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Title: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: B-17 on April 10, 2011, 12:36:45 AM: anybody know the shortest serving (preferably military) aircraft of/pre-WWII? as in date put into service until date removed from service? any input would be good thanks :salute:

PS was it the YB-40 or no?
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: Tupac on April 10, 2011, 01:25:37 AM: YB40 was experimental. I think the shortest serving production plane would be one of the late war German birds.
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: Krusty on April 10, 2011, 02:22:43 AM: Me210? Pulled from service pretty fast and units converted back to 110 units.

Bell P-59?

Most times you'll find it's not totally removed from service. Might be relegated to training duties, rear echelon stuff, just removed from front-line action. The airframe is an airframe still, and has some use for all the money invested in building it.
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: B-17 on April 10, 2011, 12:40:36 PM: Quote from: Tupac on April 10, 2011, 01:25:37 AM
YB40 was experimental. I think the shortest serving production plane would be one of the late war German birds.

yeah, thats what i was thinking, maybe the BA Natter? the one where the pilot ejected and the back half of the plane was saved? or some other jet?
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: kilo2 on April 10, 2011, 01:01:53 PM: 152 maybe? only 3.5 months of service.
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: B-17 on April 10, 2011, 01:20:43 PM: Quote from: kilo2 on April 10, 2011, 01:01:53 PM
152 maybe? only 3.5 months of service.

but it actually saw action against allied bombers, theres gotta be others that never even did that
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: Delirium on April 10, 2011, 01:31:03 PM: That is an easy one, the He162.

The first kill reported by the He162 didn't occur until May 2nd, 1945, after Hitler was already dead and surrender was only a few days away.

(http://www.gdrecon.co.uk/images/general/He162-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: gyrene81 on April 10, 2011, 02:03:27 PM: Quote from: Delirium on April 10, 2011, 01:31:03 PM
That is an easy one, the He162.

The first kill reported by the He162 didn't occur until May 2nd, 1945, after Hitler was already dead and surrender was only a few days away.

(http://www.gdrecon.co.uk/images/general/He162-2.jpg)
always wondered how a pilot was supposed to eject from that thing? kill the engine before you pop the canopy and bail?
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: AWwrgwy on April 10, 2011, 03:00:00 PM: Quote from: gyrene81 on April 10, 2011, 02:03:27 PM
always wondered how a pilot was supposed to eject from that thing? kill the engine before you pop the canopy and bail?

It had an ejector seat actually.

wrongway
Title: Re: Shortest serving A/C
Post by: Noir on April 11, 2011, 07:40:28 AM: I bet a handful of French planes didn't fly much :ahand