Topic: Worst Aircraft of of WWII 3

The Other Guy · August 18th, 2007

well, they were members of the mighty Armée de l'Air of the WWII years.

they were afraid of everything.

LeEnfield · August 27th, 2007

Another right Lemon was the Manchester bomber, the Rolls Royce engines designed for this plane did not work properly it was under powered and a right pain for the Air Crews, yet from this design came one of the great bombers of WW2 the Lancaster.

Del Boy · August 29th, 2007

How good was the York bomber? I once flew from Blackbush to Fayid in one. Not very comfortable. Not very quiet.

LeEnfield · August 30th, 2007

Was the York ever a Bomber?, it was a hashed attempt to make a Lancaster into a civilian aircraft. But there again Boeing turned the B29 into the Boeing Stratocruiser by sticking two B29 fuselages on top of one another

Del Boy · September 4th, 2007

LeEnfield - I guess that answers my question.

Perseus asked re. Blackbushe airport. See below.The History of Blackbushe Airport

Opened in late 1942, RAF Hartfordbridge was active throughout the war, providing a base for Squadrons of Spitfires and Mosquitos involved in reconnaissance and fighter defense operations as well as a home for the Free French Squadron (Lorraine).

RAF Hartfordbridge, with its excellent all-weather record, welcomed many notable arrivals including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Supreme Allied Commander General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery.
At the end of the War, newly renamed RAF Blackbushe was transferred to RAF Transport Command and was used as a base for many Dakotas involved in the 1948 Berlin Airlift as well as flight training purposes, listing HRH The Duke of Edinburgh as a successful student.

In 1960 Blackbushe Airport passed into civilian ownership, initially as a home airfield for a collection of historic Spitfires prior to being acquired by British Car Auctions who redeveloped the facility into a thriving centre of private, business and executive aviation.

In addition to its long association with aviation, Blackbushe has also hosted motor sport sprints and even a famous open-air Rock Concert in July 1978 "The Picnic at Blackbushe" when Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton performed in front of over 200,000 fans

August 18th, 2007	Post 21
The Other Guy Spam King Gear	well, they were members of the mighty Armée de l'Air of the WWII years. they were afraid of everything. __________________ "When you argue, I have this compulsive need to argue back." -Jack McCoy

August 27th, 2007	Post 22
LeEnfield Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	Another right Lemon was the Manchester bomber, the Rolls Royce engines designed for this plane did not work properly it was under powered and a right pain for the Air Crews, yet from this design came one of the great bombers of WW2 the Lancaster. __________________ LeEnfield Rides again

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August 29th, 2007	Post 23
Del Boy Tribunus Laticlavius	How good was the York bomber? I once flew from Blackbush to Fayid in one. Not very comfortable. Not very quiet.

August 30th, 2007	Post 24
LeEnfield Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	Was the York ever a Bomber?, it was a hashed attempt to make a Lancaster into a civilian aircraft. But there again Boeing turned the B29 into the Boeing Stratocruiser by sticking two B29 fuselages on top of one another

September 4th, 2007	Post 25
Del Boy Tribunus Laticlavius	LeEnfield - I guess that answers my question. Perseus asked re. Blackbushe airport. See below.The History of Blackbushe Airport Opened in late 1942, RAF Hartfordbridge was active throughout the war, providing a base for Squadrons of Spitfires and Mosquitos involved in reconnaissance and fighter defense operations as well as a home for the Free French Squadron (Lorraine). RAF Hartfordbridge, with its excellent all-weather record, welcomed many notable arrivals including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Supreme Allied Commander General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery. At the end of the War, newly renamed RAF Blackbushe was transferred to RAF Transport Command and was used as a base for many Dakotas involved in the 1948 Berlin Airlift as well as flight training purposes, listing HRH The Duke of Edinburgh as a successful student. In 1960 Blackbushe Airport passed into civilian ownership, initially as a home airfield for a collection of historic Spitfires prior to being acquired by British Car Auctions who redeveloped the facility into a thriving centre of private, business and executive aviation. In addition to its long association with aviation, Blackbushe has also hosted motor sport sprints and even a famous open-air Rock Concert in July 1978 "The Picnic at Blackbushe" when Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton performed in front of over 200,000 fans