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RE: OT Aircraft Carrier Operations RN / USN

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:42 pm
by Nikademus
ORIGINAL: Dili

Not only.

Primary doesn't mean exclusive.
Certainly the Italian fighters and bombers had no problem going over the main British fleet with carriers when Fulmars were the main fighter.

Except when they did.





RE: OT Aircraft Carrier Operations RN / USN

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:16 pm
by Sardaukar
ORIGINAL: wadail


IIRC the Corsair was known as the "Gull-winged Ensign Killer".

"Ensign Eliminator". [8D] Also "Bent-wing Eliminator", "Hose nose"..even "Bent-wing widow-maker".