So the Brits were first to accept the Corsair for carrier ops but the Yanks were first to actually operate them from carriers. I wonder, would the...
The US navy trialed the Corsair on carriers in 1942, but did not operate the F4U from them until 1944. In the meantime, the Corsair was used by...
Briefly, Wildcats were effective against Zeros when piloted properly and used with good tactics. Hellcats were the master of the Zero from the day...
Wonderful story. I'm so happy for the vet. We had that Collings Foundation B-17 at our local air show last year. It was a privilege and a treat to...
Speaking of Japanese gadgets, I have a WW2 Jap fragmentation grenade -- inert, of course. I don't know how powerful these things were, but I bet I...
I'm having the same problems. Perhaps browser-related (Safari 5.0.3.)? tom
The problems associated with the Hayate were mainly in metallurgy (because of the devastation of Japanese industry) and the nature of the direct...
Agree 100%. tom
I would submit that Wolfman's percentage of fossilization begins at the top of his head. tom
I would argue that Bletchley Park, the name of the brain trust that broke the Enigma code, was a very important game changer. In fact, had the...
Way out of my area of expertise, but I believe the breaking of the German and Japanese codes were instances that could surely be callled game...
The proximity fuse was a game changer for the allies. Certainly, it softened the blow that the Kamikaze weapon was against the fleets arrayed...
"Game changers" came about because desperate and unique measure were needed to stem an enemies overwhelming advantage in materiel production. Had...
I can think of more than a few planes that they had that were at least as advanced and capable as those of the allies. The Ki84, Ki100, H8K, to...
Specifically, Bulgarian ZK383. tom
Probably could have gone almost anywhere they dang well pleased.......... tom
Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums has also been having the same problem. Most likely an ad has triggered the alert. tom
Mike, the name of the book is "The Escort Carriers In Action", subtitled "The story-in pictures-of the Escort Carrier Force U.S. Pacific Fleet....
Knew a lady one time with the name Kitty Bilbo........ tom
There was a guy running for public office last year. His campaign tanked when the news ran a story that he was a Nazi glorifier (well, they made...
