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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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Ollie
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Saville
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Hands down: P-51

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mrhenniger
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Saville wrote:
Hands down: P-51

No question.


But your avatar is a Spit!?!?!?

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Saville
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mrhenniger wrote:
Saville wrote:
Hands down: P-51

No question.


But your avatar is a Spit!?!?!?

Mike


Hi Mike,

That's because there wasn't a P-51 avatar to select from and I haven't made an avatar for my personal use yet ;^)

Saville
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TimAPNY
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The Corsair is #1 in my book.

Somewhere behind:
B-17
F9F
A-6E
FB-111A
F9F Panther
B-52

So So many to choose from :?:

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gotta be the mustang, but the b-17, corsair, p-61, and skyraider are next on the list. not a big jet fan, but i have to 'give it up' to the a-10 and a-6, they hit my soft spots!

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Aircraft Mech Paul
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Welcome Nathan,

Hmmm...a most interesting topic for one of your intitial postinsg here. It does make a person sit back and dream a moment. So, I guess I'll play along too :lol:

My Favorites:

P-47 Thunderbolt...Top Dog among them all nothing beats the brute force of this one
F7F Tigercat.....sleek streamlined lines...fast and powerful.
P-38 Lightning...classic futuristic Kelly Johnson all the way
F6F Hellcat...close second to the Thunderbolt for the same reasons
B-25 Mitchell...can anyone think of a better way to take friends to an airshow ?
PBY...Let's go fishing in STYLE
B-26 Marauder.....beauty and speed
Hawker SeaFury......Graceful British lines and RAW POWER

and for the jet folks out there:

Hawker Hunter....graceful
B-52...whats NOT to love about this one ?

I guess that's it...the list is long and full but I can't type them all here now can I ? And thinking about it makes my head explode :lol:

Paul
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Blackburn Firebrand TF Mk IV---with 2,520 hp Bristol Centaurus IX radial.

Not my absolute favorite---but an interesting bird!
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How can you pick just one?If I gotta pick one,The one for me is........
The Dehavilland Mosquito.......the most beautiful WWII plane
was also very effective in its many guises and roles.a cool plane.Tim :shock:

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Chris Brame
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I like a lot of pre- and early war stuff, like:

A-18 Shrike II
SBC-4 Helldiver
B-18A
B-17D
B-23 Dragon
B5N Kate
He-100

as well as:

B-32 Dominator
B-45 Tornado
XB-46
B-47 Stratojet
F2H-2 Banshee
C-118B Liftmaster (used to see 'em at NAS Glenview)

and many many more...

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I must say the B-17
It was not only an easy plane to fly, but it was able to sustain must punishment.
It brought my fanny back home many times.

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I spent 18 years as a Flight Engineer on C-141's and that has to be my all time favorite.
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Fighter: P-47 Thunderbolt (with P-39 a close second)
2-engine bomber: B-26 Marauder
4-engine bomber: B-17 Flying Fortress
Divebomber: SB2C Helldiver
Transport: C-46 Commando
Trainer: PT-22 Recruit (love the design of the cowling around the radial engine)

Korean Era/50s:
Fighter: F-84 straight wing (with F-86 a close second)
Bomber: B-47 Stratojet
Trainer: T-33 Shooting Star
Transport: Lockheed Constellation
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I agree with jhor9, my all time favorite warbird is the mighty B-17!
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