smeariestbat
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- May 5, 2012
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Lancaster
Spitfire
B-17
Spitfire
B-17
My Grandad was a Hurricane pilot at Tangmere. Nothing makes a noise like a Hurricane or a Spitfire. Absolutely majestic.
1. Spitfire
2. Lancaster bomber
3. Mosquito.
This sounds more like it. http://shortfinals.wordpress.com/20...factory-system-ford-built-merlin-engine-mosi/
Enjoy. Not even at Max REVS. Wonderful sound.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yprfH5ZsAHk
Recognition for the 'Hurricane....there were far more of them than the Spitfire,though the Spit was faster the Hurricane was the workhorse...it depends how you grade an aircraft....speed....manoeuvrability...punching power....overall I think the Mosquito takes some beating.....wooden framed as the Hurricane...cheap and powerful.My late Uncle was a member of RAF groundcrew during the war. All the fighters had cameras that would operate when the pilot's pulled the trigger so that the intelligence people could see if an enemy was, hit, damaged or shot down. He had the job of riding a motorcycle across the airbase to fighters as they landed in order to retrieve the films from the planes and rush them back for developing.
He was 17 when he enlisted and said it was the best of times and the worst of times but he always said a Hurry did most of the work as opposed to the fancy dan's in the Spits. so, for me,
Hurricane
Spitfire
Beaufighter
ps, God rest you Uncle Geoff, you are not forgotten.
My Grandad was a Hurricane pilot at Tangmere. Nothing makes a noise like a Hurricane or a Spitfire. Absolutely majestic.
it is a real shame the anonymity that surrounds posting on NSC prevents us from hearing about people like your grandad
Which squadron was your Granddad in?
1. de Havilland Mosquito