I was just referring to the radii with dates for the P-47 and Spitfire, until a certain number of missions had been made to push the LW back, putting tanks to go further didnt make a great deal of sense was how I saw things or is that wrong?
Greatest aviation myth this site “de-bunked”.
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Thumpalumpacus
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As an aside, that phrase "as the crow flies" cracks me up -- as if they fly straight. I'd swear some of them had been hitting the fermented apples or something.
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What do you mean, an African or European crow? Er, I mean swallow?
Thumpalumpacus
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I didn't ask them where they were from.
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I never knew Igor Sikorsky had a hand in the Vindicator.
fastmongrel
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RAF pilots fought the He113 fighter in the same time period
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SaparotRob
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The myth of the FAA teaching the USN how to operate Corsairs from aircraft carriers seems to still be going strong.
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fubar57
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GrauGeist
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I always wondered about that German flier, who was "mumbling hysterically".
I could see him being in this state if he flew (and survived) a P-39.
I could see him being in this state if he flew (and survived) a P-39.
Shhh, let's just let sleeping Groundhogs lie.I always wondered about that German flier, who was "mumbling hysterically".
I could see him being in this state if he flew (and survived) a P-39.
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Not from this site, but on the topic of debunking, a couple of people dug into the story of the RAF dropping a wooden bomb on a fake German airfield which
was occupied by fake wooden aircraft as decoys - to make fun of them.
Seems the root of the story was pretty much a paragraph in a book which amounted to "some guy I once knew said that a thing happened", (a bit like the P-38 story)
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The "wooden bomb" which is on display, was pointed out not to be a fake bomb either >
Most people agreed that although it was immensely unlikely to be true, they would carry on
sort of believing it because it was "a nice story".
was occupied by fake wooden aircraft as decoys - to make fun of them.
Seems the root of the story was pretty much a paragraph in a book which amounted to "some guy I once knew said that a thing happened", (a bit like the P-38 story)
Did the British Drop a Wooden Bomb on a Decoy German Airfield?
Did the British Drop a Wooden Bomb on a Decoy German Airfield?
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The "wooden bomb" which is on display, was pointed out not to be a fake bomb either >
Most people agreed that although it was immensely unlikely to be true, they would carry on
sort of believing it because it was "a nice story".
GregP
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That has to be true. I saw it in "Catch 22" once! They contracted out to the Germans to bomb their own airfield.
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Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story?
They do fly straight when flying home to the rookery for the night.
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Not if they have gone to a crowbar first.
You mean one of those circular collections of fermenting apple drops?
"Doan shit under d'appu tree wif anyun elsh but mee..."
Been known to tumble an attitude gyro or two.
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Snautzer01
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Of course, this forum finally debunked the myth that the P-39 had an armoured heater in the nose .................
Shortround6
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Actually it did have an armored heater, just not very good.
The armor plate went around the gear box, protecting the long heating device behind the propeller with 30 single use fast acting heat tubes in the horseshoe
I'll get my coat...............................
