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Ditching qualities of WW2 Aircraft
Gentlemen Attached is a report on the ditching characteristics of a 1/9 scale model P-38 conducted by the Air Material Command with their recommendations from the test. Eagledad -
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The real combat history of the Ki-43
Gentlemen What the US Army Air Force thought of the Ki-43 can be found here https://archive.org/details/sim_air-force-magazine_1945-06_28_6/page/n1/mode/2up Eagledad -
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P-38 Diving Characteristics Report
Would this be of any use for your study? It is not by Johnson but..... FWIW Eagledad- Words: 17
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About strafing Aces
Daniel, The top 3 strafing aces of the 8th Air Force: Elwyn G. Righetti 27 strafing victories Joseph L. Thury 25.5 strafing victories John D. Landers 20 strafing victories Source: "Fighters of the Mighty Eighth" by William N. Hess and Thomas G. Ivie Eagledad -
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The real combat history of the Ki-43
Gentlemen While not Stats for the entire war, I have attached stats for 83 Group Sorties by type for the period June to August 1944 in Normandy show that 3 Mustang III squadrons averaged 1.03 losses per 100 sorties, 12 Spitfire Mk IX Squadrons averaged .57 losses per 100 sorties, and 10 Typhoon... -
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Sortie Credit/Double Sortie Credit/Credits to Go Home?
Old Mac My late uncle flew as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 of the 816 Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group from Aug 19, 1944 (first mission) to Nov 4 1944 (end of tour). During that time he was credited with 51 missions and 238 hours and 35 minutes total flight time which included 9 hours and 50... -
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Sten SMG aircraft: productionized aircraft part 1, the reality
SR Thank you. It appears the engine used for the Ki-100 was used on more Japanese aircraft than I remebered. So, while the airframes were engineless, the engines used on the Ki-100 would have not been available for other aircraft that were currently (Ki-46) or planned (A6M) for production... -
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Allison v-1710 Engine Life
ThomasP I also have not come across any reports of P-38 engines being operated at greater than 60" of MP, but on page 72 of the P-38 pilot manual, there is a graph that shows 62" of MP at 3000 rpm Pilots Manual Lockheed P-38 Lightning Pilot Training Manual (3).pdf The attached chart shows... -
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Sten SMG aircraft: productionized aircraft part 1, the reality
SR Would the Ki-100 fit the bill for an emergency and effective fighter? IIRC, there were airframes without engines, and an engine that was not being used by Japanese front line Army fighters. Certainly, the debut of the Ki-100 surprised Allied intelligence units. I am not aware of any TAIC... -
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The best fighter of the 1930s
I believe the I-16 fought in the Spanish Civil War, in China, and also against the Japanese during the Soviet Japanese border conflict in 1939. Perhaps that model had the most victories scored before 1/Jan/40. Eagledad -
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Japanese aircraft were behind in timing to Allied aircraft.
Hello Bill The first B-25 mission was carried out by B-25C's in early April 1942, by 2 squadrons of the 3rd Bomb Group (American Combat Planes, 3rd Edition, page 221). These aircraft of the 5th Air Force were ferried to Australia, flew to the Phillipinnes, on April 11th, raided Japanese... -
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WW2 Aviation Links (Add your links)
New (to me ) sight on the B-25 Mitchell Bomber: https://b-25history.org/hangar/25a.htm -
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Japanese aircraft were behind in timing to Allied aircraft.
Gentlemen As to the speed of the B-25A, please see the following: https://b-25history.org/hangar/25a.htm Eagledad The A and B versions appear to be the fastest, the C and D versions are in the 270-280 range. Edited speed range from 260 to 270. -
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Japanese aircraft were behind in timing to Allied aircraft.
Gentlemen Attached are some test reports of the Ki-43 Mk I Oscar against a P-38, P-40 and a P-47 (my summary). Thanks to the late Jim Long and J-aircraft for the first 2 reports. FWIW and enjoy.... Eagledad