What's your favourite military aircraft?

Started by Westmarcher, 04 September 2016, 11:45:59 AM

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slugbalancer

Only one built and it didn't see any action.  The magnificent Martin Baker MB5

petercooman

04 September 2016, 07:50:34 PM #16 Last Edit: 04 September 2016, 07:54:38 PM by petercooman
Quote from: Ithoriel on 04 September 2016, 06:03:36 PM
The JU87 "Kanonenvogel" - because strapping a pair of antitank guns onto a Stuka is simultaneously bonkers and brilliant.


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me 410 a1/u4  armed with 50mm anti tank gun!






Westmarcher

Quote from: Ithoriel on 04 September 2016, 06:03:36 PM
The JU87 "Kanonenvogel" - because strapping a pair of antitank guns onto a Stuka is simultaneously bonkers and brilliant.



Some 'bonkerousness' will now follow .... (skip to to minute 7 if you don't wish to watch the full 19 minutes) ...  :)

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Hercules Transport

Or

Short Sunderland Flying Boat
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Quote from: RoyWilliamson on 05 September 2016, 01:28:51 PM
Hercules Transport

Ryan Air for the RAF - never on time and delivers you to a destination somewhere remotely within 300 miles of civilisation
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Westmarcher

Yes. Good plane (in fact, there are a lot of great planes mentioned above). Used to play F-117 Stealth Fighter on my old Commodore Amiga. Lots of tense missions and exciting incidents deep in 'enemy territory' plus learned a lot from the nifty Manual supplied with the game on doppler and pulse radars, guided weapon systems and even some dogfighting. The real plane has now been retired.  It has also been said that some RAF pilots flew them .... James Bond stuff, indeed.
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paulr

Quote from: RoyWilliamson on 05 September 2016, 01:28:51 PM
Short Sunderland Flying Boat

Quote from: fsn on 05 September 2016, 05:29:58 PM
Oh yes, Sir! Excellent choice. 

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My son recently made up a large scale Sunderland model tied to its buoy as a presentation to a fellow volunteer guide at the Air Force Museum.
He had worked on them during the war and the presentation marked his 90th birthday

He is pretty active for 90, he had let his pilot license lapse but decided he wanted to fly again so relearned and soloed on his birthday  :o =D> =D> =D>
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slugbalancer

I like the Sunderland.  I painted up a H&R 1/300 model.

Ithoriel

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Hurricane...with Harrier very close second.
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Russian Sturmovik 2
German FW 190
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