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    Jolly
    wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 03:50 last edited by
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    The top 20...

    https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/09/05/the-20-fastest-american-planes-of-world-war-ii/?amp=1

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      89th
      wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 11:20 last edited by
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      We had some great planes entering the scene just as the war ended. It's also mind boggling to think of how quickly the country responded to the engineering, production, and distribution of so many warfighting needs.

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        Jolly
        wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 12:38 last edited by
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        Gotta go back and read the history. The Lightning, Thunderbolt, King Cobra, Warhawk and Hellcat are all 1930's designs or refinements of those designs. Evolution of engine design, both here and in the UK, coupled with production, is where a lot of the story is at.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          Jolly
          wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 12:40 last edited by
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          If you have the time, here's a very good series of documentaries on WW2 production, looking at both sides:

          https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfMrqOdrCidQ2gpuSIxW07ylqTu0Fln3v

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            8 Sept 2023, 11:20

            We had some great planes entering the scene just as the war ended. It's also mind boggling to think of how quickly the country responded to the engineering, production, and distribution of so many warfighting needs.

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 8 Sept 2023, 12:50 last edited by
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            @89th said in Speed Kills:

            We had some great planes entering the scene just as the war ended. It's also mind boggling to think of how quickly the country responded to the engineering, production, and distribution of so many warfighting needs.

            Mrs. Phibes' grandfather was in the team that developed the first radar to go into a Lancaster bomber during WW2. He was a truly brilliant man, but when he told us about the development of it - he said they really had no idea what they were doing, they tried all sorts of weird experiments, and then somehow they managed to get it working in an unbelievably short period of time.

            I was only joking

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              8 Sept 2023, 12:50

              @89th said in Speed Kills:

              We had some great planes entering the scene just as the war ended. It's also mind boggling to think of how quickly the country responded to the engineering, production, and distribution of so many warfighting needs.

              Mrs. Phibes' grandfather was in the team that developed the first radar to go into a Lancaster bomber during WW2. He was a truly brilliant man, but when he told us about the development of it - he said they really had no idea what they were doing, they tried all sorts of weird experiments, and then somehow they managed to get it working in an unbelievably short period of time.

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              Jolly
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              @Doctor-Phibes said in Speed Kills:

              @89th said in Speed Kills:

              We had some great planes entering the scene just as the war ended. It's also mind boggling to think of how quickly the country responded to the engineering, production, and distribution of so many warfighting needs.

              Mrs. Phibes' grandfather was in the team that developed the first radar to go into a Lancaster bomber during WW2. He was a truly brilliant man, but when he told us about the development of it - he said they really had no idea what they were doing, they tried all sorts of weird experiments, and then somehow they managed to get it working in an unbelievably short period of time.

              Sometimes, you just run across something that works. The interesting story of how we forgot to make FOGBANK...

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              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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