Author Topic: Who really flew them? (Read 615 times)

Daff · « **Reply #30 on:** January 27, 2002, 07:51:30 AM »

The P-47D-11 was flown by Francis Gabreski, the highest scoring US pilot of the ETO. (28 kills).

As for ground kills, only the 8th AF counted them (To encourage strafing, which was considered more dangerous than air-to-air).

Daff

Pongo · « **Reply #31 on:** January 27, 2002, 10:21:28 AM »

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Originally posted by mrfish

so where's the chicken badge?

Same place as most squadron markings in AH. They are removed from the models so we can have our squadron markings on the aircaft.

Samm · « **Reply #32 on:** January 29, 2002, 11:05:11 PM »

Who flew the zero and the ki61 ?

Montezuma · « **Reply #33 on:** January 30, 2002, 03:37:33 AM »

The Ki-61-I-KAIc is from the 244th Sentai and was flown by Group CO Capt Teruhiko Kobayashi over Japan in 1945.

That plane was destroyed when he used it to ram a B-29, he was able to bail out.

Bluedog · « **Reply #34 on:** January 31, 2002, 01:20:15 AM »

Thanks for the links Tyro :0
Excellant stuff

~~Blue~~

flakbait · « **Reply #35 on:** February 02, 2002, 01:59:53 PM »

Our A6M5b was flown by an unknown pilot of the 653 Kokutai, and based in Kagoshima. The rest is a mystery, but it was probably destroyed in the Marianas Turkey Shoot on 19 June 1944.

Where's Mitsu when ya need him?

Edit: SNAFUed the date.

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Flakbait [Delta6]
Delta Six's Flight School
Put the P-61B in Aces High
"For yay did the sky darken, and split open and spew forth fire, and
through the smoke rode the Four Wurgers of the Apocalypse.
And on their canopies was tattooed the number of the Beast, and the
number was 190." Jedi, Verse Five, Capter Two, The Book of Dweeb

Karnak · « **Reply #36 on:** February 02, 2002, 06:08:12 PM »

falkbait,

The A6M5b was not yet in service in Feb. 1944. The A6M5b entered service in late March or April of 1944.

flakbait · « **Reply #37 on:** February 02, 2002, 07:27:21 PM »

Edited above post to correct my date goof. Yup, you're right Karnak, the A6M5b began production in April of '44. Thanks to the gang on http://www.j-aircraft.org we know what unit flew our Zeke now. Provided the guy is on anyway.

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Flakbait [Delta6]
Delta Six's Flight School
Put the P-61B in Aces High
"For yay did the sky darken, and split open and spew forth fire, and
through the smoke rode the Four Wurgers of the Apocalypse.
And on their canopies was tattooed the number of the Beast, and the
number was 190." Jedi, Verse Five, Capter Two, The Book of Dweeb