USA's jet fighter that wasn't built

[mbailey]

At this point in AH they could literally add flying hair dryers to the game and I wouldn't care.

If I can shoot it down, then good to go.

Wish granted     

[tunnelrat]

Wish granted     

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You win the thread.

[Butcher]

The biggest frustration for the pilots of 616 Squadron was that they never clashed with the Me 262, or indeed with any German fighter aircraft. They came close towards the end of the war when a flight of Meteors encountered a force of Fw 190s, but they were forced to abandon their attack when other RAF fighters mistook them for Me 262s

So, had your boys not botched their run on those FW-190s, WE MIGHT HAVE METEORS IN GAME. 

 

Meteors never ran into Fw-190, the meteor never had visual CONTACT of any hostile enemy fighters what so ever, why this exaggeration keeps getting told is beyond me.

Last thread was "4 meteors engaged a dozen Fw-190s" - 616 Squadron report clearly stated they were to avoid contact with ANY Enemy fighters period, again for the reason of having one of the meteor's fall into the Russian hands in case one does go down.

If there was any visual contact, they would of broken for home  as ordered to do so. I researched the entire 616 Squadron and did not see any mention of combat action against Fw-190s.

[tunnelrat]

Meteors never ran into Fw-190, the meteor never had visual CONTACT of any hostile enemy fighters what so ever, why this exaggeration keeps getting told is beyond me.

Last thread was "4 meteors engaged a dozen Fw-190s" - 616 Squadron report clearly stated they were to avoid contact with ANY Enemy fighters period, again for the reason of having one of the meteor's fall into the Russian hands in case one does go down.

If there was any visual contact, they would of broken for home  as ordered to do so. I researched the entire 616 Squadron and did not see any mention of combat action against Fw-190s.

First off, gonna go ahead and go with source on this one... sorry Butch.

Rickard, J (13 February 2008), Gloster Meteor during the Second World War , http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_WWII.html

Second, they were forbidden to fly over German occupied territory, not forbidden to engage enemy fighters... that's just silly.

[Butcher]

First off, gonna go ahead and go with source on this one... sorry Butch.

Rickard, J (13 February 2008), Gloster Meteor during the Second World War , http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_WWII.html

Second, they were forbidden to fly over German occupied territory, not forbidden to engage enemy fighters... that's just silly.

Problem with engaging enemy aircraft is air battles stretch for miles, if you forget history in the case of Lanoe Hawker VC - who fell far behind the German lines engaging von Richthofen, eventually got shot down trying to make a break for his own lines.

Sometimes you don't want history repeating itself, especially if you don't want your top secret aircraft to fall into nimble hands

Btw the source comes from "Gloster Meteor" Britain's Celebrated First-Generation Jet
by Aerofax - written by Phil Butler and Tony Buttler from England

[Lab Rat 3947]

mBailey, just curious, what is the armament on that hairdryer? 

[icepac]

Is this the same "butler" who wrote "spitfire"?

[Slate]

mBailey, just curious, what is the armament on that hairdryer? 

 200 rnds 20mm bobby pins. 

 

  500  .50 cal 

   

[Lab Rat 3947]

the 200 rnds of mm sounds good