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From: Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid>
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Subject: Re: WWII Statistics
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 08:54:26 -0600, Mitchell Holman <noemail@att.net> wrote:
>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:
>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>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.............
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>
I learn something new every day. I thought the Condor used the BMW Bramo
323R-2, a nine cylinder radial. I also thought the initial Fw-190 (v1) used the
14 cylinder BMW 139.
Thanks!
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