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Old 23-04-04, 01:24
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Default Re: Re: Now that's a GUN!

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Originally posted by FV623
Ah, and you'll note in true, reserved British style we somehow omitted to tell the 'Murricans that our little wooden flying machine actually carried the same bomb load as a B17, the same distance, but twice as fast and with just two people.
R.
And along the same lines, I read recently the fully loaded version of the final Spitfire was equivalent to a mark one carrying 32 passengers. Quite a feat, considering travelled a lot faster too.
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