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Offline icepac

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Fairey Firefly?
« on: May 16, 2011, 05:26:59 PM »
Hmmm.....maybe cv enabled?

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Offline MachFly

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 05:28:20 PM »
 :O That is one ugly plane    :devil

As far as I know if was a heavy fighter who's main mission was hunting for subs. Since we don't have subs we have no use for that feature, and I don't think it would make a good fighter. I'd prefer to have a Seafire mk III.
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Offline iron650

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2011, 08:09:46 PM »
The Firefly was used in anti-shipping raids and also, provided air cover for the sinking of the Tirpitz.
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Offline DemonFox

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2011, 08:23:53 PM »
Hehe I'd prefer the SwordFish  :aok
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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2011, 08:30:20 PM »
Quote from: DemonFox on May 16, 2011, 08:23:53 PM
Hehe I'd prefer the SwordFish  :aok
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Offline MachFly

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2011, 09:00:08 PM »
Quote from: olds442 on May 16, 2011, 08:30:20 PM
*falls out of chair shocked that demon fox did not say PBY*


:rofl
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Offline Guppy35

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2011, 09:19:00 PM »
Problem is you are posting a pic of the Korean war version.  The WW2 version is not nearly that nice.  Think Spit I vs Spit 16

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2011, 09:23:12 PM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on May 16, 2011, 09:19:00 PM
Problem is you are posting a pic of the Korean war version.  The WW2 version is not nearly that nice.  Think Spit I vs Spit 16

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Are those hispanos though?   :O



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Offline MachFly

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2011, 09:24:53 PM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on May 16, 2011, 09:19:00 PM
Problem is you are posting a pic of the Korean war version.  The WW2 version is not nearly that nice.  Think Spit I vs Spit 16

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Still -1
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Offline Karnak

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2011, 09:41:40 PM »
Saw significant use in WWII and was the first British aircraft to fly over Tokyo. It has a place in AH for sure, but not a really high priority.

Post war, with the radiators in the wing roots, it is quite an attractive aircraft.  WWII version with the radiator under the nose, hideously ugly.

And yes, it was armed with four Hispano Mk IIs.  Ordnance was two 1000lb bombs or eight 60lb rockets.
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Offline MachFly

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2011, 09:44:55 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on May 16, 2011, 09:41:40 PM
Post war, with the radiators in the wing roots, it is quite an attractive aircraft.

You should really like that Spitfire than...
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Offline Karnak

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2011, 09:50:37 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on May 16, 2011, 09:44:55 PM
You should really like that Spitfire than...
???

Spitfires are one of my favorite aircraft.  I signed up to WarBirds, and later Aces High, just to fly simulated Spitfires.  I was one of the biggest advocates for the Spitfire Mk XIV to be added and posted my thoughts on what the Spitfire lineup should be in AH, a lineup that was very similar to what we ended up with.
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Offline MachFly

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2011, 09:54:56 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on May 16, 2011, 09:50:37 PM
???

Spitfires are one of my favorite aircraft.  I signed up to WarBirds, and later Aces High, just to fly simulated Spitfires.  I was one of the biggest advocates for the Spitfire Mk XIV to be added and posted my thoughts on what the Spitfire lineup should be in AH, a lineup that was very similar to what we ended up with.

Ah, did not know that.

Well I'm glad to know that I'm not the only ones who loves the Spit14  :aok
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Offline icepac

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2011, 12:34:18 AM »
Quote from: Karnak on May 16, 2011, 09:50:37 PM
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Spitfires are one of my favorite aircraft.  I signed up to WarBirds, and later Aces High, just to fly simulated Spitfires.  I was one of the biggest advocates for the Spitfire Mk XIV to be added and posted my thoughts on what the Spitfire lineup should be in AH, a lineup that was very similar to what we ended up with.


That's similar to my motivation for Warbirds and Aces High except I signed up to shoot down the spitfire using planes thought inferior and rarely flown...............well..... actually....I signed up to shoot down spits, f4u, la7, p51, tempests, 163s and the new b29.
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Offline bangsbox

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Re: Fairey Firefly?
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2011, 12:49:58 AM »
defiant first
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