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I saw this in the LA Times today. James L. Starnes, navigator of the battleship Missouri, was 24 years old when he learned he would play a key role in the ceremony to mark the end of World War II. After the Japanese conceded defeat, President Truman announced that "Mighty Mo," the behemoth...

Hello, I was wondering, did the German's get it right with developing fighter jets for the Zerstörer role? Or would it have been better to develop them as air-superiority fighters a-la He 280?

Hello, I was wondering what advantages did the Bv 141 have over the Fw 189? Was it ultimately a better choice for the Luftwaffe going with the Fw 189? From what I've seen, the Fw 189 was superb in its role, and was even able to out turn attacking fighters. What if the LW went with the Bv 141?

Okay so this come into my mind as I was thinking of ways to increase the roles of a plane without having to resort to multiple planes in the role. What if they made a plane with specially detachable wings? There would be two versions of the wings, swept and straight. Imagine swept being used to...

Weren't they more GPMG?

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Given their short range and CAS function the Hs123 and 129 seem like they filled the role of modern helicopter gunships. Am I off base on that or not? Both are low and slow and heavily armed/armored and fit the role of direct support for ground forces Attack helicopter - Wikipedia, the free...

Would the F-111 have been useful for use in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere with all the post-911 activity? It was a good medium sized bomb truck. Are smaller bomb trucks being used at greater sortie rates to fill its role? Are larger bomb trucks being used to fill its role? Could it have...