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Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: Grendel on June 04, 2003, 04:30:50 AM

Or what you say on this? :)

(http://www.byterapers.com/~grendel/photos/hallinportti052003/HPIM0004.JPG)

FiaF Morane-Saulnier 406, after air combat 25.5.1944. Plane landed normally to its home field.

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: Ouaibe on June 04, 2003, 09:38:24 AM

French made ;)

I personnaly prefer the look of the Dewoitine D520 but the MS406 has known a better success.

Title: Steel tube/fabric vs. "stressed skin"
Post by: rshubert on June 04, 2003, 10:54:10 AM

That is an impressive series of photos.  I wonder if the skin damage was done by the initial round or was done by the airstream afterwards? My thought is "afterwards", since there's not a lot of skin hanging around the hole that I can see in the photo.  It looks like it came away at a sewn seam.

This does show that the structure survived intact.  If that were an aluminum plane, I don't think there would have been much strength left after the skin ripped away.

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: OIO on June 04, 2003, 11:24:20 AM

french? it shook itself to pieces? ;) ;) :D

(sorry couldnt resist!)

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: 0Drag on June 04, 2003, 03:17:06 PM

French?  No doubt shot by his own winggie as he turned and ran from a fight...

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: udet on June 04, 2003, 03:27:46 PM

uncanny resemblance to the Hurricane

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: Grendel on June 04, 2003, 04:44:53 PM

Quote

Originally posted by 0Drag
French?  No doubt shot by his own winggie as he turned and ran from a fight...

You don't actually have anything intelligent to say by chance, 0Drag, do you? Just wondering the IQ level of some posters...

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: 0Drag on June 04, 2003, 05:37:54 PM

Oh, don't be so serious.  Just having fun...remember, it's a game.

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: Grendel on June 05, 2003, 12:52:08 AM

It wasn't for captain Turkki, flying 1938 gear in combat in 1944. As you can see from the pictures.

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: 0Drag on June 05, 2003, 10:08:33 AM

You are right about that on G.  I would imagine that was a long, and harrowing, ride home...I am a pilot as well and even something as mild as a whiff of smoke can turn a lovely days ride into a long, nervous few moments.

Title: P-47 ain't the only tough plane
Post by: MwXX on June 05, 2003, 11:18:52 AM

He should of stayed in longer.....





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