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Title: The Fokker flies again!
Post by: qts on January 07, 2001, 06:00:00 AM

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1104000/1104025.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1104000/1104025.stm)

I do love how the Beeb still manage to stick the oar in:

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It was never the most elegant fighter - the radial engine gives it a brutish look which is entirely in character
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Title: The Fokker flies again!
Post by: -duma- on January 07, 2001, 06:59:00 AM

Well, this was the most graceful fighter;

  (http://www.hyperscale.com/gallery/images/tempestiitb_1.jpg)  
  (http://194.205.16.17/ency/T/img/Tempest.gif)  
  (http://www.ophetweb.nl/ww2w/ww2pics/ww2hawktempest-0.jpg)  

If anyone can find evidence of this bird flying in WWII and convince HTC to add it along with the Tempest V, I'll send them cash   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Oh, and take this thread to Cuba!


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Title: The Fokker flies again!
Post by: Dowding on January 07, 2001, 07:07:00 AM

hehehe qts

Duma - is that a Sea Fury? Don't know much about it.

Title: The Fokker flies again!
Post by: -duma- on January 07, 2001, 07:25:00 AM

Tempest Mk II, Dowding. I've heard there were some in service near the end of WWII (Talking last few weeks though :P ), but almost certainly no full squadron of them was in service until after WWII. From what I've heard they were to be used in the far east.

Title: The Fokker flies again!
Post by: Wotan on January 07, 2001, 07:59:00 AM

This thread got hijacked quick. Piss on that brit crap 190s are flyin again.....   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

"When it entered service in 1941, it could outfly anything in the Allies' hangar."


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Title: The Fokker flies again!
Post by: LJK Raubvogel on January 08, 2001, 01:02:00 PM

Man I better start saving my pennies!

Title: The Fokker flies again!
Post by: Frosty1 on January 08, 2001, 02:23:00 PM

I'll tell you guys what damnit...I've fallen in love with a new plane...yes, a plane that beats my dear old Spit. That Tempest Mk II is fricking beautiful. I never really looked at or paid attention to Tempests, but damn they're beautiful.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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