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On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:41:02 -0700, Stormin' Norman
<norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium> wrote:
>On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 08:14:33 -0500, Mitchell Holman
><noemail@verizont.net> wrote:
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>> I know which one I would prefer to be flying....;)
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>No contest, F4U any day.
>
>Some aircraft names should be retired permanently, Corsair, Mosquito,
>Mustang, Warthog, Spitfire. Eagle, Sabre. Hellcat, Tomcat, Buff, etc.
The RAF is just beginning the 3rd round of "Lightning" (though only
received 3 P-38s without superchargers).
"Globemaster" is another name with three ticks (though the first one,
C-74, wasn't really used much operationally; only 14 being built) -
but great name for the mission.
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