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Default 06-25-2003, 04:07 PM

F 117 stealth. Saying that though its mainly computer controlled anyway. oOo:




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Default 06-25-2003, 05:51 PM

ok old reliable, hypothetically speaking, you are an avid aeroplane fanatic with a full licence and a lot of experience in all types of aircraft, but you really really love flying planes. someone rich guy comes up to you and offers to give you any aeroplane you wanted, and he will cover all expenses that come with flying and owning the plane. He also ensures you that there would be no problem finding places to land and take off from, and it would be stored securely in a vast selection of hangers all over the world depending on where you landed.
Which aeroplane would you choose?

I would choose a Lancaster Bomber.
  
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Default 06-25-2003, 05:55 PM

B-25 from the book "Whip" by Martin Caidin. true story, a group of fighters '335th' Death's head Brigade outfitted their B-25's with .50's. They took the glass nose out, and put in 8 count'em 8 .50's in the nose, all controlled by one button in the cockpit. 2 .50's for other gunner. They were gunships that the Japs feared. These planes would sweep over a fleet, open fire on the side of a destroyer. It tore it to shreds, and even the Zeros had an advasary
  
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Default 06-25-2003, 10:49 PM

teh zeros already had an adversary. its called the hellcat. A pair of the mwould chase down a zero and shred it up. Zeros were made of wood and paper so rocks could kill them. They were so bad because of this though. They just floated around evryone etc. w/e
  
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Default 06-25-2003, 10:58 PM

later on, corsairs ripped up the zeroes too.
  
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Default 06-25-2003, 11:01 PM

[quote="Office Depot":31c44]later on, corsairs ripped up the zeroes too.[/quote:31c44]
yeah the last week of the war. The corsair was like communism. Worg beyond expectation on paper. When put in the field. Fell liek a rock. Suck on carrier landing, its nose was enormous, staleld out at first, over heated, if it werent for the british the corsair would have been scrapped
  
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Default 06-25-2003, 11:07 PM

F-22

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Default 06-25-2003, 11:28 PM

[quote="Unknown_Sniper":ad4a6][quote="Office Depot":ad4a6]later on, corsairs ripped up the zeroes too.[/quote:ad4a6]
yeah the last week of the war. The corsair was like communism. Worg beyond expectation on paper. When put in the field. Fell liek a rock. Suck on carrier landing, its nose was enormous, staleld out at first, over heated, if it werent for the british the corsair would have been scrapped[/quote:ad4a6]

ok buddy. this is wrong on so many levels. once up in the air, the corsair was the best navy fighter ww2 fighter. its diving characteristics were stellar, and it was very agile. its gull wing shape did make it somewhat difficult for carrier landings, but all planes were tough to land on a carrier. the corsair, was the best navy fighter of ww2 . ive read numerous books on ww2 aircraft and what you just said is absolutely hake: and oOo:
  
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Default 06-25-2003, 11:42 PM

[quote="|ANIMAL| 1SG Jaybird":7a900][quote="Unknown_Sniper":7a900][quote="Office Depot":7a900]later on, corsairs ripped up the zeroes too.[/quote:7a900]
yeah the last week of the war. The corsair was like communism. Worg beyond expectation on paper. When put in the field. Fell liek a rock. Suck on carrier landing, its nose was enormous, staleld out at first, over heated, if it werent for the british the corsair would have been scrapped[/quote:7a900]

ok buddy. this is wrong on so many levels. once up in the air, the corsair was the best navy fighter ww2 fighter. its diving characteristics were stellar, and it was very agile. its gull wing shape did make it somewhat difficult for carrier landings, but all planes were tough to land on a carrier. the corsair, was the best navy fighter of ww2 . ive read numerous books on ww2 aircraft and what you just said is absolutely hake: and oOo:[/quote:7a900]

that's what i was thinking jaybird. they came into action in '43 i think. had a huge kill ratio.
  
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Default 06-25-2003, 11:44 PM

go read Whip, great book
  
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Default 06-25-2003, 11:56 PM

[quote="Office Depot":392df][quote="|ANIMAL| 1SG Jaybird":392df][quote="Unknown_Sniper":392df][quote="Office Depot":392df]later on, corsairs ripped up the zeroes too.[/quote:392df]
yeah the last week of the war. The corsair was like communism. Worg beyond expectation on paper. When put in the field. Fell liek a rock. Suck on carrier landing, its nose was enormous, staleld out at first, over heated, if it werent for the british the corsair would have been scrapped[/quote:392df]

ok buddy. this is wrong on so many levels. once up in the air, the corsair was the best navy fighter ww2 fighter. its diving characteristics were stellar, and it was very agile. its gull wing shape did make it somewhat difficult for carrier landings, but all planes were tough to land on a carrier. the corsair, was the best navy fighter of ww2 . ive read numerous books on ww2 aircraft and what you just said is absolutely hake: and oOo:[/quote:392df]

that's what i was thinking jaybird. they came into action in '43 i think. had a huge kill ratio.[/quote:392df]

yeah, Greg "Pappy" Boyington would probably slug Unknown Sniper, actualy from what I read about Greg, he would certainly punch sniper.
  
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Default 06-26-2003, 12:07 AM

Top Corsair Aces of WW2 Kills Medals Squadron Plane
Robert M. Hanson 25.0 MH VMF-215 F4U
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington 22.0 MH VMF-214 F4U
Kenneth Walsh 21.0 MH VMF-124 F4U
Donald N. Aldrich 20.0 - VMF-215 F4U
Wilbur J. Thomas 18.5 - VMF-213 F4U
Ira Cassius "Ike" Kepford 16.0 NC VF-17 F4U
James E. Swett 15.5 MH VMF-221 F4F
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Harold L. Spears 15.0 - VMF-215 F4U
Archie Glenn Donahue 14.0 DFC VMF-112 F4U
James N. Cupp 13.0 - VMF-213 F4U
Edward O. Shaw 13.0 - VMF-213 F4U
Roger R. Hedrick 12.0 DFC VF-17/VF-84 F4U
Harold E. Segal 12.0 DFC VMF-221 F4U
John T. "Tom" Blackburn 11.0 NC VF-17 F4U
Chris Magee 9.0 NC VMF-214 F4U
John Bolt 6.0 - VMF-214 F4U
R. Bruce Porter 5.0 DFC VMF-121
VMF(N)-542 F4U
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VMF-214 Black Sheep Aces 5+ - VMF-214 F4U
VMF-323 Death Rattlers 5+ - VMF-323 F4U
  
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Default 06-26-2003, 12:22 AM

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Default 06-26-2003, 12:29 AM

the earlier versions of the corsair had many problems, in the later versions the problems were corrected and they were put into service
  
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