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Post by: brady on April 28, 2003, 06:04:32 PM

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(http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/36770/0.jpg)

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Post by: thrila on April 28, 2003, 06:05:37 PM

defiant?

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Post by: Shiva on April 28, 2003, 09:10:30 PM

No forward armament, stupid quad tail turret, looks like a Boulton-Paul Defiant to me, Thrila....

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Post by: Fridaddy on April 29, 2003, 12:15:43 AM

http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/stuff_eng_detail_defiant.htm

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Post by: Jester on April 29, 2003, 04:03:22 AM

Blackburn ROC?

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Post by: Kubwak on April 29, 2003, 05:19:56 AM

Its the mother of all spits!!!! :eek:

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Post by: OverBkil on April 29, 2003, 07:25:46 AM

Looks like Boulton Paul Defiant Mk 2

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Post by: brady on April 29, 2003, 03:59:07 PM

Defiant, it is:)

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Post by: KG45 on April 29, 2003, 06:59:06 PM

and people laff about the french :rolleyes:

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Post by: palef on April 29, 2003, 09:59:05 PM

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Originally posted by KG45
and people laff about the french :rolleyes:

Don't knock it too much dude. It was useful as night fighter, and when initially encountered by the Germans was quite effective as they thought it was a Hurricane stooging along straight and level.

A dive down from a hi 6 position on the Defiant usually resulted in a big surprise. Of course once they got used to the idea it was approached from a lo 6 position and any German fighter could out turn the Defiant because of it's lo power to weight ratio/relatively high wing loading.

I've got some stories about early radar equipped night fighter Defiants formating on bombers and knocking chunks off them. I think there was an article in Aviation History in about 1997 that was a good read. WIll have a look.

palef

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Post by: koog145 on April 30, 2003, 05:09:54 AM

They were also used in the air sea rescue role...and helped many a poor airman in the channel..both allied and german.

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Post by: funkedup on May 03, 2003, 07:26:03 PM

IMHO they should put that turret in the P-47.  There's plenty of room.

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Post by: koog145 on May 04, 2003, 03:42:20 AM

Didn't need it in the p47:)

Line I heard at an airshow from an 8th AF pilot:-

'If you had to take evasive manoevers in a Thunderbolt, all you had to do was run around the cockpit'

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Post by: Ike 2K# on May 04, 2003, 06:37:41 AM

is it the mod IL-2 type 3?

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Post by: funkedup on May 04, 2003, 05:40:26 PM

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Originally posted by koog145
Didn't need it in the p47:)

Line I heard at an airshow from an 8th AF pilot:-

'If you had to take evasive manoevers in a Thunderbolt, all you had to do was run around the cockpit'

Also if there was a fire in the cockpit you were supposed to dive on the floor and roll around.  :)