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the lancaster kicks ass said:
despite the fact it was designed to a british specification, had a british name, a british engine and i believe some british people high up in the design team..........
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The "British Specification" was for a plane similar to the P-40 - another US plane. Other than the requirment that it be of equivalent performance and use an inline engine, there was not much else in that "British Specification".

Originally the P-51 used an Allison engine with a one stage supercharger, then it used a US built Packard Merlin with a two stage supercharger, which was a licensed version of the Rolls Royce Merlin with some minor modifcations. However, the decision to use the Merlin instead of either a 2 stage Allison, or the Continental Hyper-engine, was driven as much by the desire to produce Packard Merlins and sub-parts for RR Merlins for British/Canadian (in Spitfires and Lancasters) use as anything else. NAA had wanted to put a two stage supercharger or a turbo-supercharger in the plane from the get-go, but the "British Specification" did not allow for that, it would have made the plane more expensive than the P-40. The decision was based more on tooling concerns than anything else.

As far as British members of the design team - as far as I know there were none. The designers at NAA were, for the most part, either German/Austrian by birth, or Americans. Most of them were either former Cal-Tech graduates, or Cal-Tech grad students.

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Lunatic
 
C.C. the P-38K would have been a great sight to see and the armorment for it was great

Yes, the F7F was in theature, but it did fly for the Marines. But they were not active off a carrier that would have been even better.
 
lightning38 said:
That's Ho-IX. Sorry.
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Here is some info on the Gotha Ho-229. The only remaining one of the 2 built is at the Paul Garber Facility of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum awaiting restoration. It will be a beaut when it is finished. The Last 2 pictures below are of the Ho-229 at the Paul Garber Facility.

 

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I don't think the Garber facility restores them to flyable condition. I think they restore to static display condition due mainly to costs. Plus, with the amount of airplanes the Smithsonian owns, could you imagine the insurance?!
 
Definitely, they do a nice job with the static displays that they have done so far.

Willow, are you sure the F7F flew during the war? I have seen sources that say it did, but I have also seen sources that said it did not. I haven't been able to verify it either way.
 
The F7F definitley flew in WWII. It was actually flying in 1944.

However, it never saw "combat". Some operational sorties were flown, probably of a recon nature. Some ASW patrols were also flown, but I've not been able to find evidence of a confirmed attack on a Japanese sub.

There was at least one MAG operating Tigercats before the end of WWII. It had departed Guam for forward bases in indo-china about two weeks before the A-bomb was dropped. I think there was one more, but I am not sure where it was based. Some evidence indicates it may have been based in China, but I'm not confident that is not just reflecting the re-deployment of the Guam MAG. Other evidence indicates it may still have been state side.

There were also a few night-fighter F7F's deployed before the end of the war, but I have no info on whether or not they might have seen combat.

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Lunatic
 
Evenglider, RG had what I have found. That they were operating outside of the US but only a few Recone missions. They were on the way to combat zones though.

Question for you all know of any F7Fs that I could get a ride in?
 
C.C, what a nice little Warthog you have

But it's grandfather the P-47 was a bit better. I would have liked to see the Italian fighters that were on the drawing board. C.C, what do you think of that?
 
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