A quick quiz... who am I?

[Jekyll]

1.  I am a World War 2 aircraft.
2.  I have been flown by many of the world's air forces.
3.  Many of my type still fly today.
4.  I was rebuilt as a completely new aircraft in the 1960s, and sold as an executive aircraft.
5.  I was studied as a tactical attack fighter by my country's Air Force as late as 1980.

Who am I ?


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C.O. Phoenix Squadron
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/phoenix
Aces High Training Corps

[Gringo]

North American B-26 (formerly A-26)??

[Igloo]

A4?  I'm pretty sure this was the designation.  The plane that gave CAS to ground troops in Vietnam during rescue ops.  

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Squadron Leader, Igloo.
C/O RCAF 411 Squadron - County of York

"Problems cannot be solved with the same awareness that created them" - Albert Einstein[/i]

[Rodney]

P51 by any chance?

[Renfield]

P-51 with the Cavalear conversion.

Way too simple  

[1776]

C-47

[Gunthr]

Yes, I second the gooney.

[Fury]

C47.  History Channel had a nice spot on it last night, although I don't remember the questions posed here as being answered in the piece, it would not surprise me.

Fury

[GRUNHERZ]

P-51  

[Westy]

 A-26.

  Although to be quite honest when I first saw the "topic" the answer that came right to my mind was "??? A ZIT!" - and in John Belushi's voice.

 -Westy

[Wrek]

Think this line is the key:
I was rebuilt as a completely new aircraft in the 1960s, and sold as an executive aircraft.

C-47

[Kieren]

Ah, too late to answer first, but this is easily the P51 Cavalier.

And yes, it was too easy.

[Westy]

[mud on my face]

 

[This message has been edited by Westy (edited 10-02-2000).]

[bloom25]

It's the p51 conversion for sure.



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bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS

[Karnak]

I agree, it has to be the P-51 conversion.

Sisu
-Karnak