I think it was a great bit of Aussie engineering – just a shame it was delayed and too late although I suspect as always the Polies had rather too much influence – it could have served for a while and kept our indiginous industry alive a little better – as for dimensions and likeness to the Mustang – larger and totally different in engineering and design – I think the P51 had rather less influence than others seem to attribute.
Yes a replica would be nice indeed and with the MB thingy in the States having been done I guess it could happen. Some parts remain and I believe some or all of the plans – now who do I know with a Griffon???? When do we start !
Yes a lot of aircraft were and still are used as dive bombers but the major intent of the design of these aircraft was not as a true dive bomber – merely an attack aircraft capable of dive bombing – if you see the distinction?
I think another aspect of the postwar use is that Divebombers as a concept largely peaked in WW11 and died out as a breed almost imediately in major airforces post war- some lived on in third world air forces but the bomber / fighter combination was expected to cover the whole gambit and dive bombers were an unecessary indulgence when budgets were shrinking .
Now Now the Wirraway was stuffed up by pommies dictating how it should be laid out so telling a pommie how a cockpit should be laid out is a little rich so I imagine the “anglisising” of the Rearwin could wind up just as bad – unless Melvyn has applied his logic to it in which case I’m sure it will be fine.
Yes James but at least we got most of the charges dropped and the medical tests are clear – he just has to keep using the ointment for two weeks – He may still be able to re enter the country. I rather liked his story that he didn’t know the P40 guns were active and loaded – shooting down the Flying doctor because it looked suspicious was a little over the top even for him.
I dropped JDK at Brisbane Virgin Blue terminal this morning at 5,30 and now I just drove home from work to hear on the radio that the VB terminal in Melbourne has been closed all day due to some mysterous noxios vapour – well done James – taken out a whole terminal ………….that was some meal you ate last night!!!
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