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Title: Name this plane and what was its purpose ?
Post by: Staga on February 16, 2001, 08:03:00 PM

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Title: Name this plane and what was its purpose ?
Post by: -towd_ on February 16, 2001, 08:52:00 PM

finninsh propaganda plane . they couldent afford speakers.

they fly over the lines and all scream russians/germans suck and scare um alf to death.

<S> finnish publick adress corps.

Title: Name this plane and what was its purpose ?
Post by: Staga on February 16, 2001, 10:16:00 PM

Well that was close but not close enough  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Title: Name this plane and what was its purpose ?
Post by: -tronski- on February 16, 2001, 10:21:00 PM

can't really but bothered to look for the a/c, but it's a airborne para plane?

-tronski-
486 Sqn (NZ), "Hiwa hau Maka"

Title: Name this plane and what was its purpose ?
Post by: Staga on February 17, 2001, 04:40:00 AM

Russian G-61, Developed from R-5 Bi-Plane to carry 14 paratroops in plywood boxes under wing.
 http://hep2.physics.arizona.edu/~savin/ram/g-61.html (http://hep2.physics.arizona.edu/~savin/ram/g-61.html)

Title: Name this plane and what was its purpose ?
Post by: juzz on February 17, 2001, 09:39:00 AM

15 paras, one extra sat in the back seat.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)

Title: Name this plane and what was its purpose ?
Post by: Staga on February 17, 2001, 11:01:00 AM

16 if you count pilot too.
At least I would jump out too rather that stay in that plane with 14 coffins with me   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

...14 paratroops in plywood boxes under wing...  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

[This message has been edited by Staga (edited 02-17-2001).]

Title: Name this plane and what was its purpose ?
Post by: Bluefish on February 17, 2001, 01:58:00 PM

I seem to remember that the Russians experimented with having troops jump out of low and slow flying planes into deep snow WITHOUT parachutes.  Wonder how many volunteers they got for that experiment, hehe.