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01-10-2016, 04:32 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Giulio Gavotti?

Giulio Gavotti?
01-09-2016, 11:01 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Boyd was mistaken for a madman because he was so...

Boyd was mistaken for a madman because he was so much smarter than the vast majority of his "superiors". History bears this out.
01-07-2016, 04:47 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Billy Mitchell?

Billy Mitchell?
01-07-2016, 02:45 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

On the mission where McCampbell scored nine...

On the mission where McCampbell scored nine kills, he and his wingman attacked a strike force of 60 Jap planes heading for the U.S. ships. Two Hellcats against sixty enemy planes ! After losing...
01-07-2016, 10:35 AM
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Posted By rcguy59

You got it, Ernie. McCampbell was also an LSO...

You got it, Ernie. McCampbell was also an LSO aboard the Wasp when it delivered Spitfires to Malta. He was quite old for a fighter pilot in those days, a couple of years older than Boyington, even....
01-07-2016, 01:50 AM
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Posted By rcguy59

1. This pilot and his wingman combined for 15...

1. This pilot and his wingman combined for 15 aerial victories in one mission.

2. When this pilot returned home after this mission, his engine quit at the end of his landing roll-out because he...
01-06-2016, 09:28 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Looking for the name of a fighter pilot. This...

Looking for the name of a fighter pilot. This shouldn't last long.

1. This pilot and his wingman combined for 15 aerial victories in one mission.

2. When this pilot returned home after this...
01-06-2016, 09:24 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Read #3 again, HJ. I'm looking for one specific...

Read #3 again, HJ. I'm looking for one specific pilot.
01-06-2016, 09:38 AM
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Posted By rcguy59

And...?

And...?
01-05-2016, 11:31 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Looking for the name of a fighter pilot. This...

Looking for the name of a fighter pilot. This shouldn't last long.

1. This pilot and his wingman combined for 15 aerial victories in one mission.

2. When this pilot returned home after this...
01-05-2016, 05:04 PM
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Views: 1,688,893
Posted By rcguy59

Looking for the name of a fighter pilot. This...

Looking for the name of a fighter pilot. This shouldn't last long.

1. This pilot and his wingman combined for 15 aerial victories in one mission.

2. When this pilot returned home after this...
01-05-2016, 04:48 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Thanks, CB. The quotation marks on "twin engine"...

Thanks, CB. The quotation marks on "twin engine" got me thinking about mixed-power airplanes. Several have been proposed over the years, a few actually got built but very few indeed ever saw...
01-05-2016, 04:27 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250.

Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250.
01-05-2016, 02:32 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

You got it, CB. Here's some more info for anyone...

You got it, CB. Here's some more info for anyone that's interested.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usattack/a21.html
01-05-2016, 10:59 AM
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Posted By rcguy59

Name this warbird 1. Only one built, it is...

Name this warbird

1. Only one built, it is presumed to have been scrapped.

2. During this warbird's short life, the company that built it was absorbed by another company that is still in...
01-05-2016, 10:42 AM
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Posted By rcguy59

Name this warbird 1. Only one built, it is...

Name this warbird

1. Only one built, it is presumed to have been scrapped.

2. During this warbird's short life, the company that built it was absorbed by another company that is still in...
01-04-2016, 10:36 PM
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Views: 1,688,893
Posted By rcguy59

Name this warbird 1. Only one built, it is...

Name this warbird

1. Only one built, it is presumed to have been scrapped.

2. During this warbird's short life, the company that built it was absorbed by another company that is still in...
01-04-2016, 06:51 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Clues 2 and 4 are incorrect. The Lockheed U-2...

Clues 2 and 4 are incorrect. The Lockheed U-2 family are tail-draggers and are still in service, still flying missions over hostile territory. The Lockheed YO-3 had retractable main gear. Otherwise,...
01-04-2016, 08:41 AM
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Posted By rcguy59

Lockheed YO-3

Lockheed YO-3
01-01-2016, 06:25 AM
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Posted By rcguy59

U-2R Dragon Lady.

U-2R Dragon Lady.
12-30-2015, 10:39 AM
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Posted By rcguy59

You got it! That was why I thought this one would...

You got it! That was why I thought this one would go quickly. To warbird buffs, Kurt Tank was on par with any other designer of his era and superior to most, especially if you consider the chaotic...
12-29-2015, 07:26 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Name a WW2 warbird designer that flew his own...

Name a WW2 warbird designer that flew his own creation in combat.

1. The incident occurred when this designer was flying an unarmed example of his creation to a meeting. Ground control alerted...
12-29-2015, 06:56 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Name a WW2 warbird designer that flew his own...

Name a WW2 warbird designer that flew his own creation in combat.

1. The incident occurred when this designer was flying an unarmed example of his creation to a meeting. Ground control alerted...
12-29-2015, 06:53 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

Precisely why I would fail to be surprised by...

Precisely why I would fail to be surprised by anything he did.
12-29-2015, 06:36 PM
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Posted By rcguy59

No, but if I read somewhere that he HAD flown one...

No, but if I read somewhere that he HAD flown one of his planes in combat, I wouldn't be too surprised.
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