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Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jul 2015, 19:29

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Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By typerated

Megan, There is a bit of a fuller...

Megan,

There is a bit of a fuller account in "Sydney Camm and the Hurricane"
published by Airlife , written by John Fazard- It's a very good book BTW

Think wing and good gun platform -...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Jul 2015, 06:33

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

Views: 16,473

Posted By typerated

Yes that's the one Danny!

Yes that's the one Danny!

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Jul 2015, 11:42

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By typerated

The Hurricane design was flawed with thick wings...

The Hurricane design was flawed with thick wings - Farnborough gave Sydney Camm incorrect data.
I believe the Miles aircraft -which was cheaper and quicker to build outperformed the Hurricane.

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2015, 07:41

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By typerated

Hempy, Yes I disagree - history showed...

Hempy,

Yes I disagree - history showed the Mossie is much more survivable getting to a target at night than a Lancaster - faster than the night fighters. They did a certain amount of work at...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2015, 04:58

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

Views: 16,473

Posted By typerated

and vice versa - Lancasters bombing tanks are...

and vice versa - Lancasters bombing tanks are just as tactical as Typhoons rocketing them!

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2015, 04:57

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

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Posted By typerated

That it is more about target choice than...

That it is more about target choice than airframe.

Bombs from a Mossie on a factory are just as stragetic as from a Lancaster or B-17

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2015, 03:49

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

Views: 16,473

Posted By typerated

Hempy, I'd suggest you are mistakenly...

Hempy,

I'd suggest you are mistakenly associating strategic with big aeroplanes
and tactical with small ones.

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Jul 2015, 22:48

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

Views: 16,473

Posted By typerated

PB, I think you would be surprised how...

PB,

I think you would be surprised how much it could carry and how far.

Especially at night when it does not need to use speed as a defence to the same degree.

Bomb load and range...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Jul 2015, 22:14

Replies: 86

Spits and Mossies only?

Views: 16,473

Posted By typerated

Spits and Mossies only?

I remember reading a long time ago (I can't remember where) the idea that the RAF would have been better fighting WW2 with just combat two types: Spitfires and Mossies.

It is an obviously flawed...

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