Author Topic: fun WW2 trivia (Read 547 times)

bpti · « **on:** March 02, 2004, 09:00:45 AM »

what is the fastest biplane fighter of WW2???

frank3 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 02, 2004, 09:50:09 AM »

Er...hard one, I recall the F4F used to be a biplane, maybe that one?

GScholz · « **Reply #2 on:** March 02, 2004, 10:00:47 AM »

Gloster Gladiator?

VO101_Isegrim · « **Reply #3 on:** March 02, 2004, 10:05:23 AM »

Cr 42 or I-153... I think the latter.

hogenbor · « **Reply #4 on:** March 02, 2004, 10:05:41 AM »

Polikarpov I-153 I think.

Or maybe the DB engined prototype of the Fiat CR42? I believe that could do about 330mph, not bad.

airbumba · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2004, 01:51:59 PM »

bpti · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2004, 01:57:21 PM »

of the production fighters, it is the Polikarpov I153 which at 276MPH is just 4mph faster than the Fiat CR42.
That retractable landing gear of the I153 sure doesn't do much good

gj Hogenbor and Isegrim

frank3 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2004, 04:46:42 AM »

Fairey Swordfish

(90 knots...)

hawker238 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2004, 04:51:10 PM »

And yet they sunk the eye-talian fleet.....

frank3 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2004, 05:30:49 AM »

Well the most firing went over them, major bummer for the Italians