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What Was the worst Aircraft of WWII?
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cheddar cheese
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kiwimac
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Hmmm,
I wonder what happened to What was the worst plane of WW2 it was around here somewhere.
Ah well...
Brewster Buffalo -- Worst
Fairey Battle -- First equal
Roc / Defiant/ Skua, all sodding awful!
Kiwimac
I wonder what happened to What was the worst plane of WW2 it was around here somewhere.
Ah well...
Brewster Buffalo -- Worst
Fairey Battle -- First equal
Roc / Defiant/ Skua, all sodding awful!
Kiwimac
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Major General
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and compared to a Roc, the defaint was pretty dam good, it shot down quite a bit early in it's carear and really started our night fighter campain..........
cheddar cheese
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The Finnish Utilised the Buffalo EXTEMELY effectively.
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cheddar cheese
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Exactly. So i dont really see How he can call the the worst plane.
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it was far from the worst plane, i mean how many planes could you hold a board meeting in the cockpit of.....................
cheddar cheese
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Exactly It was pretty manoeverable too 8)
It was pretty manoeverable too 8)
lesofprimus
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Everyone always points to Wake Island and how the Buffs there were slaughtered in the beginning of the War... I am of the mind that just about any fighter, with an extremely exceptional pilot, can have some success in combat...
If Barkhorn had flown a Buff would he have surpassed 300 kills???
If Barkhorn had flown a Buff would he have surpassed 300 kills???
cheddar cheese
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No idea, i've no idea who Barkhorn is
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talking about doing strange things with planes (tedious link there), there's quite a funny story of a time a pilot jumped out the cockpit of his swardfish, untied his bike from the torpedo rack and just cycled away, his CO wasn't best pleased...........
cheddar cheese
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Why the hell would he have his bike with him?
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because airfields are huge, just thought that was pretty funny............
cheddar cheese
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It is funny Was it during the war?
Was it during the war?
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yup, just checked in one of my books, it doesn't give a name or squadron, it just says "a neatly dressed naval officer" which narrows it down a bit i suppose................
cheddar cheese
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lesofprimus
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Gerhard Barkhorn became the first fighter pilot to have completed 1,000 combat missions. He achieved his 250th victory on 13 February, the second to do so. He was awarded the Schwertern on 2 March 1944 for 251 victories. He achieved his 300th victory in January 1945.
His success had not come without some cost. He was shot down nine times in his combat career. He baled out once and was wounded twice. On 31 May 1944, Barkhorn was flying his sixth mission of the day and, being fatigued, was not concentrating on keeping a good look-out when he was bounced by a Russian Airacobra and was shot down in Bf 109 G-6 (WNr 163195) "Black 5". He received severe wounds to his right arm and leg which put him out of action for four months. He returned to combat duty at the end of October. He claimed his 275th victim on 14 November. He recorded his 301st, and last, victory on 5 January 1945.
On 16 January 1945, Major Barkhorn was transferred to take command of JG 6 serving on Reichsverteidigung duties based at Posen. He led the unit until 10 April 1945 but was still suffering the effects of his wounds and eventually relinquished command for another spell in hospital. On recovery he joined JV 44. On 21 April 1945, on the last of only two operational missions flying the Me 262 jet fighter, Barkhorn's starboard engine failed. He was obliged to break off an attack on an American bomber formation and return to his base at Riem. He was chased by the Mustang fighter escort so set about landing his crippled machine in a clearing in some woods. In the resulting crash-landing the cockpit canopy, which he had opened to enable a quick escape, slammed shut on his neck. The incident put him back in hospital and out of the war.
Post-war Barkhorn became a Generalleutnant in the Bundesluftwaffe. He retired in 1976. He lost his life, with that of his wife Christl, in an automobile accident on 6 January 1983.
Gerhard Barkhorn was credited with 301 victories gained in 1,104 missions. All his victories were gained while flying over the Eastern Front.
His success had not come without some cost. He was shot down nine times in his combat career. He baled out once and was wounded twice. On 31 May 1944, Barkhorn was flying his sixth mission of the day and, being fatigued, was not concentrating on keeping a good look-out when he was bounced by a Russian Airacobra and was shot down in Bf 109 G-6 (WNr 163195) "Black 5". He received severe wounds to his right arm and leg which put him out of action for four months. He returned to combat duty at the end of October. He claimed his 275th victim on 14 November. He recorded his 301st, and last, victory on 5 January 1945.
On 16 January 1945, Major Barkhorn was transferred to take command of JG 6 serving on Reichsverteidigung duties based at Posen. He led the unit until 10 April 1945 but was still suffering the effects of his wounds and eventually relinquished command for another spell in hospital. On recovery he joined JV 44. On 21 April 1945, on the last of only two operational missions flying the Me 262 jet fighter, Barkhorn's starboard engine failed. He was obliged to break off an attack on an American bomber formation and return to his base at Riem. He was chased by the Mustang fighter escort so set about landing his crippled machine in a clearing in some woods. In the resulting crash-landing the cockpit canopy, which he had opened to enable a quick escape, slammed shut on his neck. The incident put him back in hospital and out of the war.
Post-war Barkhorn became a Generalleutnant in the Bundesluftwaffe. He retired in 1976. He lost his life, with that of his wife Christl, in an automobile accident on 6 January 1983.
Gerhard Barkhorn was credited with 301 victories gained in 1,104 missions. All his victories were gained while flying over the Eastern Front.
cheddar cheese
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Wow, pretty good pilot then 8) If he was that successful I have no idea how ive never heard of him before now
