What is Your favourite plane from world war 2?

• Apr 27, 2004

• #221

plan_D

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Don't get me wrong, I don't mean permanently even just once for the photo opportunity, the BBMF is sacred, I would never want it permanently violated...

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #222

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

i wouldn't want it viotaed atall

 

• Apr 27, 2004

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• #223

cheddar cheese

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Jan 9, 2004

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me and the lanc are going to a BBMF in july, we get to miss school

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #224

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Gemhorse

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I guess I'll get to see the photos of it down here in one of the magazines.. However, the Prez of our Fighter Pilots Assn. down here, was apparently a Corsair pilot ; Nicholas Trudgian, the Aviation Artist, did a painting of his work attacking Japs , but the President wrote a book of his exploits and I've just got my hands on it - Should be a good read....

 

• Apr 27, 2004

• #225

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

I realise Australia has a rich aviation heritidge, but what's NZ's like?

 

• May 2, 2004

• #226

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A note on the B-17, the F and the G models were equipped to carry two 4000lb bombs under the wings but that was only on short range missions and rarely used.

A note on aircraft nicknames, no plane had a cooler nickname than Der Gabelschwanz Teuful, the Fork-Tailed Devil!

 

• May 2, 2004

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• #227

cheddar cheese

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Jan 9, 2004

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i think stringbag is a pretty great nickname myself

 

• May 2, 2004

• #228

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

don't forget wimpy, a name to strike fear into the hearts of the enemy .............

 

• May 2, 2004

• #229

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Lightning Guy

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Nothing strikes fear like the sight of a fat man eating a hamburger!

 

• May 2, 2004

• #230

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

you must see allot of that in america? (sorry, cheap shot)

but you would think that the brits could come up with something a bit more fearsome.....................

 

• May 2, 2004

• #231

GermansRGeniuses

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the lancaster kicks ass said:

you must see allot of that in america? (sorry, cheap shot)

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right-o old chap! that was a marvelous joke! and yes as far as that goes, i do see them a lot in fast food places.

 

• May 2, 2004

• #232

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Lightning Guy

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The Brits did a better job naming planes that the Americans did for the most part. Did you know that the USAAF originally wanted to call the P-38 the Atlanta?

 

• May 3, 2004

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• #233

cheddar cheese

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then your username would be atlanta guy, forcing us to think you were camp

 

• May 3, 2004

• #234

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Lightning Guy

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So I am definitely glad we at least handed a couple of the planes over to the Brits

 

• May 3, 2004

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• #235

cheddar cheese

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• May 3, 2004

• #236

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

i wonder if there's ever gonna be a boeing 666 or 888?

 

• May 3, 2004

• #237

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Lightning Guy

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Very doubtful.

 

• May 3, 2004

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• #238

cheddar cheese

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Jan 9, 2004

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or an Avro Cornwall...

 

• May 5, 2004

• #239

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

that would be sooooo cool, a nime with power and conviction..........

 

• May 6, 2004

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• #240

cheddar cheese

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it would be equipped with 2 .303 pitchforks under each wing, but me montrously loud as it would be diesel, it would have a power take off at the back and a milking parlour in the bomb bay