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Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: straffo on September 10, 2001, 07:28:00 AM

we all want the best BOMBER/JABO/FIGHTER ...
And now for a change : Tante JU !

 (http://www.home.ch/~spaw2879/aircrafts/photos/JU52-2.jpg)
Isn't she sweet ?
She can event wear French color ...(well afte r the war ...)

Speaking of french colors ...
what about something like that ? :
 (http://batfredland.free.fr/2GMA_Bell_P63a6Kingcobra.jpg)

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: straffo on September 10, 2001, 07:31:00 AM

some missing important planes in AH
(for the Froggies  :D))

  (http://batfredland.free.fr/2GM998Do335Bv14cevjq47.jpg)

SNCAC NC 900
 (http://batfredland.free.fr/2GM98fw190FR.jpg)

Ju 188
 (http://batfredland.free.fr/2GM993JU-188EFN.jpeg)

 (http://batfredland.free.fr/2GM999ki43FAF.jpeg)

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: pugg666 on September 10, 2001, 09:30:00 AM

ki-43 in french colors??

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: straffo on September 10, 2001, 10:08:00 AM

sure KI 43 in french colors ...
I've a lot of picture of strange french marked plane (used in the French Airforce) but not enought time to put them on the web ...

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: Staga on September 10, 2001, 11:07:00 AM

Not sure if I remember correct but wasn't there a "Greif" also in french colors after the war?
Or maybe that was Polish... or both  :)

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 10, 2001, 11:30:00 AM

I sure wish we had those instead of the infamous HogC. I trully like the suez markings, yellow looks good with the dark blue. In dogfight it would be nice, easy to recon thus to manoeuver accordingly. (yes, I don't dogfight F4Ds like F4Cs ,,, do u?)

  (http://home.cfl.rr.com/rauns/br-corsai13.jpg)  

  (http://home.cfl.rr.com/rauns/frenchf4u.jpg)  

So what are those? F4-7s? What are the differences with the F4Cs?

once again, aren't they cute?   :D

[ 09-10-2001: Message edited by: SFRT - Frenchy ]

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: juzz on September 11, 2001, 01:01:00 AM

F4U-7's, yep. The French Navy had 94 of them made. It was based on the slightly longer fuselage of the AU-1(F4U-6), but with the same engine as the F4U-4.

[ 09-11-2001: Message edited by: juzz ]

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: straffo on September 11, 2001, 01:45:00 AM

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Originally posted by Staga:
Not sure if I remember correct but wasn't there a "Greif" also in french colors after the war?
Or maybe that was Polish... or both   :)

No french colors  :)
But as I just moved to a new house ... I ve to dig to get the picture

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: butch2k on September 11, 2001, 02:00:00 AM

The He-274 was used as a kind of Mistel, several French high speed aircraft were mounted on its back so as to test their aerodynamic characteristics.

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: straffo on September 11, 2001, 02:35:00 AM

Salut Butch !
Tu n'as pas une photo de la bete ?
straffo (aka NN_Straffo)

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: Karnak on September 11, 2001, 02:53:00 AM

The French aquired quite a few Japanese aircraft for their airforce after WWII.

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: Hristo on September 11, 2001, 03:22:00 AM

Umm, those Frnech really made some great airplanes, didn't they ?  :D

Title: my modest wish ...
Post by: straffo on September 11, 2001, 03:36:00 AM

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Originally posted by Hristo:
Umm, those Frnech really made some great airplanes, didn't they ?   :D

In fact the SNCAC NC 900 (190A5 for you LW fan  ;)) was so badly build (worker where having motivation trouble  ;)) that even after the war the french where unable to use it !