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Imagine you were given a hanger on an operational airfield and told you could fill it with 10 (WW2) aircraft, what would be your choice?

 

Me, i'd go for

1 Mosquito fighter bomber V

2 Lancaster B1 special

3 North american P82 twin Mustang

4 P47 thunderbolt probably the D model

5 Lockheed P38 Lightening

6 Focke Wulf Ta 152

7 Bristol Beafighter

8 Ilyushin Il-2 Stormovik

9 Yak 9D

10 Messserschmitt Me 262

 

and on the substitutes bench probably A Gloster Gladiator! (just because they did so well in Malta!!!)

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Oh boy, now you've got me drooling!

 

1 ) Boeing B-17G BO-1 #42-31035 "Hang The Expense"

2 ) Republic P-47N Thunderbolt "Big Stud"

3 ) Vultee A-35B Vengeance ( Dive Bomber )

4 ) Hawker Hurricane Mk1

5 ) Douglas A-26B Invader ( complete with full set of 26 x .50 cals )

6 ) Consolidated PBY5a Catalina

7 ) Focke-wulf 190A

8 ) Miles Magister ( Having flown one and thought it great )

9 ) Short Sunderland

10 ) Petlyakov Pe2 ( Russian twin engined dive bomber and fighter/bomber )

 

The first three aircraft would be painted the same as my 1/6 scale fleet.

 

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The Hurricane Mk1 would have the wooden wing, and be in a BoB half black half white scheme.

Invader beacuse it was such an awesome machine. It could out run or out turn a Bf109 so you had the choice to run or fight.

Catalina coz Lynne loves it. It was the first plane she could identify.

Sunderland. I used to live in Sunderland and always loved the bulk of the machine.

Pe2 Just really like the shape.

 

Steve

Edited by Jessie The Jeep
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1 Spitfire ... any marque they're all lovely

2 Hurricane... magnificent

3 Mosquito... sleek

4 P47 Thunderbolt... agressive looking, purposeful

5 B-17... needs no reason to be here... it just should ;-)

6 Liberator (always looks like a fat goose in flight)

7 Short Stirling... big lump of a thing but more 'masculine' in appearance than the Lancaster

8 FW190 very sleek looking almost stylish

9 Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (looks cute but dangerous... for all concerned!)

10 JU87... ugly but iconic

 

 

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01 - Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II

02 - Short Sunderland Mk III

03 - DH Mosquito FB Mk VII

04 - Avro Lancaster B-IV

05 - Short Stirling Mk III

06 - HP Halifax Mk VI

07 - Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIC

08 - Il-2M Stormovik

09 - Fairey Swordfish

10 - Hawker Tempest

 

Sidelined either side of the designated dates are the Bristol F2B from 1914 - 18 and the Avro Shackleton (postwar),

 

Sidelined inside the designated dates would be the Sea Fury, P51 Mustang, PBY-5 Catalina, Grumman Avenger, C-V Corsair, Gloster Meteor, F-W190 and ME262.

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Not be a true areo head, but:

1 Got to have a Dak, preferably NB she is an old friend.

2 Auster mk 5

3 Feisler Stork, who needs a helicopter?

4 Percival, know the owner of the last one flying.

3 Hawker Typhoon, awsesome power.

4 Wellington, unsung hero

5 Shackelton, marine intrest

6 Dragon Rapide, just so elegant

7 Antanov AN2 real useful workhorse.

8 Stormovick, flying tank.

9 Hercules

10 Islander, the flying Land rover

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Now you have got me going.....

Lancaster

Lancaster

Lancaster

Lancaster ......why not i like lancasters...

B17

B17

B17 what the hell

B17

Typhoon , typhoon ,typhoon i think i`m running out of space

Auster AOP5 ,oxford some thing different ,mustang , hurricane ,fw190 i reckon i could possibily just squeeze in there a MB5 .....

Can i have another hanger?

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1. Hawker Hurricane

2. Westland Whirlwind (not rotary wing)

3. Miles Magister (lucky enough to have been in two)

4. Hawker Tomtit (again lucky enough to have flown in the last one)

5. Heston Napier Racer (world air speed holder with early Sabre engine)

6. Miles M20 fighter

7. FW190 with BMW 801 engine

8. Henschall 129 ground attack aircraft

9. BV222 Viking flying boat

10. Fokker G-1 Mercury.

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Numbered but not order of preference:

1 Tiger Moth - to learn in!

2 Spitfire MkIX

3 Spitfire PRXIX - so that I can take photos!

4 Lancaster

5 Mosquito

6 Hurricane

7 P-51D Mustang

8 Typhoon tank buster - not that I've anything against tanks!

9 Swordfish - anything that looks that old but can do what they did has to be in there somewhere

10 Anson - The Faithful Annie

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