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Offline MiloMorai

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Wrecks of the BoB
« on: April 09, 2017, 10:46:57 AM »

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Re: Wrecks of the BoB
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2017, 01:07:48 AM »
Interesting to see the italian bi-plane never even knew the Italians did a raid!    :ahand
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Re: Wrecks of the BoB
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2017, 08:27:27 AM »
Excellent photos tho they dinged up the 109s specifications some.

They seem to have mixed up the "Emily" performance with the "G"s which came far to late for the BOB.
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Re: Wrecks of the BoB
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2017, 12:47:16 PM »
Interesting to see the italian bi-plane never even knew the Italians did a raid!    :ahand

When first entering the battle, the Italian aircraft made up 5% of available planes for BoB.
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Re: Wrecks of the BoB
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2017, 02:42:05 PM »
Excellent photos tho they dinged up the 109s specifications some.

They seem to have mixed up the "Emily" performance with the "G"s which came far to late for the BOB.

And shows a Merlin powered 109.

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Re: Wrecks of the BoB
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2017, 04:12:36 PM »
Interesting to see the italian bi-plane never even knew the Italians did a raid!    :ahand

I thought it was interesting to see Milomorai is a Daily Mail reader. :D
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Re: Wrecks of the BoB
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2017, 07:32:33 AM »
I thought it was interesting to see Milo Morai is a Daily Mail reader. :D

Sorry nope. Was posted on another board. :grin:

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Re: Wrecks of the BoB
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2017, 03:44:21 PM »
 :)
"Willy's gone and made another,
Something like it's elder brother-
Wing tips rounded, spinner's bigger.
Unbraced tailplane ends it's figure.
One-O-nine F is it's name-
F is for futile, not for fame."