Silver Surfer
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man, am I getting jazzed up by these color pix. they bring life to the era, and somehow make the folks photographed seem ever so real. thanx guys for posting. me likee
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WW2 original color photos
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Kermit3D
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Brettafett
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Apologies if this has been posted previously...
flyincowboy
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flyincowboy
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Colourised one but so amazing.
flyincowboy
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Dr. Schmollak
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That’s not colorised. That’s an Robert Taylor painting!
Greg Gale
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Col Mason from the 352nd FG
According to the story he named his aircraft "This is it!' but told his wife in a letter that he named it after her. Then one day the press came to take photos, so he had his crew chief write 'Gena' above the original name in order not to upset his wife
According to the story he named his aircraft "This is it!' but told his wife in a letter that he named it after her. Then one day the press came to take photos, so he had his crew chief write 'Gena' above the original name in order not to upset his wife
Brettafett
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Smart man, or he'd best not go home! Taking on a gaggle of 190s is nothing compared to a woman scorned.
flyincowboy
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not from this period but nice.
flyincowboy
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Which one is the best?
B-Man2
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Depends on what generation of each aircraft you’re comparing . Each one was better than the other at some period, until the lesser aircraft was upgraded to be either comparable or better, ie faster , higher attitude capability,
more horsepower, better armament, etc.
Kermit3D
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Focke Wulf 190 A-8 (version visible on the photo) :
Max speed at 5 500 m : 652 km/h
Turn time : 22 s
Max altitude : 10 300 m
Take-off weight : 6 t
Spitfire Mk XIV (version visible on the photo) :
Max speed at 8 537 m : 723 km/h
Turn time : 17 s
Max altitude : 12 000 m
Take-off weight : 5 t
In theory, the Spitfire wins !
Smithy
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Focke Wulf 190 A-8 (version visible on the photo) :
Max speed at 5 500 m : 652 km/h
Turn time : 22 s
Max altitude : 10 300 m
Take-off weight : 6 t
Spitfire Mk XIV (version visible on the photo) :
Max speed at 8 537 m : 723 km/h
Turn time : 17 s
Max altitude : 12 000 m
Take-off weight : 5 t
In theory, the Spitfire wins !
It's not just the aircraft but the chap flying it.
The Spit XIV was a terrific aircraft but it was a beast for new pilots coming from OTUs.
One of my Dad's best mates commanded a XIV sqn towards the end of the war and said it needed careful transition. He had flown Merlin Spits from 41 to 44 (so incredibly experienced) and said the sudden opposite torque pull was often nearly disastrous for even experienced pilots coming from Merlin Spits.
He told me it had incredible performance but was a brute and for more unforgiving and quick to lose control than a Merlin Spit.
The one thing he said which shattered his confidence in the XIV was when he met a 262 over Germany and even though he was flat out it left him for dead.
