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?
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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?The only tanks dropped early were the 200/205 gal un-pressurized C/L Ferry tank somewhere 18K - often with half a tank of fuel remaining. Otherwise drop when attacked. BTW that is why ALL Combat Radius charts are prepared based o longest datum for which a fight and return flight home is solely on internal fuel available.
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.
What do you mean, an African or European crow? Er, I mean swallow?
I never knew Igor Sikorsky had a hand in the Vindicator.
did the Germans really bomb Dover in July 1940 with Chesapeakes?
Renewing a slightly old thread. Saw this in the 16 Aug. 1943 LIFE magazine just nowYep, that's pure "Caidinism" - the Luftwaffe pilots usually referred to them as "Lightnings" and the American pilots (my great uncle Jimmy included) were the ones who called the P-38 the "Fork-tailed Devil".
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.
They do fly straight when flying home to the rookery for the night.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.
Not if they have gone to a crowbar first.They do fly straight when flying home to the rookery for the night.
You mean one of those circular collections of fermenting apple drops?Not if they have gone to a crowbar first.
No i meanYou mean one of those circular collections of fermenting apple drops?
"Doan shit under d'appu tree wif anyone elsh but mee..."
Actually it did have an armored heater, just not very good.Of course, this forum finally debunked the myth that the P-39 had an armoured heater in the nose .................