I have probably never mentioned the fact that I am a very well educated and extremely huge fan of fighting aircraft from the very first WW1 wooden kites, right through to the Vietnam war.
I grew up reading Biggles as a little tackler, and have spent my whole childhood/adult life with a very keen interest in Military Aircraft.
Having many family members and friends who had experienced flying different types of aircraft in combat…… I still enjoy this period of history throughout all of the developments since the very beginning.
I have spent many hours speaking with old blokes who flew Lancaster Bombers, B52’s, Liberator’s, shitty Beaufort’s, Dehavilland’s, C30’s and other similar heavy aircraft.
Have also spent many years growing up speaking to old Airmen who were lucky enough to fly Hawker Hurricanes, Spitfires, Mosquitoes, Mustangs, Lockheed Lightnings and Thunderbolts, P41’s, Gull Winged Corsairs etc etc.
Every single pilot had so many different interesting stories to tell.
My personal favourite that has ALWAYS been the most beautiful and impressive Aircraft out of the whole world is the Hawker Hurricane and Typhoon.
The TYPHOON is the absolutely most stunning Military Air Platform to ever exist in my opinion…… the design, shape and firepower was absolutely unmatched by anything else in the world at that time.
Purely sexy and highly dangerous Airplane that had a big impact on the enemy behind the lines in WW2, yet never fully captured the popularity of the Spitfire as a game changer in the war
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4 x 20mm cannon and 8 x 5 pound Rockets…… this WAS the most destructive aircraft weapon ever built in the history of WW2.