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Old 02-15-2010, 10:47 AM
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Default Re: Another WW II Relic or two

All the fancy planes and armaments would have been overshadowed by one weapon had the war in Europe gone on much longer or started later, the A-bomb. The first to deploy this weapon would have been the master of the battlefield, sadly Japan was not so lucky.
My favorite plane of the war was the Mosquito fighter bomber, faster than most fighters of the day even when loaded and accidentally the first stealth airplane. Twin Rolls Royce Merlin engines, and the airframe mostly wood.