was a good bomber and very capable. It was also a very large bomber as the photos I have posted elsewhere show. I can remember hearing the quote 'They maketh a desert and they call it peace' in relation to this bomber. | |
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01-19-2005, 05:29 PM
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| For post war piston powered aircraft the B-36 is definately king in my book. A close second would go to the B-50D, it was marginally faster and was equipped with inflight refuelling.
For jet aircraft the B-52 has range and the payload to go with it. Another favorite is the B-58 Hustler.
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Country: | The B-58 was cool! I loved that bird. Shame about the landing gear on it though. It was pretty problematic. Like I always say, plane no take off, bad. Plane no land, REAL bad!
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