tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post3895201779537366070..comments2024-03-20T06:13:43.116+00:00Comments on Joy and Forgetfulness: SwordfishConrad Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-6929810437844867712014-03-09T16:21:06.699+00:002014-03-09T16:21:06.699+00:00Conrad
Ok they didn't sink the Bismarck, but t...Conrad<br />Ok they didn't sink the Bismarck, but the key hit to her rudder than doomed her was a torpedo launched from a Stringbag in appalling conditions.<br />They were anachronistic marvels and actually outlasted their replacements in service as they were very useful on the escort carriers in an ASW role because their stall speed was so slow. Apparently they had to strapped down in heavy winds or they would take off unmanned.<br />Enjoy your pint, PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-43815793877815677842014-03-09T15:50:36.651+00:002014-03-09T15:50:36.651+00:00Modified Memoir '44 for speed and ease of adap...Modified Memoir '44 for speed and ease of adaptation. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-60102291284038504032014-03-09T15:48:58.076+00:002014-03-09T15:48:58.076+00:00I think it's rather fancy - though I didn'...I think it's rather fancy - though I didn't build or paint it I hasten to add. The problem with the VBCW is that it offers the opportunity to use the sort of odd interwar planes that I particularly like. The problem is that these need to be stored and I won't use them that much. But my they are pretty. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-62724099980022004852014-03-09T15:38:44.572+00:002014-03-09T15:38:44.572+00:00You know Peter, I may just do that. And I didn'...You know Peter, I may just do that. And I didn't know that about the Bismarck - another mark in the biplane favour. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-28205946753950006032014-03-09T14:41:02.727+00:002014-03-09T14:41:02.727+00:00Hi Conrad,
Love the plane! What rules are you usi...Hi Conrad,<br /><br />Love the plane! What rules are you using for the VBCW?<br /><br />JerryCelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-5299183305628082322014-03-09T06:47:26.621+00:002014-03-09T06:47:26.621+00:00Great plane ,looking forward to seeing the wind so...Great plane ,looking forward to seeing the wind sock too. I have built a plane for years,make that forty, must have a go and get air support for vbcw etc...tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-40583474545077091432014-03-08T22:49:21.148+00:002014-03-08T22:49:21.148+00:00Conrad
Well done on the purchase - buy yourself a ...Conrad<br />Well done on the purchase - buy yourself a pint to celebrate. Don't forget that the Swordfish also did in the Bismarck!<br />Cheers, PDPeter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.com