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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jun 2020, 17:39
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

People can write revisionist articles as much as...

People can write revisionist articles as much as they want but the guys in WW2 always thought it was deadly dog
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jun 2020, 17:53
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

I'd bet money the thought process was "it's a...

I'd bet money the thought process was "it's a Bomber - it MUST have a turret somewhere!"
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jun 2020, 17:51
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

"something larger would have been more effective...

"something larger would have been more effective buried in that thick Hurricane like wing; maybe a pair of 20mm cannon?" problem is weight - plus of course people will start flying it like a 2 gun...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2020, 17:33
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

Popjoy is correct - the Air Staff never looked at...

Popjoy is correct - the Air Staff never looked at escort fighters - in fact I don't think the British (RFC, RNAS & RAF) ever really had an escort fighter. It wasn't as if the Defiant had a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th May 2020, 14:00
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

"Most air forces seem to have assumed that...

"Most air forces seem to have assumed that bombers would be able to operate unescorted, protected either by their speed or defensive armament. Perhaps also there was an overestimation of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th May 2020, 07:12
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

I also never understood why it would be so good...

I also never understood why it would be so good at shooting down bombers - with the gun at the back you'd have to fly in front off, or beside the enemy, to get a shot in - you'd be firing 4 MG's and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th May 2020, 11:11
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

Letter in today's "Times" from the Director of...

Letter in today's "Times" from the Director of the RAF Museum from 1988-2010. He states

"Verkaik's book makes a revisionist case for an aircraft that was a death trap for those that flew in it. ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th May 2020, 16:47
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

IIRC Mason - in British Fighters- reckoned the...

IIRC Mason - in British Fighters- reckoned the Battle & the Defiant were there for two reasons - initially because they replaced biplanes with similar crew configuration so it was replace like with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th May 2020, 15:04
Replies: 84
Views: 21,049
Posted By Asturias56

"On the contrary, Verkaik believes that with...

"On the contrary, Verkaik believes that with proper fighter protection, "

So the RAF would have had to provide fighter cover for "fighters" - just like Bf-110 :ugh:

The article also repeats...
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