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Offline FBCrabby

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2011, 10:51:10 PM »
+1 for plane

-1 for prototype "not squad strength"

-100 for the copy/paste job
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Offline STEELE

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2011, 11:01:19 PM »
Quote from: FBCrabby on November 09, 2011, 10:51:10 PM
+1 for plane

-1 for prototype "not squad strength"

-100 for the copy/paste job
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I found it pretty interesting, (the plane) and a good idea, why this guy made up so much stuff is beyond me  :rolleyes:
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Offline TheRhino

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2011, 02:58:10 AM »
Quote from: gyrene81 on November 09, 2011, 09:13:46 AM
sorry steele, more reliable sources show the xp-49 never went past experimental stage.
So I take it it never saw action. -1
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Offline Guppy35

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2011, 03:08:31 AM »
Sounds like it's time to resurrect the P51VLR (20mm) again :)
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Offline Beefcake

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #19 on: November 10, 2011, 05:00:21 AM »
OOooo can I throw in the YB-40?  :D At least it DID see combat.
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Offline mbailey

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #20 on: November 10, 2011, 05:08:41 AM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on November 10, 2011, 03:08:31 AM
Sounds like it's time to resurrect the P51VLR (20mm) again :)
:aok  Please, oh please do  :D
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Offline MAINER

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #21 on: November 10, 2011, 05:22:23 AM »
Quote from: Beefcake on November 10, 2011, 05:00:21 AM
OOooo can I throw in the YB-40?  :D At least it DID see combat.
the YB-40 was so slow it could not keep up with normal bombers still i would love to have it
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Offline stabbyy

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2011, 07:02:39 PM »
Quote from: TheRhino on November 10, 2011, 02:58:10 AM
So I take it it never saw action. -1

X in a US planes title refers to it being a prototype
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Offline vonKrimm

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Re: P-49 lightning
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2011, 05:14:08 AM »
Quote from: stabbyy on November 10, 2011, 07:02:39 PM
X in a US planes title refers to it being a prototype

 :bhead

"X" is experimental

"Y" is prototype

I'd say something impolite about you being a mental deficient, but I think Skuzzy is busy enough as is, so I will forego saying that you are a schmuck for getting something so simple so wrong.
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