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Jun 28th, 2005 at 12:44am

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Anyone ever hear of this happening, or even going against any German plane?  It would be interesting to find out the results...  Smiley
 
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Reply #1 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 1:18am

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Not exactly, but a MiG or so was shot down in the Korean War by the Corsair. Also, some of the 109's fame was due to its effect during the 1st part of WW2; not only had the plane already been tested (Spanish Civil War) but the pilots were experienced and/or well-trained -- a deadly combination.
 
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Reply #2 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 4:01am
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Anyone ever hear of this happening, or even going against any German plane?


No. The Ki-61 'though was planned by a german engineer (hence the inline engine)...and is thus the probably sexies japanese fighter. Grin
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Reply #3 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 4:06am

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The Fleet Air Arm used Corsairs in at least one raid against the Terpitz, but I do not know if any German aircraft were involved.
 
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Reply #4 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 11:00am

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The Fleet Air Arm used Corsairs in at least one raid against the Terpitz, but I do not know if any German aircraft were involved.


  Sorry Kevin, but I drew a blank on this one.  One would think that if the Corsair ever came up against any German aircraft it would be in British service. 
 
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Reply #5 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 11:05am

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No. The Ki-61 'though was planned by a german engineer (hence the inline engine)...and is thus the probably sexies japanese fighter. Grin
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  When the Ki-61 was first encountered in combat it was thought to be a Japanese copy of the Italian Mc-202 and thus was given the Allied code name "Tony".
 
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Reply #6 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 12:38pm

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Anyone ever hear of this happening, or even going against any German plane?  It would be interesting to find out the results...  Smiley



All the time - I constantly get shot down by ME.109s, FW-190s, .... even <groan> a Stuka or two when I've been flying Corsairs ...
 
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Reply #7 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 2:54pm

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 Sorry Kevin, but I drew a blank on this one.  One would think that if the Corsair ever came up against any German aircraft it would be in British service.  


I expect the Corsair did come up against the 109. This would have been in one of two or three places - either one of the UK test establishments (Farnborough/Boscombe Down etc...) or at one of the similar sites in the US. I've certainly heard of other Axis types beig evaluated against other American fighters, so I'd be very surprised if the Corsair didn't come up against a 109...
 
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Reply #8 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 9:06pm
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Could this be, in any way, simulated to any degree of accuracy in the sim? (I'm willing to bet the 109 would win...cos its definetly better.)

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Reply #9 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 9:55pm

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Could this be, in any way, simulated to any degree of accuracy in the sim? (I'm willing to bet the 109 would win...cos its definetly better.)

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As usual, it would boil down to the pilots involved, and how well they knew their opponent's weakness and strengths....

Q.  Who survives in a dogfight between 12 F6F Hellcats and 1 A6M5 Zero?

A.  All of them - the Hellcats run out of bullets, even though the Zero is pretty well shot up ...  when the Hellcats are piloted by green pilots and the Zeke is piloted by Saburo Sakai.

 
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Reply #10 - Jun 28th, 2005 at 11:09pm

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A.  All of them - the Hellcats run out of bullets, even though the Zero is pretty well shot up ...  when the Hellcats are piloted by green pilots and the Zeke is piloted by Saburo Sakai.


  Actually when Sakai returned form this epic dogfight his crew chief was surprised to fined no bullet holes in Sakai's Zero!  Truly a testament to Sakai's flying ability.
 
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Reply #11 - Jun 29th, 2005 at 8:14am

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Thanks for the correction - it's been years since I've read that passage in "Zero Fighter".

More to the point of the posting!
 
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Reply #12 - Jul 4th, 2005 at 3:38pm

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Reply #13 - Jul 4th, 2005 at 3:39pm

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Could this be, in any way, simulated to any degree of accuracy in the sim? (I'm willing to bet the 109 would win...cos its definetly better.)

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Remember what Charles Yeager said:

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Reply #14 - Jul 6th, 2005 at 1:59am
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Leave it up to Yeager to say that.... Roll Eyes
Would anyone like to (and I'm being friendly, not agitatory-is that even a word?) duel with me in a Corsair?
It'd be interesting to document the results. Kiss


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