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    Enola Gay, heroism or insanity?

    All logical, im tempted to agree, especially when family are implicated, but truth is, no one knows if the fighting would have lasted weeks, months, years? Only the japanese high command have those answers. Speculation doesnt provide accurate figures. Its tempting to think that the japanese...
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    Enola Gay, heroism or insanity?

    Crew of the aircraft, brave men doing their duty. The decision to drop atomic weapons? Not so straightforeward. Any form of bombing that targets civillians is questionable. Hiroshima, nagasaki were the last in a long history of blanket killing, carried out by both sides During ww2. It stands...
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    brietling p51

    Thats the one, looks like its an internationsl campaign The canopy threw me, its an unfamiliar shape alright
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    brietling p51

    Now thats the info I wasnt getting on google, thanks for the insight. I was asking due to a great billboard add i see recently on my way to work, where the aircraft is at an angle that made me curious as to what type it was. The canopy is open and it has an unfamiliar shape. Googling came up...
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    brietling p51

    Looking at pictures of the brietling precious metal p51, its undoubtedly a beauty, but with all those modifications, is it still a p51? It now looks more like a kawasaki ki 61 to me. I know its not, but just looks similar.
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    Best modern dogfighting airforces

    me too, lightning should not have been used twice. don't get me started on the spitfire car.
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    John Woo Flying Tigers

    When did Susan Sarenden Get old? I haven't been paying attention. She may be past even Cougar stage. CGI is now so good, that I would welcome it. Of course it would also need real footage, but in the right hands, digital is very satisfatory. I googled this project, and it seems that it will be...
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    John Woo Flying Tigers

    I watched the John Wayne film, or tried to, it was the so dull I gave up on it. It suffered from having John Wayne in it. Pearl Harbour suffered from having been directed by Michael Bay. Red Tails suffered from having been produced by George Lucas. At some point, someone may do something...
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    John Woo Flying Tigers

    I haven't heard a peep about Mr Woo's proposed Flying Tiger movie, but here's a radical proposal. Were I to be making this movie, I would, for the sake of entertainment, fly fast and loose with the facts, in the persuit of a cracking good time. I would cast Liam Neeson as Chennault, and I...
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    "A Higher Call" - The Movie??

    Have you read the book? The encounter of the two pilots incident is only a small part of the story. This book is a biography of mr stigler and it reads just like a movie screenplay. A fantastc read, an insight to an exroadinary man who led an extroadinary life. Mr stoppard has a gem in his...
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    Best Japanese fighter

    I have a soft spot for the ki 61. Most japanese fighters were, in appearance at least, variations on the same theme. No wonder allies referred to the zero in a catch all term. Seems that the ki 61 broke the mold, even if it was a derivative of a german design. It was a beauty. Shame none are...
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    Surprising interview

    I imagine drugs would have taken the edge of the terror of being involved in war. Plenty of countries experimented with this, i believe LSD was developed by the military.
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    Surprising interview

    My wife is Japanese, and informed me that her mothers brother was a pilot in WW2, he was assigned a. Kamikaze mission, and was all prepared to make the sacrifice, but his mission was cancelled on the morning of the operation. He lived to tell the tale, though he suffered from a drug problem...
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    Eiffel Tower

    Hi, I recently read about the death of one William Overstreet ( apt name) who reportedly flew his P51 through the Eiffel Tower chasing an ME109. Anyone know if this is true? or who the luftwaffe pilot was? He seems to be one heck of a pilot, but gets no name check.
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    Three reasons why the P-40 was a better fighter in the PTO than the Spitfire

    I am aware of the zero not being an adversary of the avg but my chennault quote is an innaccurate approximation of the actual quote 'never turn with a zero'which is repeated all over the place. I would guess thats either its a miss quote, or he was referring to all japanese fighter aircraft in...
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