Nice surprise today getting out of my car

[UnatcoAgent]

Just as I was going into my local computer hole to buy some discount discount discount items a totally restored lancaster took off maybe 100 yards away from one of the army bases in town (Toronto).

I love aviation.

 

[Ronstang]

That is an awesome plane. I have always loved them. I wonder why we never hear about any French planes from WWII?

 

[Mermaidman]

Certainly a historically significant plane, but it wasn't tough enough to sustain a daylight bombing campaign. I would love to see one fly in person! Very cool for you.

Dambusters FTW!

Originally posted by: Ronstang
I wonder why we never hear about any French planes from WWII?

Being that the French bowed out early, they never had a chance to launch any new designs! They had a competent pre-war fighter, but IIRC, their bombers sucked.

 

[Horus]

Originally posted by: Sabot
Just as I was going into my local computer hole to buy some discount discount discount items a totally restored lancaster took off maybe 100 yards away from one of the army bases in town (Toronto).

I love aviation.

I wonder what the Mynarski Lanc was doing in Toronto? It usually only lands at Mount Hope.

I got to dance with my GF under the wings of that behemoth at my unit's 150th birthday...quite the experience.

 

[skyking]

They had a very weak air force that was officially started in 1934. They had little budget to work with, and could not support a large aviation industry.


http://www.ww2wings.com/wings/france/francemain.shtml

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Being that the French bowed out early, they never had a chance to launch any new designs! They had a competent pre-war fighter, but IIRC, their bombers sucked.

I was being a smartass. 😉

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Being that the French bowed out early, they never had a chance to launch any new designs! They had a competent pre-war fighter, but IIRC, their bombers sucked.

I was being a smartass. 😉

Heh! Anyway, the French fighter to which I referred is the Dewoitine D520.. The article claims a greater than 2:1 kill ratio! (Although some of the victims were the HS126 bi-planes)

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Sabot
Just as I was going into my local computer hole to buy some discount discount discount items a totally restored lancaster took off maybe 100 yards away from one of the army bases in town (Toronto).

I love aviation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster

The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). First used in 1942, together with the Handley-Page Halifax it was the main heavy bomber of the RAF, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving with RAF Bomber Command. The Lancaster was primarily a night bomber

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Being that the French bowed out early, they never had a chance to launch any new designs! They had a competent pre-war fighter, but IIRC, their bombers sucked.

I was being a smartass. 😉

I think the plane they were working on just before they surrendered was called the chicken.😀

 

[UnatcoAgent]

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Being that the French bowed out early, they never had a chance to launch any new designs! They had a competent pre-war fighter, but IIRC, their bombers sucked.

I was being a smartass. 😉

I think the plane they were working on just before they surrendered was called the chicken.😀

Haha