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    The case for/against more recognition of Allied medium bombers in Western Europe

    Sorry, I seem to have made a bit of a mess with that, I don't know what went wrong, probably finger trouble.
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    The case for/against more recognition of Allied medium bombers in Western Europe

    In response to your query I offer the following: US Medium Bomber Units of World War 2 - Northwest Europe By Jerry Scutts and published by Ian Allan I've had my copy for twenty years and I don't know if it is still available In response to your query I offer the following book: US Medium...
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    Interesting Essay - Most Strategically Important Aircraft WW2

    Should I assume that you are referring to the mark numbers expressed in Roman numerals here? I delight in seeing the use of Roman numerals as is correct for almost all wartime RAF aircraft, but I do understand that some people find them difficult to use and would perhaps prefer for them to be...
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    Interesting Essay - Most Strategically Important Aircraft WW2

    Thank you tomo pauk for your explanation. Perhaps I was too general in my original post and I should have said, more specifically, that the Vulture comprised two Peregrines worth of cylinders and pistons in a new crankcase with a new crankshaft. However, my original point remains, the Vulture...
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    Interesting Essay - Most Strategically Important Aircraft WW2

    May I enquire just what it was then?
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    Interesting Essay - Most Strategically Important Aircraft WW2

    Might I just mention that the Rolls-Royce Vulture engine used in the Manchester was two R-R Peregrines joined in a single cranckcase, not two Merlins. But this is a fascinating read that I shall return to when I have more time. Well done in finding it and posting it here.
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    Most 'Underrated' Aircraft of WW2?

    I have to offer the Bristol Blenheim as a very much underrated aircraft. At the start of the Second World War the RAF had more Blenheims than any other type of aircraft; the Blenheim served in every operational command of the RAF and in every theatre in which the RAF fought. Although obsolescent...
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    Australians in Bomber Command

    A worthwhile read to give you a good grounding in the subject would be: "Chased by the Sun" The Australians in Bomber Command in WWII by Hank Nelson. ISBN 1-74114-847-2
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    Aircraft Identification V

    Blackburn Firebrand, not sure which Mk. Blenheim
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    Aircraft Identification Thread 2

    Thank you, Cheddar Cheese. Now we wait. It's the waiting that gets you, isn't it?
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    Aircraft Identification Thread 2

    BAC Drone perhaps?
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