The Japanese wouldn't have devised planes like these if this kind of tactic didn't work. Check out photo's of direct hits by Divine Wind... It still scares the hell out of me...:shock:
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Erich, mentioning this was for modelling only...obviously not devised for combat...:D
FW.190D-9
Unit: Papegai Staffel./JV44
Serial: 1 (W.Nr.600424)
Pilot - Cpt.Waldemar Vubke. Munchen-Reich, April 1945
Here's a link, pic for interest sake:
WINGS PALETTE - Focke-Wulf...
Good question...
Germans had a "fly till you die" policy. Erich Rudorffer, flew over 1,000 missions and was shot down sixteen times. Weapon of choice FW109, 222 kills! Non-German, Walter Novotny, Austria, 258 KIA 1944. Me 109 pilots had more kills on the board. Keep into consideration the...
I'm 32 years old and an old Fly-junkie.
From Jets in the airforce to RC combat...I'll take it all...
I love WW2 German and experimental aircraft.
I watched the right stuff when I was about 12...awesome...wanted to be a test pilot.
Anything that flies excites me...:p