SD Forum's Quizz of the Week Thread
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My all time favorite light bomber from WWII and quite possibly the mostest, sexiest looking twin of all time, tied with the lovely Grumman Ironworks F7F Tigercat. My Dad had a little multitime in the B26 come A-26, but most in the Mitchell B-25, which he also loved. Looks like that one has six 50's in the nose, the A26-A/K had eight and served in Korea and the early part of Vietnam.
Oh! and for you Brit and Oz Fellows, I did watch 633 squadron the other night, one of those movies that grabbed my aeronautical senses about how an airplane should look and sound. The only thing better than one Merlin is two, and the only thing better than I Mustang is two, F-82 babiee! Sorry Guys, I'm better now.
The gorgeous Handley-Page Victor heavy bomber, when deemed outdated, was converted to a tanker and served admirabley in the 90s , is that correct Scratch? Its so sinister looking, my my mind says Russian, no offense anyone, could be the Bat-Plane. Shapely isn't she, shes no twiggy, but a right and proper English Beauty, good job Scratch.
Yes, it's a shack. Good job. Though to complete the picture, some planes were also converted for strategic reconnaisance.
The whole british V-Bomber trio is a great story, I think. The Victor, being the latest in the series, is indeed the meanest looking one, really beasty. Though the Vulcan also looks cool, first came to enjoy it's looks as a kid seeing it in "James Bond 007 - Fireball"
A pitty the UK comletely withdrew the heavy bomber force when the SSBNs took over the deterrance roll. They would also have made nice con or maritime bombers.
Anyway, you have the lead, Air Force Brat
The whole british V-Bomber trio is a great story, I think. The Victor, being the latest in the series, is indeed the meanest looking one, really beasty. Though the Vulcan also looks cool, first came to enjoy it's looks as a kid seeing it in "James Bond 007 - Fireball"
A pitty the UK comletely withdrew the heavy bomber force when the SSBNs took over the deterrance roll. They would also have made nice con or maritime bombers.Anyway, you have the lead, Air Force Brat
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What?! How can the UK withdrew such a beautiful plane? I love it, it's different and durable, so why did they scrap the program? Is the maintenance too costly?
Well, it was part of the UKs strategic nuclear bomber fleet. When the Polaris missiles took over the nuclear deterrance from subs, I guess the government felt it was enough. So no redundancy was kept, and any other role was probably considered to be not worth the investment, sadly.