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Offline B-17

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Shortest serving A/C
« 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?
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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #3 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?
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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2011, 01:01:53 PM »
152 maybe? only 3.5 months of service.
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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #5 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
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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #6 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.

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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #7 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.

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always wondered how a pilot was supposed to eject from that thing? kill the engine before you pop the canopy and bail?
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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #8 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.


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Re: Shortest serving A/C
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2011, 07:40:28 AM »
I bet a handful of French planes didn't fly much  :ahand
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