lesofprimus
Brigadier General
U dont by chance favor the larger woman type do u???I'll just go for something fat and say: Brewster Buffalo or the Polikarpov I-16
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U dont by chance favor the larger woman type do u???I'll just go for something fat and say: Brewster Buffalo or the Polikarpov I-16
U dont by chance favor the larger woman type do u???
You could throw in the Boomarang!!
We must have good taste Contrary to popular belief the Vengeance was quiet a successful Dive bomber, I don't know much about RAF/IAF use in Burma (info hard to find) but with the RAAF in New Guinea they were quiet effective. In fact the RAAF lost more aircrew and a/c in training accidents in Australia then they did on operations. It appears the Vengeance squadrons were sent out of New Guinea on the orders of Gen. Kenney, not the RAAF, because other a/c (namely fighter bombers) were capable of doing the same role and didn't require a fighter escort. Also believe that the airfield space was needed for USAAF P38 squadrons transfering from other areas.Wildcat, I always admired the look of the A35 Vengeance also. It had good performance figures too. Wonder why it did not play a bigger role?
I agree with the Vanguard, always reminded me of the early Corsair. I've heard that it was a capable a/c but only a handfull made their way into Chinese service where IIRC most were destroyed on the ground.A cousin, the Vultee Vanguard was also a handsome aircraft with some serving in the CBI. Another intriguing air craft was the Curtis Wright CW-21 Demon. Some of them served in Java before being disposed of by the Japanese.
Mitsu' A6M5.
Beautifully balanced proportions, smooth graceful lines.
An extension of the pilot in every sense. If there's a heaven,
may God grant me a grass strip with an A6M waiting...
Dag Marcel;
The nose section of the G.1. caused problems too. ....
(from: http://www.dutch-aviation.nl/index5/Military/index5-1 G1.html)
Kris