The 109 was no more obsolete than any other piston engined fighter in 1943. It was at the end of its developmental lifeline, but was competitive to the very end.
"Obsolete" planes still dishing it out
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The 109 was no more obsolete than any other piston engined fighter in 1943. It was at the end of its developmental lifeline, but was competitive to the very end.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The F4F (and FM series) Wildcat (or Martlette for the commonwealth) held up it's end of the deal right to the end of the war...
Just look the ToEs of the following FiAF sqns during the Winter and the Continuation War, especially the last one (LLv. 16):
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yulzari
Tech Sergeant
Pretty well everything the Luftwaffe used as night attack light bombers towards the end of the war on the eastern front.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
If we're including post war aircraft, then the Avro Vulcan. Carried out the longest attack yet known, in 1982, after cobbling together parts locally made, grabbed back from museums or foraged in dusty corners of some Stores Unit.
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
One vital part of the refueling system was being used as an ashtray in the Officers Mess at RAF Marham and the Delco inertial navigation system had to be borrowed off British Airways who fortunately had enough spares in stock with the withdrawal of the VC10 fleet. The best bodge was the Westinghouse ECM pod mounting welded up from mild steel girders that luckily made up a perfect mounting to bolt to the never used Skybolt pylon fixings.
Britain might not be the best at many things these days but we are still the World Champs at bodging things together to make things work in a hurry
stug3
Staff Sergeant
Polikarpov PO2 – a nighttime raider nicknamed the Nahmaschine (Sewing Machine) by German troops for the loud rhythmic clattering of its engine.
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The Pye pylon, after Sqn Ldr Chris Pye at Waddington, also used by XM597 to carry the AGM-45 Shrike missiles. The Dash Ten pods were not carried on the anti-radar raids. XM597 did the weapons trials for laser guided bombs and Martels at Aberporth, dropped from its pylons, neither of which were used in the war.
davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
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bobbysocks
Chief Master Sergeant
Polikarpov PO2 – a nighttime raider nicknamed the Nahmaschine (Sewing Machine) for the loud rhythmic clattering of its engine by German troops.
i think they are still making them to sell...or was that the i-153? the PO-2 would be a fun plane to fly...
This aircraft was neither obsolete or obsolescent
Even more recently the C-47TP still in service with the South African Air Force powered by the ever trusty P&WC PT-6:
C-47-TP SAAF "Turbo Dak" The Survivors list in the world
l'Omnivore Sobriquet
Airman 1st Class
MS-406.
Kept the Finns warm and happy up there around Leningrad.
Kept the Finns warm and happy up there around Leningrad.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Curtiss SOC Seagull...put into service in 1935 and phased out by 1941 but brought back into service after it's replacement was a failure.
Continued to serve in some front line units during the Pacific to war's end.
Continued to serve in some front line units during the Pacific to war's end.
The Finns do not fly around in Leningrad at all. They had an absolute prohibition on flying over the city.
And also the Karelian Isthmus was not used in the MS 406 aircraft at all.
Planes operate mainly in East Karelia, north of Ladoga.
According to Wikipedia (Goole translator) "In Finland, Colonel Richard Lorentz suggested to move the machine out of the use of frontline due to large losses as early as September 1942. Presentation related to improvement proposals led to the Bogey-Moraneen."
Military Analysis: Mörkö-Morane.
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