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I think it looks lovely, it isn't out of perspective at all - the Catlalina was a lovely looking plane, especially with British markings... 8)

one min you hate it - the next you like it :lol: :lol: its like invasion of the body-snatchers :lol:

what about fighter patrols around the coastline?

The Mosquito could land on a carrier safely (i've got photos to prove it) AND being a corsair fan i'd be VERY careful about saying things like that :wink: as i've pointed out before if it weren't for the Brits the Corsair wouldn't have landed on carriers itself yet i'm sure you would argue it...

I would say they were sometimes...alot of planes during WW2 were just made follwoing designs that were proven in field test etc to be the best they could come up with but alot of the WW1 planes designs (though obviously tested as well) were inovative in aircraft design as planes from that era...

I don't think the Germans were that badly outnumbered by us during WW1 :wink:

Surely if it had flown into American airspace it would've been detected and shot down...? how would it have gotten all the way across the Atlantic without being seen by something (Radar) or someone? the Atlantic is full of patrolling aircraft and ships that would've seen it surely - especially...

You're in a TINY minority Kiwi.... 8)

Thats because their payload was usually a bunch of Hand grenades that they chucked off the side! :lol: :lol: :lol:

How was it better? 8)

I think we should ditch Tony 'Fecking' Blair and put the Queen back in charge...she'd sort this fecking country out in 5 mins flat 8) Then straight after she'd sorted us out she'd amass our army, take us across the Atlantic and invade the US (we did it once, we can do it again, at ANY time...

:lol: It was a retorical question Lanc! I know how long ago it was :wink:

Ah...so if the B-17 and the Mosquito could carry the same payload over a short and long distance then surely the Lancs ability to carry a smaller payload over a longer distance means the Mosquitos longer distance carrying a larger payload would be equal to that of the B-17 flying with a heavier...

Does anyone have any true stories about incidents that happened in either a Sunderland or a Catalina? If yes, would be interested to hear them 8)

Right...well i vote for the Catalina! (Just cos i feel sorry for it now :) )