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Offline Grendel

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P-47 ain't the only tough plane
« on: June 04, 2003, 04:30:50 AM »
Or what you say on this? :)



FiaF Morane-Saulnier 406, after air combat 25.5.1944. Plane landed normally to its home field.
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Offline Ouaibe

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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2003, 09:38:24 AM »
French made ;)

I personnaly prefer the look of the Dewoitine D520 but the MS406 has known a better success.
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Steel tube/fabric vs. "stressed skin"
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2003, 10:54:10 AM »
That is an impressive series of photos.  I wonder if the skin damage was done by the initial round or was done by the airstream afterwards? My thought is "afterwards", since there's not a lot of skin hanging around the hole that I can see in the photo.  It looks like it came away at a sewn seam.

This does show that the structure survived intact.  If that were an aluminum plane, I don't think there would have been much strength left after the skin ripped away.
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Offline OIO

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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2003, 11:24:20 AM »
french? it shook itself to pieces? ;) ;) :D

(sorry couldnt resist!)
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Offline 0Drag

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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2003, 03:17:06 PM »
French?  No doubt shot by his own winggie as he turned and ran from a fight...
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« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2003, 03:27:46 PM »
uncanny resemblance to the Hurricane
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Offline Grendel

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« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2003, 04:44:53 PM »
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Originally posted by 0Drag
French?  No doubt shot by his own winggie as he turned and ran from a fight...


You don't actually have anything intelligent to say by chance, 0Drag, do you? Just wondering the IQ level of some posters...
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Offline 0Drag

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« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2003, 05:37:54 PM »
Oh, don't be so serious.  Just having fun...remember, it's a game.
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Offline Grendel

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« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2003, 12:52:08 AM »
It wasn't for captain Turkki, flying 1938 gear in combat in 1944. As you can see from the pictures.
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Offline 0Drag

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« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2003, 10:08:33 AM »
You are right about that on G.  I would imagine that was a long, and harrowing, ride home...I am a pilot as well and even something as mild as a whiff of smoke can turn a lovely days ride into a long, nervous few moments.
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Offline MwXX

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« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2003, 11:18:52 AM »
He should of stayed in longer.....





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