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The Navy didn't even officially recognize names for planes until the early days of World War II.
1 posted on 07/10/2023 11:20:00 AM PDT by fugazi
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Like!


2 posted on 07/10/2023 11:22:56 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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What did they do? Point and grunt?


3 posted on 07/10/2023 11:23:18 AM PDT by GingisK
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The Japanese called it “Whistling Death”.


4 posted on 07/10/2023 11:28:20 AM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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AKA the Ensign killer.


5 posted on 07/10/2023 11:30:33 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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There are rules on this forum! When you mention a pretty girl, you must include pictures!


9 posted on 07/10/2023 11:34:28 AM PDT by GingisK
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Had one of those do a rather fly over of the crowd at an air show at NAS Alameda in ‘78 .

Loud !


15 posted on 07/10/2023 11:39:22 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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The Navy didn't even officially recognize names for planes until the early days of World War II.

Most of the names of U.S. aircraft, except for U.S. Navy aircraft, were coined by the British when they purchased them or were given them under Lend Lease.

The British named the P-51 "Mustang," for example.

19 posted on 07/10/2023 11:40:25 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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I saw a good video about the last usages of corsairs fighting mustangs. I think it was el Salvador vs Honduras in the 1980s.


20 posted on 07/10/2023 11:42:50 AM PDT by Pocketdoor
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Isn’t that the plane Pappy Boyington flew?????


24 posted on 07/10/2023 12:06:18 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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Best looking prop plane ever.

Y’all do watch Black Sheep Squadron on H&I on Saturday nights, right?


25 posted on 07/10/2023 12:10:27 PM PDT by gidewey52 (Jerry (I shoot birds with a Nikon))
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