[Closed] When wars were hotter, planes were even cooler! NO JETS 😉

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Mmmmm, P51D Mustang!

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Bf109G

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Vaught Corsaire. Cool but well ugly. 🙂

mmm...109G. good call

Sopwith Camel and Fokker Triplane
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A nice Merlin soundtrack x2; De Havilland Mosquito
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How about this Focke 😉

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and a bunch of Fockers

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Dont know why I like this ?

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Bristol Beaufighter
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A6M Reisen (Zero)
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Hawker Typhoon.

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RedThunder, as flown by mr Gary Numan and pals!

That first picture is utterly beautiful.

Let's not forget the 'other' fighter!

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Oh, and of course....
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CaptainFlashheart - Member

RedThunder, as flown by mr Gary Numan and pals!

That first picture is utterly beautiful.

A (late friend) a Hurricane pilot that flew in Burma during WW2. He knew the pilot of the first and he gave me the A3 photograph of the first image. I've also got one of the same spit flying over Chepstow Castle.

The Hurricane pilots name was Edward Sparkes and some of his stories can be found here and they are great reading...

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sparkes/

Spitfire Crash (Spit in first pic on this thread) 🙁

My grandad was a merchant seaman, racked up dozens of crossings of the north atlantic and a couple of convoys to Archangel. Through his stories I gained an affection for these things:
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And a disaffection for these:

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This just screams fugly - P38 Lightning

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I spent 9 months of my apprenticeship rebuilding this.

All the rear fuse and wing are my handywork, with solid rivets.

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the Hornet/sea hornet are also one of my favorites

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If this is the WW2 planes thread then surely this jet is allowed?
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Else I like the intake in these:
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[i]My grandad was a merchant seaman, racked up dozens of crossings of the north atlantic and a couple of convoys to Archangel.[/i]
:O He's not still around to choose your lottery numbers is he?

and the lost ones

http://www.martin-baker.co.uk/History/Martin-Baker-MB5.aspx

Be interesting to see the replica MB5 racing at Reno or somewhere. Nice looking aircraft.

Vortexracing - I see your Hornet and raise you a Westland Welkin.

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Sooty, how about the Welkins predecessor, the Westland Whirlwind.

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You didn't say we weren't allowed rockets?
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'cause all the cool planes are taken

Broadsword calling Danny Boy

Broadsword calling Danny Boy

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