Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
news:hov9catqj8b3mdpkho32haf1vgghtc0s9q@4ax.com:
> On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:57:39 -0600, Mitchell Holman <noemail@att.net>
> wrote:
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>>Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
>>news:sue7cap0fmvpti29m5k6ljiondqbr9bsf5@4ax.com:
>>
>>> I cannot vouch for the accuracy of what is presented, but this
>>> article is interesting. I had never heard of the A-36 Invader
>>> variant of the P-51.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://pippaettore.com/Horrific_WWII_Statistics.html
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>>IIRC the Me 109 was such a complete success
>>that the German air ministry was left with
>>stockpiles of radial engines with no market.
>>Kurt Tank was offered the chance to "do what
>>he could" to find a use for them. The FW 190
>>was the result.............
>>
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> That is a remarkable piece of aviation trivia considering the 190 was
> one of the finest piston engine fighters on the wrong side of the war.
> What aircraft were the surplus radial engines originally destined
> for?
>
The Condor, another of Kurt Tank's designs which used
BMW radial engines.
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