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Bert Blitzkrieg
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It was SO advances for its time...
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130701-flying-the-worlds-fastest-plane
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130701-flying-the-worlds-fastest-plane
I agree ... awe inspiring piece of aviation technology this...
My Fire Lookout tower was about 30 miles east (as the crow flies) of Beale AFB in California where they were stationed. Got to see them at airshows there and occasionally, as they were coming or going.
That is odd, it's not available in the UK !!!!!!!! Overseas only
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Bert Blitzkrieg
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One of the things about it I really like is the fact that it leaked fuel when standing on the tarmac...
The surface of the plane shrunk because it was cold and expanded in the air at speed because of friction.
And it is just a beautiful airplane.
Not sure it is an airplane actually.
More like a low level space ship!
More like a low level space ship!
My Favorite is this little beauty.Spitfires....... Hurricanes......they do want some beating
You are so right, as they wore flight suits developed for the Mercury space program when flying.
Yep before opening this thread and reading the title I immediately thought of the SR-71. Even to this day it still looks great.
The popular favorites from WWII era are of course the Spitfire and P-51. Which are no doubt great warbirds from that era. But my other favorite is the Corsair. Especially the F4U-1C version that sported four 20mm guns. Not that it was needed to shoot down Jap planes, the six 50 cals were plenty for that.
The popular favorites from WWII era are of course the Spitfire and P-51. Which are no doubt great warbirds from that era. But my other favorite is the Corsair. Especially the F4U-1C version that sported four 20mm guns. Not that it was needed to shoot down Jap planes, the six 50 cals were plenty for that.
The F4U is also my favorite, but the P-38 Lightening comes in a very close 2nd.
If I'm going into a dogfight I like the idea of two engines.
Not to mention 414 mph, 4 .50 MG's and a 20mm cannon.
Yep, works for me just fine.
If I'm going into a dogfight I like the idea of two engines.
Not to mention 414 mph, 4 .50 MG's and a 20mm cannon.
Yep, works for me just fine.
I worked with a P-38 pilot who remarked that flying a P-38 was like driving a truck. He spent all of WW2, flying patrols off the coast of California.