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What happened to all the WW2 aircraft after the war?
Most of them were manufactured in the thousands, and yet somehow only a few remain flyable today. What exactly happened? Did people really care so little about these machines after the war that they were scrapped :?: -
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What do you think of the bell p-39 was it a good dogfighter
No, not really. Also, the design of the aircraft turned out to be very inconvienient to the pilot. Everything that the designers tried to make better, they actually made worse. It is really a very sad failure if I do say so myself. -
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How each fighter reflected each nation's unique culture....
The best representative of the Russian aviation culture at the time would be the IL-2. They've always wanted to have the biggest machine in the air. -
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ALLIED HIGH ALTITUDE PLAYOFFS - Mustang vs. Thunderbolt
The P-47 was always one of the most reliable fighters flown by the allies. The P-51 is often over-rated as one of the best fighters the allies had, when in reality, it required and engine upgrade from the original version just to perform an escort duty. Also, the P-47 was capable of taking... -
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OSPREY BOOKS
I wouldn't know, I've never seen one of those books.