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BBuz101 replied to the thread How good a plane was the P-40, really?.Shortround Yes the first P-40E's turned up in late Mar 1942 (from 50 sent), the first losses noted as 10th April 1942 - They had 32...
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BBuz101 replied to the thread How good a plane was the P-40, really?.Bill I agree the V-1710-33/-39 and later engines could and did take the higher boosts, just pointing out that at the time the AVG were...
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BBuz101 reacted to Wild_Bill_Kelso's post in the thread How good a plane was the P-40, really? with.You have to be careful here. The AVG didn't just fly Tomahawks. Boosting to 50-60" Hg became normal for the Kittyhawk types, in fact 56"...
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BBuz101 replied to the thread How good a plane was the P-40, really?.I promised some information on the AVG, engines and other data……. This is normally when I land myself in trouble with the AVG...
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BBuz101 replied to the thread Halifax III Mid Upper Gunner or Rear Gunner position..Just to help understand the gunner positions on Halifax's, I have reference to a Gunners logbook who flew as a Mid Upper at 1652HCU...
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BBuz101 replied to the thread How good a plane was the P-40, really?.this was actually an ex Russian Machine (I know many know that) however remember my previous about RAF aircraft in the FS serial block...
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BBuz101 replied to the thread How good a plane was the P-40, really?.Like to address this, as I believe you may be in error with this statement (think its a mix of information with the wrong conclusion)...
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BBuz101 reacted to Wild_Bill_Kelso's post in the thread How good a plane was the P-40, really? with.During long engagements US pilots described in detail (in excerpts I have posted to this forum in the past) overboosting up to 60" and...
