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Helluva bird, even by today's standards....

 

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After reviewing the B-70 reports, the Soviets embarked on their own Mach 3 bomber program. This Sukhoi T-4 was flying in the early 70's, but the expensive program was scrapped to put funds towards more fighters (Mig 23).

 

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One of the ships my gramps was on during WWII sank near Espiritu Santo (now Vanuatu). The blacksheep were stationed there at the time and he had some neat stories and pictures of the corasairs and pappy boyington, so they've been my favorite prop fighter since I was a kid

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Pappy Boyington's Medal of Honor Citation:

MAJOR GREGORY BOYINGTON

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

For extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty as Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron TWO FOURTEEN in action against enemy Japanese forces in Central Solomons Area from September 12, 1943 to January 3, 1944. Consistently outnumbered throughout successive hazardous flights over heavily defended hostile territory, Major Boyington struck at the enemy with daring and courageous persistence, leading his squadron into combat with devastating results to Japanese shipping, shore installations and aerial forces. Resolute in his efforts to inflict crippling damage on the enemy, Major BOYINGTON led a formation of twenty-four fighters over Kahili on October 17, and, persistently circling the airdrome where sixty hostile aircraft were grounded, boldly challenged the Japanese to send up planes. Under his brilliant command, our fighters shot down twenty enemy craft in the ensuing action without the loss of a single ship. A superb airman and determined fighter against overwhelming odds, Major BOYINGTON personally destroyed 26 of the many Japanese planes shot down by his squadron and by his forceful leadership developed the combat readiness in his command which was a distinctive factor in the Allied aerial achievements in this vitally strategic area.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

 

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I've got several books on Pappy. a gifted combat pilot, but he had a hard life after the war.

 

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meteor and a vampire

 

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English Electric Canberra

No guess on mine?

 

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aussie not pommy
cf 100 canuck

 

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I've got several books on Pappy. a gifted combat pilot, but he had a hard life after the war.

1. Medal of Honor recipient.
2. Shot down and captured/ POW by the Japanese
3. A "whopping" 31 years of age when the young kids (22-24 yrs of age) called him Gramps...later he called himself "Pappy"

 

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English Electric Canberra

No guess on mine?

I can't remember nomenclature of American counterpart, but they are all variants of the B-57 aren't they?

 

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Hawker Hurricane

 

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Supermarine Spitfire

 

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Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader,lost both legs in a crash in 1931, retired from the RAF, rejoined at the start of WWll, first victory at age 30 during the Battle of France, went on to score 22 victories, shot down and became a POW in April 1941. Made several escape attempts.