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Forum: Military Aviation

15th Jul 2015, 10:32

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Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Neither the P-38 nor the P-47D had the range to...

Neither the P-38 nor the P-47D had the range to escort the bombers anywhere in Europe (hence Megan's comment about 'long range escort'), and the P-47N, impressive though it was, appeared far too late...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Jul 2015, 16:41

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Liberator/Catalina (Sunderland alone unable to...

Liberator/Catalina (Sunderland alone unable to counter U-boats in mid-Atlantic).

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Jul 2015, 10:19

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

I think that, in a strange way, we actually agree...

I think that, in a strange way, we actually agree on much of this, and it's important to bear in mind that this whole thread is merely fantasy/speculation in any case!

I'm well aware of the...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Jul 2015, 07:45

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Indeed - if bombing German ships proved so...

Indeed - if bombing German ships proved so costly, bombing Germany itself would probably have been at least as costly if not worse.

The whole premise of this thread is "Would the RAF have...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jul 2015, 15:59

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

True! At the start of the war, Bomber...

True!

At the start of the war, Bomber couldn't attack Germany without losing half the aircraft, so the task was stopped.

All valid - but I don't see much mention of Spitfires or...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jul 2015, 11:40

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

Views: 16,473

Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

What everyone apart from air pig has missed is...

What everyone apart from air pig has missed is that the RAF Command which did the most to prevent defeat and win the war was Coastal. Neither Spitfire nor Mosquito, fine as they were at their other...

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