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Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 03:54 PM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 06:25 PM UTC
What was the primary reason the The B-24 was the most “unloved” aircraft by the US?

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Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 - 02:43 AM UTC

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What was the primary reason the The B-24 was the most “unloved” aircraft by the US?

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Karl


I’ll give it a shot—-It had poor handling characteristics at low speeds. This, combined with the high wing and nose wheel, made it difficult to fly on takeoff and landing. There were some other characteristics which made it “unloved” by other than its crews, notably it’s seeming inability to absorb the same type of punishment as the B17.
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Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 - 11:41 AM UTC

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What was the primary reason the The B-24 was the most “unloved” aircraft by the US?

Cheers

Karl


I’ll give it a shot—-It had poor handling characteristics at low speeds. This, combined with the high wing and nose wheel, made it difficult to fly on takeoff and landing. There were some other characteristics which made it “unloved” by other than its crews, notably it’s seeming inability to absorb the same type of punishment as the B17.
VR, Russ


These were some of the many reasons that led to the primary dislike by (hint) B-24 crews.
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Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 - 01:07 PM UTC
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What was the primary reason the The B-24 was the most “unloved” aircraft by the US?

Cheers

Karl


It had a very high crew fatality rate as compared to other types, especially the B-17 ?
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Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 - 05:00 PM UTC
Liberators had only one exit near the tail, making it almost impossible for the crew to reach the rear from the flight deck when wearing a parachute.
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Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 - 07:37 PM UTC

It had a very high crew fatality rate as compared to other types, especially the B-17 ?[/quote]

Yes. It actually had the highest fatality crash rate of all US aircraft.
Over to you Magpie.
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Posted: Saturday, June 01, 2019 - 12:27 PM UTC
OK well in keeping with the Heavy Bomber theme, a farily easy one.

Which aircraft, type,name and squadron dropped the 3rd Atomic Bomb and where did it drop it ?
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2019 - 09:08 AM UTC
From Wikipdeia.
The first test was Able. The bomb was named Gilda after Rita Hayworth's character in the 1946 film Gilda, and was dropped from the B-29 Superfortress Dave's Dream of the 509th Bombardment Group on July 1, 1946. It detonated 520 feet (158 m) above the target fleet and caused less than the expected amount of ship damage because it missed its aim point by 2,130 feet (649 m).
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Posted: Monday, June 03, 2019 - 12:34 AM UTC
Yep that's the one over to you
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Posted: Monday, June 03, 2019 - 09:22 AM UTC
Which WW2 British built fighter aircraft was later modified and powered by Daimler-Benz engine before the war's end?
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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 05:18 AM UTC

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Which WW2 British built fighter aircraft was later modified and powered by Daimler-Benz engine before the war's end?


A Spitfire Vb hit by AA fire over France and crash landed in the occupied island of Jersey.

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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 05:30 AM UTC
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/mercedes-benz-db-605-spitfire-v.44111/

All yours sir....
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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 06:56 AM UTC
Speaking of Spitfires - what was special about the very first ones of the Israeli Air Force?

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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 08:15 AM UTC
Ex USAF stock left in Czechoslovakia after WW2 and flown to Israel.
Removed by original poster on 06/04/19 - 21:01:42 (GMT).
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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 09:03 AM UTC

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Ex USAF stock left in Czechoslovakia after WW2 and flown to Israel.


Those were donated by Britain to the Czechoslovak Air Force after WW2 and most of them were sold to Israel, but that's not what I mean.

I'm talking about the first two examples...

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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 10:01 AM UTC
Built from junk and spare parts - some sourced from Egyptian aircraft?
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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 05:55 PM UTC

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Built from junk and spare parts - some sourced from Egyptian aircraft?


Bingo! The first two were patched together from dumped RAF fuselages and bits and pieces from a number of shot down Egyptian planes. Over to you.

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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 08:19 PM UTC
What was the first plane to be armed with a 37mm gun?
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Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 09:29 PM UTC
The Voisin III ?
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Posted: Wednesday, June 05, 2019 - 05:26 AM UTC
Sure was - https://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/03/04/flying-cannons-15-warplanes-equipped-with-heavy-artillery/

Over to you Magpie...
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2019 - 10:16 AM UTC
OK a little bit quirky but :

When, where and whom by was the most recent US Navy UFO sighting that has been made public ?
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2019 - 10:33 AM UTC

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OK a little bit quirky but :

When, where and whom by was the most recent US Navy UFO sighting that has been made public ?



Summer of 2014 to March 2015, they were seen and filmed off the East Coast of the US, near the USS Theodore Roosevelt, almost on a daily basis by F-18 pilots flying to a height of 30000ft, and doing maneuvers which would be impossible for humans to survive. Personally I think they were a glitch in the F-18s HUD system, but they do have it on film-- and inquiring minds want to know-- the "truth is out there"!!
VR, Russ
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2019 - 02:23 PM UTC

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OK a little bit quirky but :

When, where and whom by was the most recent US Navy UFO sighting that has been made public ?



Summer of 2014 to March 2015, they were seen and filmed off the East Coast of the US, near the USS Theodore Roosevelt, almost on a daily basis by F-18 pilots flying to a height of 30000ft, and doing maneuvers which would be impossible for humans to survive. Personally I think they were a glitch in the F-18s HUD system, but they do have it on film-- and inquiring minds want to know-- the "truth is out there"!!
VR, Russ


Yep correct.
However they are certainly not HUD glitches.
If you want a highly detailed account of a previous sighting check out The Fighter Pilot Podcast on YouTube.
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