Author Topic: Name this plane and what was its purpose ? (Read 276 times)

Staga · « **on:** February 16, 2001, 08:03:00 PM »

-towd_ · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2001, 08:52:00 PM »

finninsh propaganda plane . they couldent afford speakers.

they fly over the lines and all scream russians/germans suck and scare um alf to death.

<S> finnish publick adress corps.

Staga · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2001, 10:16:00 PM »

Well that was close but not close enough

-tronski- · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2001, 10:21:00 PM »

can't really but bothered to look for the a/c, but it's a airborne para plane?

-tronski-
486 Sqn (NZ), "Hiwa hau Maka"

Staga · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2001, 04:40:00 AM »

Russian G-61, Developed from R-5 Bi-Plane to carry 14 paratroops in plywood boxes under wing.
http://hep2.physics.arizona.edu/~savin/ram/g-61.html

juzz · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2001, 09:39:00 AM »

15 paras, one extra sat in the back seat.

Staga · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2001, 11:01:00 AM »

16 if you count pilot too.
At least I would jump out too rather that stay in that plane with 14 coffins with me

...14 paratroops in plywood boxes under wing...

[This message has been edited by Staga (edited 02-17-2001).]

Bluefish · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2001, 01:58:00 PM »

I seem to remember that the Russians experimented with having troops jump out of low and slow flying planes into deep snow WITHOUT parachutes. Wonder how many volunteers they got for that experiment, hehe.

Author Topic: Name this plane and what was its purpose ? (Read 276 times)

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