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They also suffered that most Fighters available could carry a similar load, be nearly as accurate and not need escort. They also only needed 1 crew. The RAAF Mk IIa dont appear to have US Serials, they however have RAF codes, if built to a British order did they get US serials?

John Smith, from Vickers Supermarine. Responsible for the Spitfire II - F24 and Seafire!

Boulton Paul Defiant. Did a Gunner EVER bail out of a Defiant, I looked at a lot of cases and didnt see 1 succesful escape.

I would take out 4. Invasion of Africa and defeat of the Africa Corp and replace it with Sicily/Italy And add 3a Iwo Jima

Add to The Eagles list, Kasserine, Bizerte, Sicily, Salerno, Cassino, Anzio, Anvil/Dragoon(Sth France), Remagen in Europe/Africa. From the Pacific, Bataan,Wake Is, Tarawa, Doolittle's Raid, The Submarine war, The Solomons, New Guinea, Bouganville, A great site to start at is:HyperWar...

Is it a Vought SBU?

Must be a number of contenders. Arado Ar66b, though designed as a trainer. Dornier Do22 Heinkel He114 Heinkel He60 Heinkel He59 (2 engines)

Wildcat, Its official designation is the "Bloody Vokes Filter"

I havent read all 20 pages, but are we comparing the Hurricane I, in combat in 1939 1940 where it often bested the bf109E with the P-40E. The basic P-40 (Hawk 81 first flew in Oct 1938), the Hurricane in November 1935 and only ordered into production in April 1939. By Sept 1940, only 200...

No, I knew what you meant. The last bit was for Smokey (But I forgot I put your name at the top, Sorry)

You cannot run a Military Aviation Industry based on building about 20 Aircraft a year. This would be excess to our needs, and at a cost which couldnt compete with the prices offered by Russia, the USA and Europe. There would be no overseas market for our extra aircraft. Post WW2 we built the...

plan D, The 17pdr in the Firefly was intended to provided a gun to fight against Tanks, there were enough 75mm Shermans to take out any Infantry. It was also used in a "lightened" form as the 77mm in the Comet. By the time the bigger tanks (Centurion) was available, the 20pdr (84mm) Gun...

Ha ha, I'm sure the German aircraft Industry is pouring out sufficient Aircraft for its needs, oh yes, the TYPHOON II. Maybe thats where the replacement will be the Spitfire II. (Whats a Flying Mango??) Wirraway = Challenge in the indigenous lingo. Boomerang = An Aboriginal weapon...

The US had its 76mm (3") AT gun which it thought sufficient. Problems with the ammo fuzes saw it lumped with a bad reputation which wasnt dispelled when the ammo improved. There was also T8-90mm in the sidelines, same as in the M36 M26. I am sure if the USA fought a defensive war it would have...

Best and favourite, but only one table to vote on. Favourite, the Tillie. Best, the bloody Tiger!