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I always liked this aeroplane...even if their is something "odd" about its shape.

Thanks Shinpachi, thats some cool stuff...you cleared up some of the translation problems I was having with a similar "blue print".

Good by old Hollywood...gosh, I remember when he was still young Hollywood?! They dont make'em like that anymore...good by

Hmm, thanks Shinpachi, thats interesting...China's "saber rattling" worries me sometimes, I want everyone to be safe.

Wow, Ambassador Kennedy really seems to have charmed the public. Im glad that, at this time, the Japanese / American relations seem safe. I'm wondering if Ambassador Kennedy has been questioned about the Senkaku Islands, and The Presidents decision the fly the B-52's through this air space?

Hey man, I hope your feeling better...you can bounce back from this, best wishes!

I've always had a respect for the men who flew those birds...unsung hero's.

well its true that development plans where originally set down in 1939...however the F4U was designed to meet fighters that met the specification's of fighters like the A6M Ki-43. To be more accurately stated. Edit...I dont really think that the point I was raising is altered. Had an engine...

Cool...a "slice of pilot life". Nice find, thanks!

IDK...except for the fact they both saw action in the pacific, its kind of a weird comparison. The A6M entered combat status in 1940, and was largely designed to combat the fighters found in the Pacific at the time...that and extended range. The F4U entered combat in 1942 and was designed to...

Cool stuff...thanks

Really? No one for the Ki-44?

It was the Mossie...But I do LOVE the P-38!

Hello Shinpachi... Thanks for this thread, this is a very interesting visit into the museum. I have been to Osaka, however I did not find this place. Very powerful exhibits...thanks again

It seems to me that the mission was top secret, and the USA didn't want the Japanese to (even suspect) that their top secret codes had been broken. The USAF did everything that they could think of, to make the attacking P-38's look like they where on a typical sweep. They might have thought that...