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Not if they hit the top/sides of the canopy, plexyglass doesn't add much protection, and there were a few examples of these tough a/c being taken down in such a way. (in fact it was the pilot, not the plane that was taken out) Granted this is an unlikely type of hit, but it did happen.
I fixed the title of the thread to the correct spelling... No one can be this ignorant by accident....
Good points and suggestion Charles.
Fly boy, this is not a case of making a mistake. You have displayed a pattern of borderline illiteracy.
The browser Firefox has spell check available. I'm a terrible speller but I use it all the time.
or
Copy and paste your posts into "Word" to check for spelling
Do a quick Google search on a subject before you start a thread.
Hey mods, can you remove the American flag from his country Id? Perhaps if people think he's from Kazakhstan, it wont be so embarrassing.
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I understand the way the younger guys post, I got three of 'em in my family. But fly boy goes way beyond the "style".
I still say he's puttin' us on, or he's in really deep trouble.
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ok parsifalGuys
I am intersted to learn about the Butch O'Hare story. It sounds intersting, and its being ruined at the moment. If possible can we now move along, and not word about bad spelling. I am really sorry if I offended anyone, I really am, so lets calm down, and get to the good stuff. What are the basic facts please
This is ridiculous, totally off topic and won't do the thread any good. If he won't or can't spell - no matter why - then let him. But I have to say that he wasn't the one starting the rants.
Then ignore his post. So do I. He will learn. Flaming wont help there. It's not my job to teach him, that's why we have moderators.
Krabat
oh ok i get it i might have been thinking the p-47
Though framed, the canopy was still simple plexiglass. (rounds hitting above and to the side could kill the pilot) This type of volnerabillity is common to nearly all a/c but the chances of getting hit there are not very high. Even the A-10 Warthog ("Thunderbolt II") is volnerable to this.Kearby's aggressiveness would lead him to violate a cardinal rule of aerial fighting in the Pacific: Never engage in a low speed turning fight with the agile Japanese fighters. Kearby hauled around in a punishing turn, trying to work his way onto the tail of another Hayabusa. That was a mistake. Virtually nothing could turn with the Ki-43 at speeds below 200 mph. Quickly three of the Japanese fighters had slipped in behind the slow moving P-47. Seeing Kearby's immediate peril, two members of his flight bounded into the Oscars. Maj. Blair and Captain Dunham each shot an Oscar off of Kearby's tail. The third Oscar managed to get a burst into the cockpit of Kearby's Thunderbolt. The P-47 went straight into the jungle below. There was no parachute seen. Kearby's killer had little time to celebrate his victory. Dunham exploded his Hayabusa seconds later. Dunham would finish the war with 16 confirmed kills.
Thanks for the link, Eric. I've never been well versed about PTO aces.