WWII War Birds - pics and video

[silverfoxdj]

I wonder how many of these survived and actually are flying now.. they look capable even today

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Several survived, damn few airworthy, and most of those are Buchon:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Messerschmitt_Bf_109s

So many built, so many lost. War is so enormously Goddamned wasteful. One more reason to hate it.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Brewster Buffalo prototype in trials:

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Consolidated B-32 Dominator:

Winner of the Most Butch Airplane Name Award for 1945.

118 built, all gone, every one.

 

[JR Hartman]

those things are cool looking. besides that huge vertical stab being an easy target it looks good to me

 

[Ganderite]

Thanks. Never heard of the B-32 before.

 

[Sharps '63]

How effective was it compared to ..... ?

 

[CV32]

How effective was it compared to ..... ?

Inferior to B-29.

 

[Sharps '63]

That says a lot as the B-29 was no great shakes re: engine reliability, etc. A lot of them were lost outside of enemy action.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

The Morane Saulnier MS-540, this one in Swiss markings.

Can't find anything ono survivors. They didn't make many, but they were quite pretty to my eye.

 

[Blastattack]

The Morane Saulnier MS-540, this one in Swiss markings.

Can't find anything ono survivors. They didn't make many, but they were quite pretty to my eye.

Kinda looks like a Messer-Spit. Back end looks German and front looks British.

 

[Jon.]

Kinda looks like a Messer-Spit. Back end looks German and front looks British.

I was going to say it looks like a BF109/Mustang lovechild.

 

[Sharps '63]

Are those a version of "invasion stripes"? I wonder how many of these aircraft were shot down by "friendly fire"?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Didn't know they could do this:

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Are those a version of "invasion stripes"? I wonder how many of these aircraft were shot down by "friendly fire"?

Not likely - I think the red & white was pretty distinctive:

 

[diopter]

Didn't know they could do this:

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=54642

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Potez 63 - the French ME110:

And later, the German Potez 63.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Also borrowed:

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

And just 'cause, here's a badly pranged RHAF ME-109:

http://4.bp.########.com/-fp50gqvi9H0/VhFQPua27tI/AAAAAAABi4g/mET18xgmKbo/s1600/crash%2Blanding%2Bgerman%2Bair%2Bforce%2Bplane%2Bsnow%2Bostfront1.jpg

 

[JR Hartman]

Dark Alley Dan, is that a Yak 3?