5 Favourite Planes

• Jul 28, 2004

• #121

plan_D

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Yes it did. Or was that the III. One of the early marks did.

 

• Jul 28, 2004

• #122

the lancaster kicks ass

Major General

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Dec 20, 2003

oh well..................

 

• Jul 28, 2004

• #123

plan_D

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Apr 1, 2004

Was I right!?! Tell me which one, my brother has the book. I suppose I could phone him up to make sure.

 

• Jul 28, 2004

• #124

the lancaster kicks ass

Major General

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Dec 20, 2003

you do that because i don't know.................

 

• Jul 28, 2004

• #125

plan_D

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Ok, I will

 

• Jul 28, 2004

• #126

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

that'll make for an interesting conversation though

"hey, i'm just ringing because i need some info from one of your books, that's all"

 

• Jul 28, 2004

• #127

plan_D

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That's exactly what I said. He's not bothered, he does it to me too.

The Mk. II had a Merlin-XII engine. IIa 750 built, IIb 170 built.
Mk.III one built with Merlin-XX. Mk. IV experimental Griffon prototype. I was right.

 

• Jul 28, 2004

• Thread starter
• #128

Maestro

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dead parrot said:

Maestro, like toffi says, I reckon this is a "favorite plane" list, not a "I think this is the best plane" list... You can't really argue with people's choices...

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That's right. Sorry.

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #129

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

it just so happens that the top plane on my list also happened to be the best of the war.................

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #130

plan_D

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I fail to see how you come to that conclusion.

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #131

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

"bomber" harris called it the "single most ipmortant factor in wining WWII"..................

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #132

plan_D

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Patton called the M1 the most important factor, does that make it the best rifle. Some Japanese General said that the Chindits were Japans greatest trouble, does that make them the best fighting unit (I think they were)?

The Lancaster wasn't the best. For a start, you cannot compare a heavy bomber to a fighter or recon plane. Then you've got the B-29 which was better than the Lancaster in ability anyway.

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #133

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

ability anyway.

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perhaps, but it had no charactor.................

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #134

plan_D

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Any machine that kills lots of people for a cause, has plenty of character.

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #135

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

not really.................

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #136

plan_D

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Apr 1, 2004

I think it does, I hope remember the whole idea of these planes.

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #137

Stuka-99

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1-Ju87 Hence my nickname
2-Mossie love it
3-Supermarine Spitfire cus it's a symbol of british resistance in ww2
4-Yak-9 cus its my fave russian fighter
5-Me262 cus its the best plane in ww2(I know it's debatetable)

 

• Jul 29, 2004

• #138

L

Lightning Guy

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Apr 29, 2004

Who cares about the 'character' of an airplane when the bullets start flying?

 

• Jul 30, 2004

• #139

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

the crew..................

 

• Jul 30, 2004

• #140

plan_D

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Us, 60 years later.