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This article here should shed some insight into the range -- radius issue with the F6F-5. I am not a real world pilot but I think this will help clarify the issue. Seems like some great info! http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/hist-ac/f6f-5.pdf

GregP As one who lives not too far from one of the Navy's Master Jet Bases, your post reminded me of how I miss -- well somewhat miss -- the ole A-6 Intruder's flying over. They were just plain old fasioned loud even by modern jet standards. They were an earlier victim of the oncoming F-18 /...

“No pervasive, national security "ideology" characterized U.S. military thinking in the early postwar period. The disorganization, misconceptions, and infighting that had disrupted the military services during the war continued well into the postwar period.” This is from this article which has...

Greg, This appears to be a project in the making. Here is what I found Four Stars International |  In Development

P-39 was problematic but the Soviets used it and thought it was effective for what they needed. The p-63's were actually used as a live firing target pratice for B-17/B-24 crews. I think they developed bullets that broke apart easily and the nose of the airplane lit up when hit, lol. This has...

The Christmas Bullet comes very close to looking like Snoopy's dog house :-)

It is/was a very interesting project that always seemed so close to being realized and would have been a major player if all had gone well with its development. However, once in involved in a shooting war what may be ironed out eventually may just not be workable in a combat sitution Luftwaffe...

Thank you buffnutt543. Not here to step on landmines. It would have been a fantastic plane, but since I was not born yet, I had no say in the matter.

The FW 187 was a very interesting design that never seemed fully realized. One of the complaints the LW had against it was that it lacked defensive armor. The adding of this weight surely would have impacted its performance (echoes of the P-39 here). The world at that time was moving toward the...

I am very lucky. If all goes as they say it will, next month I will get to see the rebuilt Mossie from New Zealand fly. If my work allows me to be there I'll take some photos. Don't know where it fits in the top ten, but I can't wait to see that!

A number of factors played a role. First, the P-51 was cheaper to build and easier to maintain. Secondly, the P-47 was something that could be, but at the most important time the P-51 was there ready to be used. The P-47N was a great airplane that at +30,000 was much better than a P-51 (any...

For some reason the link I just posted does not seem to work here. Let me try again. If it fails please Google Operation Causeway. http://https://sites.google.com/site/operationcauseway/ Got it work.

While I understand conjecture and speculation are a part of forums like this it often seems easy to get lost in the geo political aspects, but in many cases those post war scenarios were not as clear to the then political and military leaders. Plus, nothing is a foregone conclusion in a real war...

It must be remembered to rebuild their military the Germans had to maneuver their way through the Allies from WWI and what was in the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler had to get the German military back on its feet and get them past the point of being vulnerable. As Hitler negotiated many of these...

Jenish, I didn’t mean to imply the U.S. was standing on the sidelines before Hitler’s declaration of war. There was a very real effort by Roosevelt to help the British as much as possible, but his hands were tied by Congress, upcoming elections, and a lingering economic hangover from the...