....more prosaic but very practical. I give you the Bristol Brigand. |
Indeed, the Vampire saw service in Rhodesia; not in a civil war but in counter-terrorist ops, until foreign interference prevailed.
Now the country is a model of democracy. I am sure the said interfering state is proud. |
And the Vampire also saw operations with the Egyptian Air Force against Israel and with the Indian Air Force against Pakistan.
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The talk of the supposedly superior German aviation industry is just that...talk. The Reichs Luftministrie (RLM) could hardly organise a Fest/coup in a Bierkeller and the concept of dispersion/shadow factories/underground facilties wasn't appreciated until c 1943, when the RAF and USAAF 'Hard Rain' made life difficult for the Luftwaffe and supporting industries. According to Speer, 'less than 2%' of aircraft production was moved into hardened or dispersed facilities and the CBO made movement of materials, aircraft and fuel problematic, to say the least. Near where I was based recently, there were 'factories' scattered in the forests and in the hills - small wooden huts, benches, vices, perhaps some electric power - producing Jumo engine components & ME 262 airframe component, by hand. QC - nul!
Yes, those pesky Nazis did develop some extremly innovative aircraft, but they were then exploited out of desperation and with immense political pressure (such as the direction to develop the ME 262 as a fighter-bomber - largely cheerfully ignored by the Luftwaffe) that they had almost no effect on the outcome of the war. Here's an extract for a SLT 'away day' a couple of years ago on the German aircraft and weapons programme: Key Lesson: Although emerging technologies, most clearly demonstrated by the potential of the ME 262, worried the Allied intelligence community, their operational and tactical impact had no lasting effect and the ac were no subsititute to sufficient 'conventional' platforms in the hands of well-trained and experienced crews. In sum, new technologies delivered too few, too late. But I have to agree, the ME 262 is the sexiest wartime aircraft - I was looking over one at the Deutsche Museum iN Munich a few weeks ago.WP |
Saunders Roe SR177? Bristol 188?
And therein the demise of the British aircraft industry? A beautiful flying boat and a supersonic rocket fighter. A huge 6-engined transport and a supersonic research aircraft. Vickers with bombers, fighters and transports. De Haviland with a jet transport and fighters. Armstrong Whitworth with a wheel barrow. |
Bristol Brigand The talk of the supposedly superior German aviation industry is just that...talk |
Didn't the Vampire see action in the Rhodesian civil war? |
Wensleydale's point about Aden (I think it was actually the Malayan Emergency) I do concur that it was not well liked - as was the Buckmaster that was used for training and communications at the same time. http://8squadron.co.uk/history_images/brigand_prang.jpg |
Brigands equipped No 8 Sqn (Aden's Own) and was used on ops in the region |
TorqueOfTheDevil,
You are not incorrect. The Brigand was also used in Singapore/ Malaya. 45 Sqn & 84 Sqn. |
Indeed it did - as did anything able to fly.
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What about the Sea Vixen, only action as far as I know was bombing the Torrey Canyon off Cornwall in 1967 or the Seahawk by A W
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air pig
I think the Torrey Canyon was attended to By Buccaneers and Hunters - no Sea Vixens involved? |
I stand corrected about the Torrey canyon, but did the sea vixen take part in any actions/
For a sexy World War 2 aircraft both of which were operational, either the He 219 Owl or the Arado 234 2 and 4 engined jet bombers |
CAAC Mustang. The ultimate refinement of the P51.
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Sea Vixens - Torrey Canyon
According to these, Sea Vixens were used to attack the Torrey Canyon.
Sinking of the Torrey Canyon Torrey Canyon - Scillonian History |
Sea Vixens also used in Confrontation although no shots fire AFAIK.
Now the companion thread might be the worst . . . How about the Argosy C1 bomber variant :) |
Saunders Roe SR177? Bristol 188? Bristol T188 was useless even as a research aircraft. According to a colleague who was involved in the programme, by the time it had reached altitude and set up for a test run, there was barely time for a single test point before it had to come home on fumes.... 260KIAS take-off speed with about 20-25 min endurance, it could only manage about 2 minutes at M2.0. Looked nice though: |
back to the question
:rolleyes: F8F Bearcat. Hello???? http://www.taphilo.com/photo/picture...Bearcat-03.jpg |
Originally Posted by BEagle
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SR177 never flew.
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F8F Bearcat
I know nothing of it's capabilities but, let's be honest, it looks like it was designed by a 3 year old with a handful of crayons. In fact, I'm pretty sure my 3 year old came up with something similar last week. Does that mean he's guilty of copyright infringement?!
BV:oh: |
ARXW,
The F8F Bearcat saw combat in Indochina. French Air Force and later served with the Vietnamese. Grumman F8F Bearcat - French Wings Over Indochina Gallery |
Sorry... I meant the CAC CA-15 Kangaroo (Mustang variant).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...2/20/CA-15.jpg |
DH Hornet, Martin Baker MB.5 and CA-15;
The latter a bruiser of an aeroplane that had a rather lengthy development phase, hence its late arrival. Although it was originally based on the CAC Boomerang, not the Mustang, even though it looks like one. In its original configuration it was to be powered by a turbocharged P&W 2800, like the P-47, then a Centaurus, but it ended up with a Griffon. |
PN - The model was an SR53. My first Airfix...
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TEEJ,
correct that...it's just that the wording of this topic was "Allied aircraft" which I took to mean WW2-only....in that sense then yes F8F would qualify IMO for anything up to 1945! It may look purposely like a toy...in fact you can see it's the same sort of genre as the MB5 with same or similar speed and much higher rate of climb (significantly lighter) and of course the engine is the favoured USN air cooled radial (P&W?) instead of the liquid cooled inline V(?) RR. |
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