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Title: FREE PLAY
Post by: RODBUSTR on February 24, 2017, 08:19:12 AM
 HOWDY,  I forgot where I saw it, but the conversation was about free play and the plane to be offered.  The Wildcat was the first plane our green troops had to use. and no hiccup probs.
Title: Re: FREE PLAY
Post by: Ack-Ack on February 24, 2017, 01:33:46 PM
The Wildcat was the first plane our green troops had to use. and no hiccup probs.

For the Navy, you forget the P-39 and P-40 for the USAAF fellows.
Title: Re: FREE PLAY
Post by: Bino on February 25, 2017, 08:14:52 PM
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The Wildcat was the first plane our green troops had to use
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Actually, the ab intio plane was more like this:

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/27/3e/ee/273eeec23d9c7baa333b819a16d168ef.jpg)

Title: Re: FREE PLAY
Post by: RODBUSTR on March 01, 2017, 08:33:03 PM
I'm not forgetting but by timeline not counting pearl harbor the only offensive ops ran in early 42 were hit and run  cv raids and the only  fighters on those ships were wildcats.
Title: Re: FREE PLAY
Post by: Vraciu on March 01, 2017, 09:17:15 PM
Actually, the ab intio plane was more like this:

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/27/3e/ee/273eeec23d9c7baa333b819a16d168ef.jpg)

Not always...

(http://www.warbirdalley.com/images/PT-22-aerial-01-comp.jpg)

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Fairchild_PT-19_Cornell_USAF.jpg)