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Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: bpti on March 02, 2004, 09:00:45 AM

what is the fastest biplane fighter of WW2???

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: frank3 on March 02, 2004, 09:50:09 AM

Er...hard one, I recall the F4F used to be a biplane, maybe that one?

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: GScholz on March 02, 2004, 10:00:47 AM

Gloster Gladiator?

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: VO101_Isegrim on March 02, 2004, 10:05:23 AM

Cr 42 or I-153... I think the latter.

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: hogenbor on March 02, 2004, 10:05:41 AM

Polikarpov I-153 I think.

Or maybe the DB engined prototype of the Fiat CR42? I believe that could do about 330mph, not bad.

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: airbumba on March 04, 2004, 01:51:59 PM

Fury

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: bpti on March 04, 2004, 01:57:21 PM

of the production fighters, it is the Polikarpov I153 which at 276MPH is just 4mph faster than the Fiat CR42.
That retractable landing gear of the I153 sure doesn't do much good :P

gj Hogenbor and Isegrim

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: frank3 on March 05, 2004, 04:46:42 AM

Fairey Swordfish :rofl  (90 knots...)

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: hawker238 on March 05, 2004, 04:51:10 PM

And yet they sunk the eye-talian fleet.....

Title: fun WW2 trivia
Post by: frank3 on March 06, 2004, 05:30:49 AM

Well the most firing went over them, major bummer for the Italians :aok