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  • in reply to: Hawker Survivors book idea #940861
    D1566
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    Don’t think I would be of any help but I would buy it.

    in reply to: Spitfire Survivors thread #941089
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    Ooh … Scandalous … !

    in reply to: Mosquito crash 19th March 1944 #941539
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    in reply to: Mosquito crash 19th March 1944 #941795
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    “Mosquito HK314 of 219 Squadron crashed at Knowle while performing a slow roll at low altitude. Stalled while low flying Knowle Warks. 19.3.44, Pilot T/W/O/2 G McKintosh, Canadian and F/Sgt Griffin were both killed”

    in reply to: YB-A (RN135) Mark XIVe Spitfire (17th Squadron) #941823
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    Photos of course!

    Plenty of photos if you google ‘Spitfire RN135’

    in reply to: What was the best post-WW II fighter ? #942222
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    Imperishable? That must be the metal variant.

    Definitely not the rubber one 🙂

    in reply to: Some Photos of Heathrow in the 1960's #942457
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    In slide 2 the 4 prop nose-on with a white nose I take to be an IL-18, likely Malev?

    Also in the same slide, upper LH side, side on? Is that what has been described as a Constellation?

    in reply to: Another Aussie Mustang one step closer to flying again #942462
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    Interesting, thanks. Odd looking prop?

    D1566
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    To me this looks to be a quick change standard ‘Power-Plant assembly’ – engine, bearer, accessories, dedicated cowlings etc.

    Perhaps best not to anticipate the bit it hangs on.

    A remarkable survivor either way.

    in reply to: What was the best post-WW II fighter ? #943347
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    Oh c’mon, maybe the OP asked quite a confusing/silly question, but some of “veteran poster” replies here are not better either. I can see some folks trying to put this guy down, but really… Repeating “the slower planes also shot down faster planes!” argument is getting borderline ridiculous. // snip …

    The point was not that slower planes shot down faster ones, it was that there is much more to a successful fighter aircraft than just speed.

    in reply to: What was the best post-WW II fighter ? #943634
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    Well that has told you lot.

    Moggy

    I’m feeling the love 😀

    in reply to: What was the best post-WW II fighter ? #943990
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    Ok fastest wins every time. Simple eh?

    in reply to: What was the best post-WW II fighter ? #944102
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    if iam not wrong , the bear cat turn as good as the zero

    I don’t think that was ever put to the test in a combat situation. I doubt that the F8F could turn with a Zero at lower speeds.

    Sopwith Camels and other bi-plane was later replaced by mono plane

    But it did combat, with great success, various Albatros and Fokker Biplanes with considerably higher maximum speed.

    Hawker Hurricanes is no way as good as Fw-190D , P-51B or Spitfire , it not a failure but it only doing alright

    The Hurricane fought against faster Bf109s/110s during the Battle of Britain, very effectively.

    Folland Gnats have quite the same speed as other aircraft of it’s time like f-86 , it not slow for it’s time at all

    Try comparing it’s speed with the F-104s that it met in the India/Pakistan wars.

    BAE Sea Harriers strength vertical take off and landing and in it’s time we already have missiles with speed of mach 3-4 and radar to attack BVR so speed become alot lest important ( however it still not as successful as supersonic fighter like f-15 or f-16

    The SHAR was still substantially slower (which was your point) than the Argentine Mirages and Daggers that it met during the Falklands War, and which it defeated in 100% of resolved combats between them. It also fared well in mock combats with the F-15 (Sharkey Wards Book references this if I remember correctly)

    in reply to: Kate Middleton 'Nose Art' #944106
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    B17s in the background and tattooed t*ts? I think not.

    in reply to: What was the best post-WW II fighter ? #944287
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    but still it better to have aircraft with better performance , a zero trying to fight a bear cat will pretty much end up being shot down

    Theoretically the Zero could keep turning out of trouble until the Bearcat ran out of fuel or the pilot went home for his tea.
    If your contention was correct; Sopwith Camels, Hawker Hurricanes, Folland Gnats/Ajeets, BAE Sea Harriers etc (to quote but a few British examples, other nations combat aircraft are available too) would all have been abject failures in combat.

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